Willard (Will) Darnell

Willard (Will) Darnell

Willard (Will) E. Darnell, 88, of Pearland, TX and previously of Columbus and Wellston, OH passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 6, 2025. He was born on Sept. 18, 1936, to Ezra and Julia Darnell in Sciotoville, OH. Will proudly served his country in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany during his enlistment. Will worked with the railroad […]

Dorothy Smith

Dorothy Smith

Dorothy E. Smith, age 87, of Wellston passed away Monday, April 28, 2025, at the Holzer Medical Center in Jackson. She was born September 18, 1937, in Owensboro, Kentucky, daughter of the late Alfonzo E. Traughber and Bell Mabel Miller Traughber. Dorothy was a loving housewife and mother who enjoyed fishing, cooking, and taking care of her cats and dogs. […]

Daniel Sparks

Daniel Sparks

Daniel M. Sparks, age 78, completed his earthly journey and went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 26, 2025. He was surrounded by his loving family, who will always remember what a wonderful person he was. Danny, as he was known to his family and friends, was born June 17, 1946, in Ashland, KY to Marion (Till) […]

National Day of Prayer events are set in Jackson, Wellston on May 1

National Day of Prayer events are set in Jackson, Wellston on May 1Free Access

The National Day of Prayer will be observed in the United States on Thursday, May 1 and The Telegram has received information that there will be local programs in both Jackson and Wellston that evening. The theme for the 2025 National Day of Prayer is “Pour Out to the God of Hope and Be Filled!” Both events are open to the...

Jackson High School senior receives Public Power scholarship

Jackson High School senior receives Public Power scholarshipFree Access

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) is pleased to announce that Tucker Williams of Jackson is one of five recipients of the 2025 Lyle B. Wright Scholarship. This year, AMP is awarding 10 scholarships to graduating high school seniors. Lyle B. Wright was a strong public power advocate who served on the AMP Board of Trustees from 1979 until his death...

Wellston Hope Methodist Church to repair 100-year-old pipe organ

Wellston Hope Methodist Church to repair 100-year-old pipe organFree Access

The congregation of Wellston Hope Methodist Church at 219 E. First St., Wellston, is taking on the huge project of raising $10,000 for the repair of the church’s historic organ.  The repairs needed for the restoration include the bellows, or blower. The bellows supply air to the pipe organ in order to produce the rich melodic sound of the pipe...