by admin | Oct 12, 2021 | Area News
CADIZ—An accident that occurred Tuesday afternoon resulted in one juvenile male being life-flighted to UPMC Hospital in Pittsburgh, according to Cadiz Police Lt. Ron Carter. A Jeep 4×4, carrying four males and two females (all juveniles), was traveling on Route 9...
by admin | Oct 5, 2021 | Area News, Featured, Sports
TAPPAN – Even though the restaurant will not officially open till next year, the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) opened the newly renovated Tappan Marina to the media this morning to display the finished product. And what the public can expect is...
by admin | Oct 1, 2021 | Area News, Featured
WEEK OF OCTOBER 4, 2021 State Route 151 closure: SR 151 is closed south of Hopedale at Rose Valley Road (CR 14) for 21 days for a culvert replacement project. During the closure, Rose Valley Road will remain open at SR 151. The detour is SR 150 west to U.S. 250 north,...
by admin | Sep 27, 2021 | Area News, Featured
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 – Media Day at Tappan Marina 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Members of the media are invited to join us for media day to receive an exclusive tour of the marina and restaurant facility. This will be an opportunity to take photos, video, interview MWCD...
by admin | Sep 27, 2021 | Area News, Gallery
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 New Philadelphia, Ohio (September 23, 2021) – The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways next week in Harrison County. All outlined work is weather permitting. State Route 646 upcoming closure: Beginning...
by admin | Sep 20, 2021 | Area News, Featured
HARRISON COUNTY – A figure published in our Sept. 18 article titled: “COVID cases skyrocket in Harrison County; mask mandate issued for courthouse,” was in error. In the beginning of the fourth paragraph that states: “Rhome said most cases have...
by admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Area News, Featured
CADIZ – A motorcycle accident led to one severe injury where Mario Costanzo Jr. was life-flighted to UPMC in Pittsburgh yesterday afternoon. Costanzo was riding a white Honda motorcycle where he sped past stationary vehicles leading him to crash into the side of...
by admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Area News, Featured
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 New Philadelphia, Ohio (September 16, 2021) – The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways next week in Harrison County. All outlined work is weather permitting. State Route 151 upcoming closure: Beginning...
by admin | Sep 15, 2021 | Area News, Featured
CADIZ – This morning the Harrison County Commissioners read through the six articles of the petition filed by the village of Scio for annexing over 700 acres that included the Williams Plant. Though the commissioners were in favor of most of the issues, there...
by admin | Sep 12, 2021 | Area News, Featured
HARRISON COUNTY—The Western Magnesium Corporation followed through this week after recently announcing its plans to open a first-of-its-kind plant in the United States and the first magnesium plant in 50 years. A document was signed late Tuesday morning commencing the...
by admin | Sep 10, 2021 | Area News, Featured
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 New Philadelphia, Ohio (September 9, 2021) – The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways next week in Harrison County. All outlined work is weather permitting. State Route 9 upcoming resurfacing project: Work...
by admin | Sep 6, 2021 | Area News
HARRISON COUNTY—Another week brings another rise in COVID cases. Harrison County health administrator Garen Rhome reported 34 new cases since last week — seven more than the 27 reported last week that accrued. Total cases in the county now tally 1,286, with active...
by admin | Sep 5, 2021 | Area News
CADIZ—For the first time in months, Harrison County Common Pleas saw light activity Tuesday as two cancellations and one no-show left just three adult cases to be heard. The first canceled case was the 32-year-old Andrew Hill of Uhrichsville, facing two aggravated...
by admin | Sep 3, 2021 | Area News, Featured
CADIZ—At an emergency meeting held Thursday evening (Sept. 2), the Harrison Hills Board of Education announced that mask-wearing will now be required for all students and faculty, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 7. Mask-wearing will be required for all indoor events and...
by admin | Sep 3, 2021 | Area News, Featured
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 New Philadelphia, Ohio (September 2, 2021) – The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways next week in Harrison County. All outlined work is weather permitting. U.S. 22 pavement repair project: This work...
