Drowning victim's kin, fellow boater sue Corps

07/23/10 The family of a Troy, Ind., man who died Aug. 5, 2008, after his fishing boat got caught in the current and capsized in the Ohio River near the Cannelton Locks & Dam, is suing the Army Corps of Engineers.

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Logging Accident Reported in Nicholas County

07/23/10 Nicholas County 911 dispatchers say the accident happened in the small logging town of Muddlety about 6:30 p.m. Friday evening.

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Deep Fryer Catches Fire, Closes West Hamlin Hardee's

07/23/10 The Hardee's in West Hamlin is temporarily closed after one of its deep fryers caught on fire Friday evening.

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Ashland Pair Charged with Drug Trafficking Near a School

07/23/10 An Ashland area man and woman were arrested late Thursday night and charged with felony drug trafficking near a school, according to a news release from the Boyd County Sheriff's Department.

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Large Sinkhole Discovered in Downtown Huntington; Some Roadways Closed

07/23/10 A large sinkhole was discovered Friday evening at the intersection of 4th Avenue and 5th Street, causing roadways in that area to be closed, according to a Huntington Police Department news release.

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City Leaders Look to Spruce Up Spring Hill Area

07/23/10 New things could be coming to the Spring Hill area of South Charleston.

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Colleagues remember Rockport, Ind., mayor as woman devoted to city

07/13/10 Nedra Groves was a retiree in 2007, enjoying life in a remodeled Rockport, Ind., cottage when she decided to run for mayor of the little Ohio River town of just over 2,000 people.

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Haubstadt, Loogootee men cash in on bass

06/30/10 Two area men just missed cashing in big during the FLW-BFL Hoosier Division bass-fishing tournament on the Ohio River near Cannelton last weekend.Ryan Deal of Haubstadt, who caught a five-bass limit weighing an even 9 pounds, finished second in the boater division behind Frank McClain of Scottsburg, whose five weighed 9 pounds, 5 ounces.

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Supreme Court revives Fayette timber case

06/09/10 CHARLESTON, W.Va.--The West Virginia Supreme Court has reversed the decision of a Fayette County judge, ordering that the parents of a logger killed on the job be allowed to go to trial against the logging company. Fayette Circuit Judge Paul M. Blake Jr. i...

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On File: May 16, 2010

05/15/10 Marriages The following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between May 7 and 14: Bruce Wayne Cooper II, 21, and Emily Jane Auge, 20, both of Charleston. Brian Scott Myers, 21, and Brandice Raschelle Larc...

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Vietnam wall on display in Hancock Co.

05/13/10 The wall is a replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. and honors the nearly 60,000 US troops who lost their lives in southeast Asia.

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W. Rowing. Irish Rowing Announces Captains For Postseason Competition

04/23/10 The Notre Dame rowing team has announced that its seven-member senior class will serve as team co-captains for postseason action, beginning this weekend at the BIG EAST Championships. The group consists of Andrea Archer (Redding, Conn.), Emily Backer (Cannelton, Ind.), Sarah Keithley (Austin, Texas), Brittney Kelly (Wexford, Pa.), Rachael Louie (Westfield, N.J.), Braegan Padley (Boise, Idaho ...

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Fourth-inning surge leads to SC's first SAC win

04/15/10 A random thunderstorm April 5 prevented the South Central baseball team from playing Charlestown, despite the Rebels making the bus trip to Pirate country.

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Bulldogs record 1st victory

04/15/10 The Orleans Bulldogs finally got over the hump Wednesday afternoon. After a few near misses, the Dogs put one in the win column, rolling over the Cannelton Bulldogs, 12-2, in five ...

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Area sports schedule for 04-14-10

04/14/10 Baseball Cannelton at Orleans Crothersville at WW North Daviess at Shoals Washington at Loogootee Boys Golf Orleans, Salem at Mitchell Softball Clarksville at Orleans Shoals at Nor ...

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Jeff Biggers: Obama Ends 150-Year War of Strip-Mining in 24 States! Mountaintop Removal Loses Its Groove

04/01/10 Obama Ends 150-Year War of Strip-Mining in 24 States: Mountaintop Removal Loses Its Groove. Yeah, I've been wanting to wake up to that headline for...

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W. Rowing. Irish Varsity Four Victorious In Regatta Against Michigan State And Michigan

03/27/10 Returning to the waters for the first time in two weeks, the Notre Dame rowing team faced two of the nation's top teams as the Irish traveled to Laingsburg, Mich., to face No. 7 Michigan State and No. 9 Michigan.Notre Dame's varsity four crew provided the day's lone victory, while the Spartans won three races and the Wolverines claimed two wins in the six races

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A municipal power co-op tied to area towns tackles a $2B hydroelectric project

03/07/10 By TOM HENRY BLADE STAFF WRITER Three months after halting construction of a mammoth $3.3 billion coal-fired power plant it had proposed for southern Ohio's Meigs County, American Municipal Power Inc. is following through with a $2 billion investment in five hydroelectric projects at existing dams along the Ohio River. Seventy-nine of AMP's 126 member communities have committed themselves ...

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IHSAA Boys' Sectional pairings

02/22/10 Pairings and comprehensive information for the IHSAA Boys' State Basketball Tournament.

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Dale Moss | Old News but Still Big News

02/20/10 The boys were late for chorus practice, and their teacher demanded an excuse. They had one. Ghostly pale, they said they had seen a plane break apart and fall from the sky, not far from their junior high school in Perry County. Soon after, the principal verified the shock.

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