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Recounting Ebenezer Zane's path 225 years later

Recounting Ebenezer Zane's path 225 years later

ZANESVILLE — In 1788, white settlers landed at the mouth of the Muskingum River. They had travelled over land from New England to Pittsburgh, where they boarded flat-bottomed boats and travelled down the Ohio, lured by the promise of a vast wilderness known as the Northwest Territory, ceded by the British following the Revolutionary War.

Ohio grew from there, starting with Marietta, at the mouth of the Muskingum. As settlement along the river increased, there needed to be a way to get mail from place to place, since the river occ ... Read more

Elderly woman killed in early morning Ripley house fire

RIPLEY, Ohio — A woman is dead after an early morning house fire in Ripley, investigators said.

It started just after 1 a.m. Wednesday at a home on Hamburg Street.

The village of Ripley's Fire Chief Tony Pfeffer said neigh ... Read more

Rio women roll past Pioneers

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Ripley man wakes up from medically induced coma after being

RIPLEY, Ohio — A Ripley man was taken to the emergency room Friday after he said a swarm of bees stung him 'thousands' of times.

Shawna Carter said her son 20-year-old Austin Bellamy was in a medically-induced coma over the weekend at ... Read more

‘It’s A Tradition’: Why One Family Keeps Coming Back To CMP National Games

Three generations of the Williams family were represented on the ranges of Camp Perry this summer. The group, hailing from Greensburg, Pennsylvania, traveled to Port Clinton, Ohio, to participate in the 2022 CMP National Games Matches—joining others who have made the event series a yearly pastime.

“It’s a tradition that was ‘restarted’ in 2002,” said David Williams, 52, of the National Games. “My father wanted to get back into shooting, and with the Garand Match, he found that opportunity.”

For David, a ... Read more

Ohio Ferries Large & Small

By James Proffitt

Posted On: Jul 30, 2015

Most people in Ohio cross rivers and lakes on bridges. The rest do it mostly on ferries.

On Lake Erie three ferries bridge the water. Two with massive, car-hauling vesse ... Read more

Four-Wheeler crash on US 52

FRIENDSHIP – The Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an ATV crash which occurred on Friday, October 21, 2022, at approximately 9:01 PM. The crash occurred on US 52 near milepost 13, in Nile Township, Scioto County. A 1 ... Read more

Richmond man arrested after standoff in Preble County

WEST MANCHESTER, Ohio — A Richmond robbery suspect was arrested Wednesday after a standoff with police.

Justin Paul Gabbard, 35, of the 300 block of South 12th Street in Richmond remained Thursday in Preble County's jail without bond. ... Read more

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