Adena News

Tickets for the third-annual Stars and Stripes Concert went on sale at noon today, officials with the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce said.

At a signing ceremony Thursday for SB 33 -Ohio legislation that designates the Adena Pipe as the official state artifact-Gov. John R. Kasich basked in the glow from more than one hundred smiling faces of 4th graders, from the Columbus School for Girls, who helped drive the bill through the legislature to the governor's desk, which today was located ... (more)

Kasich was scheduled Thursday to sign the measure about an object called the Adena Pipe.

Verda Viola Umbowers, 86, of Mt. Pleasant died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Autumn Health Care in Adena.

Anne D. Bryan, 98 of Cadiz died Monday, May 13, 2013 at Emerald Pointe in Barnesville.

Framed photos, some with shovels used earlier than 1943, with bronze markers describing the large coal moving shovels, comprised many of the auction items at the Harrison Coal and Reclamation Historical Park Inc.

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Adena resident and local author Kerry George will be the keynote speaker at this year's Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park Dinner and Auction scheduled for May 11 at the Hopedale Social Hall.

Local issues and a number of school levies top ballots in local communities during today's primary election in Ohio.

"The Healing Power of Music" led by Esther Howard, coordinator, will be the program for the Monday meeting of the Lupus Support Group.

There's still time for community and corporate groups to register to become part of the 2013 Chillicothe Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament.

Ohio is a signature away from designating an official state artifact, following unanimous passage of related legislation in the Ohio House.

Hospital employees are working to improve patient satisfaction and readmission rates after nearly two-thirds of 132 Ohio hospitals lost Medicare dollars under federal health care programs designed to make Americans happier and healthier.

Registration still is open for the Adena Institute of Learning's "Avoid the Heat: Managing Difficult Behaviors and Meltdowns in Those with Autism Spectrum Disorder" seminar.

Visitors will have the opportunity to be screened for glucose, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, waist circumference, body mass index and cholesterol.