by admin | Sep 2, 2021 | Area News, Featured
SCIO – The Scio Dining Fork Ruritan Club received a letter of thanks and brochure from the Baptist Health Foundation of Coral Gables, Florida thanking the club for it’s donation in May, 2018. The foundation operated the Fisherman’s Community Hospital, an...
by admin | Sep 2, 2021 | Area News
The Harrison Hills City School District released the following statement on Thursday, Sept. 2: “The Harrison Hills City School District Board of Education will be holding an emergency meeting today (Sept. 2, 2021) at 5 p.m. in the auditorium of Harrison Central....
by admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Area News, Featured
SCIO – U.S. Representative Bill Johnson-R (District 6), stopped to talk about an oil and gas round table discussion conducted at the Williams plant in Scio Monday afternoon. Six different companies were represented, according to Mike Chadsey and the conference...
by admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Area News, Featured
CADIZ—A long and arduous public hearing over Scio’s wish to annex land, which targets the Williams fractionation plant, took place Friday inside the Harrison County Common Pleas courtroom. The meeting lasted for more than three hours as attorneys for Scio and...
by admin | Aug 29, 2021 | Area News
HARRISON COUNTY—Another week passed, and it was another week of more COVID cases than the last. Harrison County health administrator Garen Rhome reported that 27 new cases have been detected in the county since last week, topping the 26 reported last week. It’s...
by admin | Aug 28, 2021 | Area News, Featured
NEW YORK—Harrison County officials were recently informed of another new business venture that could occupy a spot on Industrial Park Road. Just one week prior, it was revealed that Nottingham Solar would be taking up residence in Athens Township for a solar farm. And...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Area News, Featured
WEEK OF AUGUST 30, 2021 New Philadelphia, Ohio (August 26, 2021) – The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways next week in Harrison County. All outlined work is weather permitting. U.S. 22 pavement repair project: Beginning Monday,...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Area News, Featured
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Health is reporting a large increase in COVID-19 cases over the last month across the state, including among students who are heading back to school. Statewide, the reported illness onset date of Monday, Aug. 23, showed 4,133 Ohioans...
by admin | Aug 25, 2021 | Area News, Featured
HARRISON COUNTY—The 2020 Census results released last week, and as feared and possibly expected, the population dropped in many counties in the Ohio Valley, including Harrison County. But for overall Ohio, though, the population rose by more than 200,000 (2.3%). With...
by admin | Aug 24, 2021 | Area News, Featured
CADIZ—In a land that coal once dominated and is heavy in the oil and gas fracking industry, solar power is attempting to make inroads into Harrison County. Commissioner Paul Coffland revealed at last week’s Community Improvement Corporation meeting a recent...
by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | Area News, Featured
WEEK OF AUGUST 23, 2021 New Philadelphia, Ohio (August 19, 2021) – The following construction project is anticipated to affect highways next week in Harrison County. All outlined work is weather permitting. State Route 151 slide repair project: Work is...
by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | Area News
CADIZ—COVID-19 numbers began rising two weeks ago. They jumped by nine in one week, then reached 16 cases the following week. Now the county has hit 25 total cases, according to Harrison County health administrator Garen Rhome. Rhome said the curve being...
by admin | Aug 21, 2021 | Area News
New Athens met Monday night for their regular monthly meeting. And as the council expounded on some of the issues with the plant’s day-to-day, council member Mark Arnold mentioned that the wastewater plant is being checked daily and cleaned frequently. Not only...
by admin | Aug 19, 2021 | Area News
There are endless stigmas about vaccines and immunization, leading to many controversial debates and misconceptions on the topic. Recently, it was announced that more than half had been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. According to current statistics, if you...
by admin | Aug 18, 2021 | Area News
COLUMBUS—In response to declining wild turkey populations during the past few years, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife proposed reducing the 2022 spring wild turkey season limit from two to one bearded turkey. The Division of Wildlife staff...
