February 28, 2024
A newly-renovated storefront has been two years in the making. Local investment banker, Stephen Kirk, has been a household name...
February 28, 2024
After nine years as the naturalist at Burr Oak State Park, our beloved Julie Gee is hanging up her uniform....
February 28, 2024
For the March 19 Primary Election, absentee voting by mail began on February 21. Early in-person absentee voting at the...
February 28, 2024
Morgan High School English teacher Ashley Cain was awarded the Outstanding High School Teacher Award by the Coalition of Rural...
February 21, 2024
Morgan County Board of Developmental Disabilities (MCBDD) has been awarded $290,065 by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities to develop...
McConnelsville Council hears from Streets and Alleys Committee about paving, parking and possible need for single trash hauler
By LORI HOLBROOK | February 28, 2024
The McConnelsville Council met at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, in council chambers. Council members Clint Foreman, Teresa Brannon, Josh McDaniel, Mark Dille, Michele Blackburn, and Shane Jenkins were present along with Mayor Finley, Village Administrator Tim Louis, Chief Tom Jenkins, Jr., Fiscal Officer Ellen Hemry, and Solicitor David Tarbert....
Extension Office off to a busy start in the new year
February 28, 2024
Sophia Whisman - 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator January Whisman attended Senior Fair Board and 4-H committee meetings. It was the start of the year’s older youth programs. Junior Fair Board had its first meeting. Junior Leaders/Older Youth in Training were canceled due to the weather. New volunteer applications were...
McConnelsville Council discusses citizen appointments to Tree Commission, Historic District Review Board
By LORI HOLBROOK | February 21, 2024
McConnelsville Village Council met at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in village council chambers. Council members Clint Foreman, Teresa Brannon, Josh McDaniel, Mark Dille, Michele Blackburn, and Shane Jenkins were present along with Mayor John W. Finley, Village Administrator Tim Louis, Chief of Police Tom Jenkins, Jr., and Fiscal...
Morgan County Democrats endorse Senior Citizens Levy
February 21, 2024
Morgan County Democrats urge everyone who is registered to vote in the March 19 Ohio Primary. At the February meeting, Morgan County Democrats voted to endorse the Morgan County Senior Citizens tax levy that will appear on the ballot.
Don’t let restrictions on ballot language cost Morgan County its senior center
By JEFFREY BABCOCK | February 21, 2024
Early voting in Ohio begins on February 21, for the 2024 Primary Election. The 2024 Primary Election itself will be held on March 19. A new levy will be on the ballot in Morgan County to fund the Morgan County Office on Aging (commonly known as the Senior Center) for...
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine among first in the nation to achieve WELL Certification for medical education building
February 21, 2024
The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has been awarded a WELL Certification at the Silver level for Heritage Hall, the college’s new, state-ofthe art medical training facility on the Athens campus. This is one of the first medical education facilities in the nation to earn this achievement from...
Sister legal aid programs serving Southeast and Central Ohio merge to form Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio
February 21, 2024
The Legal Aid Society of Columbus (LASC) merged with Southeastern Ohio Legal Services (SEOLS) on January 1. The two programs have been connected since 2008 when LASC affiliated with Ohio State Legal Services Association (OSLSA), the parent company of SEOLS. The new entity is named Legal Aid of Southeast and...
Honduras Bingo
February 28, 2024
A Pampered Chef bingo will be held at the Riecker Building this Friday, March 1. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and games will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 if purchased before that night and $25 if purchased at the door. If you purchase a ticket in advance,...
Ballot Preview Article Correction
February 28, 2024
In the 2024 Primary Election ballot preview article in last week's edition (February 21) of The Herald, Cheryl Brink was listed as a candidate running for Member of the Morgan County Republican Central Committee in Windsor Township. That name is incorrect as Cynthia S. Tuttle is the correct name of...
Pennsville Locals
By DAVID MARTIN
740-557-3757 or davidlmartin0129@embarqmail.com | February 28, 2024
Greetings from High on a Hill. Happy birthday to Pennsville ridge neighbor Bob Montgomery. He gained another year on February 23. On February 10, my lifelong friend and neighbor, David Scott and his wife, Pam, were taken to the Stockport Mill under the pretense that their children had reserved a...
B-W Locals
By KAY WORSTELL
740-984-2412 or medic3wife@yahoo.com | February 28, 2024
Bible Study will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 29, at Waterford Methodist Church. Recycle trailer will be at King’s Furniture parking lot on Monday and Tuesday, March 4 and 5. There will be a square dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at St. Bernard’s Catholic Hall. Buckeye...
Ringgold Locals
By CAROL WILSON COLLINS
740-962-2977 or rglocals@yahoo.com | February 28, 2024
The community extends its sympathy to the family and friends of James Parkinson, Linda Welch, Lucy King, Rinda Bell, Duane Apperson, Roger Mills, and Thomas Mays. Happy Birthday Jody Greuey, Sherry Graham, Cheryl Bragg, and Robin Eveland. Amanda Harper-Six announced the birth of her new grandson. Hudson Allen Baker was...
Cumberland News
By JOHN E. LEPAGE, JR.
740-432-3040 or jele.page_ jr@frontier.com | February 28, 2024
* At 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 4, the Cumberland Village Council is scheduled to have their next regular meeting in the village building on Mill Street. * At 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, Valley Grange No. 1586 will meet at Mr. Lee’s on East Wheeling Ave. in Cambridge. Those present...
