Ironton News

" It opened its doors to Lawrence County juveniles this summer. Friday, it opened its doors to the public.

One of more than 20 people arrested in a drug sweep pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Voters in Ironton overwhelmingly elected A. Burton Payne and Jay Zornes to a pair of open seats on the Ironton Board of Education, according to unofficial results from the Lawrence County Board of Elections.

"She did it, she actually did it!" Those were the words being shouted from the Fourth Street steps of the Lawrence County Courthouse just moments after former Ironton police officer Beth Rist was elected to one of four vacant seats on Ironton City Council, according to unofficial results from the Lawrence County Board of Elections.

This story started with a little girl that brought three strangers together and may culminate with bringing an entire community together to remember a fallen hero of their own.

The Ironton-Lawrence County Community Action Agency says more people may be eligible for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program this winter.

Two women accused of drug offenses were among those pleading guilty Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

PORTSMOUTH a ' A Scioto County jury found David Hamilton guilty Friday in the Feb.

A man who tried to elude authorities by hiding behind a kitchen lazy susan was arraigned on his probation violation Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Two people who made last weeka s list of Most Wanted probation violators didna t stay wanted for long.

An Ironton area woman accused of stabbing her then-boyfriend was among those arraigned Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Think of drug peddling and what comes to mind? Young adults, maybe? In Lawrence County Common Pleas Court Wednesday, four people all over the age of 50 were brought in to face charges of dealing or using drugs.

They usually meet in general session only twice a month and sporadically in special sessions or committee meetings.

If you plan to rob a bar, perhaps you shouldna t go where everybody knows your name.

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When an armed robber barged into a North Side motel room Wednesday night and ordered the six people there to the floor, he put a 70-year-old woman closer to her handgun.

Two men whose father was convicted of abusing them and their siblings in 2007 were sentenced to prison terms on Wednesday after pleading guilty to robbery charges in Ohio.

Four candidates, all with a variety of talents and ideas, have one distinct thing in common in vying for two open seats on the Ironton Board of Education.

Under the clock, Ironton City Council tentatively backed a proposal that would provide sewer access to nearly 15 acres of land city officials, Realtors and developers hope to annex from Upper Township for possible commercial development.

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