For The Madison Press Madison County residents are invited to Kickoff 2013 American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Madison County. This year’s kickoff will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Madison County Senior Center, 280 W. High St., London. An open format will be featured to accommodate everyone’s [...]
“O Little Town of Bethlehem” is a favorite Christmas carol of many. But I wonder if we know why it was written? It seems that Bethlehem shouldn’t even be considered because it was just a small town when Jesus was born. As a matter of fact, there were about 30,000 people living in Bethlehem. That [...]
I have had “one of those weeks.” Have you ever had a time when everything went wrong? If you are reading this column, I would bet that you have. We all do. It’s called life. And sometimes, “life comes at you fast.” This week, my car broke down. One minute it was running and the [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor MILLERSPORT — It happens from time to time when two golf teams tie. That’s exactly what West Jefferson and Millersport did Tuesday night at the Estates Club Golf Course. The Roughriders lost the match on the fifthgolfer score. The medalist for the match was Roughrider Kyle Rollins, who carded [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor CIRCLEVILLE — The West Jefferson boys soccer team opened the 2012 season with its third consecutive lopsided victory Tuesday night. The Roughriders clobbered host Logan Elm, 9-1. “We worked the ball really, really well tonight,” West Jeff coach Jay Hunter said. “I liked the way we finished.” Austin Bare and [...]
The 2011-12 Associated Press Division IV All-Ohio girls basketball team, based on the recommendations of a media panel:
The 2011-12 Associated Press All-Central District boys and girls basketball teams, as selected by a media panel from the district, with height, year and regular-season scoring average: BOYS DIVISION I First team: Nick Archer (Olentangy Liberty) 6-8, sr., 14.9 points per game; Caris LeVert (Pickerington Central) 6-4, sr., 18.6; Jalen Robinson (Northland) 6-8, sr., [...]
The last of the geese went by the other day. The late ones. The big dark geese. Headed south noisily.
