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Ohio Ferries Large & Small

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 vessels powered by multiple diesel engines. Another carries foot traffic only, speeding on massive catamarans powered by Deutz diesel water jets.

To get to Kelleys Island with a vehicle, you'll need the Kelleys Island Ferry in Marblehead. Drive or walk-on and you'll get there in short order. ... Read more

Harmful algal bloom prompts warning on Ohio River at Cincinn

The Cincinnati Health Department is warning residents to use caution around the Ohio River because a "harmful algal bloom" is occurring in the vicinity.

Blooms of blue-green algae, known as Cyanobacteria, are happening upstream and downs ... Read more

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 wildern ... Read more

Crews responding to fire in Brown County scrap yard

Fox 19 Digital Staff

BROWN COUNTY, Ohio (FOX19) - A fire has broken out in a scrap yard in Hamersville, according to Brown County Dispatch.

The fire broke out sometime shortly before 8:50 p.m. at D+S Auto Salvage on OH-125, ... Read more

Aberdeen’s preaching police chief

Aberdeen United Methodist Church has grown from eight members to around 80 since David Benjamin (also the Aberdeen Police Chief) became the church’s pastor nearly two years ago. Photo provided

ABERDEEN, Ohio — Less than two years ago, the Aberdeen United Methodist Church hardly had enough members to fill a single pew.

The church was struggling, to put it lightly, and was on the verge of closing. Only those who were the most dedicated to the church remained, and they needed a quick solution to a problem that many ch ... Read more

Rare Repeat For Clark

HAMERSVILLE, Ohio — Winning a RaceSaver Sprint Car national championship is a special accomplishment.

Even more so, winning a national championship in IMCA’s winged division in consecutive years is impressive. Justin Clark not only a ... Read more

Farming Less and Doing a Better Job with No-Till

Though he is a no-tiller now, third-generation producer Ron Bolender grew up using conventional practices on the family farm, where they raised 30-50 acres of labor-intensive burley tobacco each year. “We did it all — we used to moldboard plow, d ... Read more

Rio women roll past Pioneers

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