State-champ Wellston HIgh School cheerleaders to lead Coal Festival
Pictured are the 2009-2010 Wellston High School cheerleaders who brought a state championship to Wellston last March. Next week, they will be in the community spotlight once again as the grand marshals for the 2010 Wellston Coal Festival. On March 7 while in state competition at Pickerington, the 15-member WHS cheerleading squad earned the title of OASSA State Cheerleading and Dance Champions for Non-Mount teams in the Division III category. Prior to attaining the state championship, Wellston cheerleaders had captured runner-up honors two previous years. The team roster for 2009-2010 was: Seniors Beth Essman, Chelsie Folden, Ciara Thompson, Jourdan Smith and Courtney Rippeth, juniors Sami Henry, Abby Riley and Kelsi Starcher, sophomores Kristen Boch, Kelsey Brown, Jordi Coulter and Josie Zinn and freshmen Taylor Avery, McKennah Robinson and Tori Wiseman. The coaches were Cindi Graham and Karen Boch. "Our girls worked extremely hard to achieve an accomplishment such as this an it is an honor to share the celebration with the community and Coal Festival guests," a spokesman commented.
Liberty Township firefighters spent a goodly portion of their Labor Day holiday Monday fighting a fire at the residence of Brad Landrum at 2286 McCune Cemetery Road. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
The Jackson Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a one-vehicle wreck that occurred near Jackson late last Saturday night that sent two men to the hospital. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
HEADLINES IN WEDNESDAY'S TELEGAM: Alleged robber pleads guilty...Drug Court changing lives...County man gets 9-year term for Rape...Historic Lake Alma bridge needs replaced...Oak Hill Band Show set Saturday night...Valuable prizes flow at Extravagana...Two injured in wreck on Kessinger School Road...Commissioners vote to increase loaded mile rate for SEOEMS... Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Each month, James A. Rhodes Airport Manager John Frisby gives Airport Authority members a report on traffic in and out. At the September 1 meeting, Frisby's numbers indicated a steady flow of aircraft and respectable fuel sales. Sunday, September 05, 2010
Like their colleagues all over Ohio, local school district leaders are assessing how their students fared on the state's 2009-2010 Report Cards, which were publicly released on Friday, August 27. Saturday, September 04, 2010
When the members of Wellston City Council met Thursday evening, September 2, two resolutions came for third and final readings and both concerned layoffs in the Wellston Police Department. Saturday, September 04, 2010
It's time to "Let the Good Times Roll with Coal" in Wellston for the five-day Coal Festival featuring something for everyone with events covering music and the arts, cars, queens, food, animals and so much more. Saturday, September 04, 2010
Federal funding for a new fiber-optic broadband network connecting Ohio's Appalachian counties has been awarded to Chillicothe-based Horizon Telcom. Saturday, August 21, 2010
