Jackson News

Lakewood's PTO is hosting a fun-filled family night of entertainment featuring the Harlem Wizards professional basketball team.

The Division of State Fire Marshal investigators are continuing their investigation of an overnight fatal fire in Jackson County.

The "Harlem Globe Travelers" will be performing at Jackson High School Thursday at 6pm.

Unofficial results from northeast Ohio's Stark County show Kathryn Knowles has won a four-year term to one of three available board seats in the Jackson Local district.

BILL WEST / Star Beacon DR. ALVIN Jackson, director of the Ohio Department of Health, left, Ray Saporito, Ashtabula County health commissioner, and State Rep.

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is getting nearly 15 million dollars from the National Institutes of health to lead an important new study of hypertension.

The Fourth District Court of Appeals will convene at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 12 in the Pike County Common Pleas Courtroom at the courthouse in Waverly to consider cases from Athens, Jackson and Washington counties.

The sun shone Sunday as dozens of people clamored to Adena Mansion and Gardens to experience the past.

The 22-year tradition of holding a downtown holiday parade will not be broken - at least not this year.

Operating a vehicle impaired, failure to obey a traffic control device -- Angela M. Kaltenbach, 42, of 252 Clearview Road, Charge 1 dismissed with prejudice because officer did not provide discovery order, guilty to Charge 2, fined $25 and court costs; Oct.

The Cavs got the surprise out of the way early, but Jackson had the happy bus ride home with a 20-0 victory.

With so many restaurants struggling in this economy, I'm always happy to be able to report on restaurants that are opening instead of closing.

CHILLICOTHE: Patricia Lee Finley, 67, of Chillicothe, passed from this life Saturday evening, October 10, 2009 in Adena Regional Medical Center.

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland issued an emergency order freeing up more resources needed to fight the flu.

JACKSON COUNTY a ' This yeara TMs the Southeastern Ohio Branch NAACPa TMs 17th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet will feature an historic keynote speaker.

Shawnee State's "Verne Riffe Center for the Arts" in Portsmouth will welcome 90 young women representing every corner of Ohio for the "Miss Ohio USA" title this weekend.

A local group works with area counties where individuals want to start a small business.

NEWARK -- In November 1933, Newark Mayor Charles P. Martin dedicated a monument high atop Horns Hill Park to remember one member of the Hopewell culture.

MALTA: Carol L. Hurst, 65, of West Tridelphia Road, Malta, passed away Thursday October 1, 2009 at 6:35 a.m. at Good Samaritan Medical Center.

The Environmental Protection Agency took steps yesterday to control for the first time the emissions from power plants, factories and refineries that are blamed for global warming.