Stockport Locals
By MICHAEL (MIKE) LEE SNYDER
Michael.l.snyder@outlook.com
740-434-8886 Talk and Text | February 28, 2024
Greetings Stockport! It’s about that time. Time for me to start getting impatient for better weather. With February coming to a close, I find myself at my backdoor gazing longingly at my grill. I can almost smell the aroma of steak and burgers filling the air. I speak to my...
Beverly Library Events
By SUSAN CHIPPS
Beverly Library Branch Manager | February 28, 2024
Breakfast Club Story Time is every Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. and is for children ages 2-6 who are accompanied by an adult. Story Time can...
Community Calendar
February 28, 2024
American Legion Post 389, in Beverly, is having a wild game feed from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 2. Public is welcome. Sam Clark...
Birthday Calendar
February 28, 2024
Dana Needels, 8728 Oakwood Avenue, Hesperia, CA, 92345, 84, March 1. Naomi Okey, 1545 Tick Hill Rd., Lowell, OH 45744, 85, March 1. Donald Shuster,...
Birthday Calendar
February 21, 2024
Lee B. Jobes, 101 Castleton Court, Pataskala, OH 43062, 89, February 23. Duane McLaughlin, 1811 Righteous Ridge Rd., Waterford, OH 45786, 88, February 27. Dana...
Community Calendar
February 21, 2024
The Morgan County Council on Aging will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, at the Senior Center. –––––––––– The Buckeye Hills Regional Council Executive...
What is: Mardi Gras?
February 21, 2024
Mardi Gras is a world-wide celebration but since February 27, 1827… New Orleans, Louisiana, has evolved into the place to be on “Fat Tuesday.” The...
Raider wrestlers send three to districts; Logan Niceswanger wins sectional title
By KEITH SPARE | February 28, 2024
The Morgan Raider wrestling team will send three wrestlers, Logan Niceswanger (190), Bradley Spencer (165), and Devin Waggy (285), to the Division II District Championships this Friday and Saturday at Gallipolis Gallia Academy. In their...
Levingston, Newburn advance to wrestling regionals
By KEITH SPARE | February 28, 2024
The Morgan Lady Raider wrestling team will send two wrestlers to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Regional Championships at Olentangy Orange High School on Sunday. Izzy Levingston (135) was second, and Hannah Newburn (100)...
Carson Mummey breaks scoring record in Raiders’ explosive Senior Night win
By KEITH SPARE | February 28, 2024
Seniors Carson Mummey and Cutter Myers led the Morgan Raider basketball team to an explosive 78-65 Senior Night victory over West Muskingum in a Muskingum Valley League Small School Division win. Mummey led the way,...
Lady Cadets dominate, winning sectional crown
By KEITH SPARE | February 28, 2024
Fort Frye Coach Dan Liedtke couldn't have asked for a better start from his team in its first two tournament games. The Lady Cadets were dominant in winning another Division III Sectional tile, defeating Claymont...
Lady Cats overcome slow start in district semifinal victory
By KEITH SPARE | February 28, 2024
The Waterford Lady Wildcat basketball team overcame a sluggish start to defeat Trimble 58-30 in the Division IV Southeast District Semifinals. The top-seeded Lady Cats will play in the district finals tonight (Wednesday) against fourth-seeded...
HINDSIGHT
February 28, 2024
10 Years Ago (2014) • Six-year-old Arlis Ponchak won the Division One, 50-pound weight class in the Future Champions wrestling tournament at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus. He was a member of the Morgan...
Our Readers Write…
February 28, 2024
To the Editor: There is a saying in advertising. Get ‘em while they are young, and you may have them for life. This is especially clear with tobacco, e- cigarettes, and vaping. Per an FDA...
The Innkeeper’s Corner
BY: AMY SMITH | February 28, 2024
Hello, my Friends! I hope you’re doing well. Last week, Dan and I attended a community planning workshop at the Opera House organized by the Buckeye Hills Regional Council. The event was open to the...
Alvin L. Wolfe
February 27, 2024
Alvin L. Wolfe, 73, of Bartlett, passed away Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, at his residence. He was born to the late William Wolfe and Gladys Hoffman on December 26, 1950, in Bartlett, Ohio. He is survived by his brother, Keith...
Tony J. Hill
February 27, 2024
Tony J. Hill, 65, of Zanesville, passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, at his residence. He was born November 30, 1958, to the late James and Ruth (Kennedy) Hill in Sharpsburg, Ohio. He is survived by his wife of 39...
Rinda Jo Bell
February 26, 2024
Rinda Jo Bell died peacefully on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at the Rumford Community home in Rumford, Maine. Born March 16, 1947, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, Rinda was the oldest child of Joe H. and Ethel M. (Harris) Bell. Rinda...
Thomas Alvin Mays
February 26, 2024
Thomas Alvin Mays, 81, of McConnelsville, went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was born on December 23, 1942, in New England, WV, to the late Alvin B. and Alice E....
John D. Allen
February 26, 2024
John D. Allen, 81, of Beverly, Ohio, died on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, at Riverside Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born on June 29, 1942, in Reinersville, Ohio, son of Dewey and Lillie Bell Allen. His passion was driving...
Duane Apperson
February 26, 2024
Duane Apperson, 86, of McConnelsville, passed away at 7:48 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at Highland Oaks Health Center, in McConnelsville, with his family at his side. He was born February 4, 1938, in Morgan County, a son of the...
Special Notices 20
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DEERFIELD CEMETERYThe mowing season is coming. If you wish to save anygrave arrangements, pleaseremove them by March 15.The cemetery will be cleaningoff all graves after that date.The cemetery operates on donations which may be sent...