COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association cross country state championships are moving to Fortress Obetz, a 50-acre multi-purpose sports complex with a 6,500-seat grandstand located in Obetz on the southeast side of Columbus, OHSAA Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass announced Wednesday.
Fortress Obetz to host OHSAA Cross Country Championships
50-acre multi-purpose complex in Obetz on southeast side of Columbus signs five-year agreement with OHSAA
Wednesday’s COVID-19 press conference includes clarification on graduation, face coverings
Dr. Acton addresses the lack of recovery statisticsGov. Mike DeWine again addressed the issue of how to best handle upcoming high school graduation ceremonies during the Wednesday, April 29, COVID-19 press conference in Columbus, offering a bit of clarification on that subject from the previous day’s briefing.
JAM Seed and Plant “Giveaway” coming in May
From ‘Ground to Table’…JAM’s vegetable seed and tomato plant distribution will take place the second week in May. Due to the virus, the distribution will be conducted in three locations in the county.
2020 JHS Alumni activities canceled
For the first time in modern history, the Jackson High School (JHS) Alumni Association has canceled its annual Alumni activities, which had been scheduled this year for Saturday, May 23. The meeting was held outside the Jackson Fire Department’s DC Annex, which allowed for easier social distancing.
Stephens wins GOP nod for 93rd District Ohio House seat
Republican incumbents fared very well in races for district-level offices affecting Jackson and Vinton counties in Tuesday’s primary election.
Rosemarie McKinniss (Mehrle)
Rosemarie McKinniss (Mehrle), born 3/22/1935, died peacefully in her sleep 4/24/2020 eleven days after testing positive for COVID-19. The McKinniss family were parishioners at St. Peter and St. Paul in Wellston for many years. She was preceded in death by husband of 57 years, Charles (Chuck). She is survived by children, Kathleen, Charles (fiancée Kim), Amelia, Eric (Tammy) and Jennifer […]
Marisa Marie (Rhea) Mitchell
Marisa Marie (Rhea) Mitchell, age 40, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020. She was born March 13, 1980 in Gallipolis, Ohio to Mark Rhea and Patty Rhea. She is survived by her father, Mark Rhea (Delilah); mother, Patty Rhea (Monte); children: Tray (Faith), Angelina (Zach), and Anthonee (Brianna); grandson, Jeffrey Kelly; brothers, B.J. Rhea and Delmar Hurst; sister, Terri […]
Fout, Cain, Griffith, Coleman claim wins in Vinton County primary election
In what may very well go down in the history books as one of the strangest elections on record, the 2020 Primary Election has come and gone. Unprecedented in its structure and timing due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, when the time came to close the polls at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night, April 28, the reporting of results that followed were a bit delayed for both Jackson and Vinton counties. This year’s contest, unlike others in the past, saw county boards of election being asked to submit only one report encompassing all unofficial results.
Wait is worth it for election winners Willis, Haller, Lovett and Brown
On a night when the results were not known until past midnight, the wait proved to be worth it for Jackson County Republican candidates Donnie Willis, Paul Haller, Justin Lovett, and Krista Brown.
