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‘I just want my mailbox moved’
Chuck Klein and his wife, now in their 80s, travel nearly half-a-mile from their home in Brown County just to check their mail. If they receive a package too large for the mailbox or one that requires a signature, they have to make a 10-mile round trip to the post…
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GEVS dedicates Ralph Sininger Way
In January, The News Democrat, Ripley Bee, and Brown County Press reported on the Georgetown Exempted Village Schools’ organizational board meeting when long-time board member Ralph Sininger was formally recognized for his decades of service. During that meeting, the board announced that a campus road would be named Ralph Sininger…
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McCormick sentenced for illegal use of a minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material or performance
Ciara Nichole McCormick, 24, of Mt. Orab, was sentenced for illegal use of a minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material or performance in the Brown County Court of Common Pleas on April 16.
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Three indicted for attempted aggravated murder in connection with Aberdeen shooting
Three individuals were indicted on charges of attempted aggravated murder by a Brown County grand jury on May 1 in relation to the shooting that occurred on Feb. 10 in Aberdeen.
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Brown County Health Department recognized for success in mobile unit initiative
A local agency continues to make a positive impact on overdose deaths in Brown County.
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Clifton sentenced for aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder
Noah Steven Clifton, 25, of Georgetown, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years for the murder of his grandfather, Ralph Arthur Neff, and he was sentenced to additional time in the Ohio Department of Correction for attempted aggravated murder in the shooting…
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Humphrey sentenced to mandatory prison term of 40 years to life for rape of a minor
William Jasper Humphrey, Jr., 35, of Aberdeen, has been sentenced to an aggregate, mandatory prison term of 40 years to life for rape of a minor who was less than 13 years of age at the time the rapes occurred.
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Frank Bates, 87
Coach Frank Bates, born on August 21, 1937, in Martin’s Ferry, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home in Bethel, Ohio, on January 29, 2025. Surrounded by family, he leaves behind a legacy of dedication and inspiration that profoundly impacted countless lives.
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Small Town Home Health Solutions expands services
The closure of Ohio Valley Manor Home Health that took place late last year left several home health care workers without jobs, but thanks to Small Town Home Health Solutions’ decision to expand services by hiring additional employees, home health care will continue for a number of local clients who…
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We remember: Veterans honored during Wreaths Across America ceremony in Ripley
More than three million volunteers at over 4,700 locations around the world took part in the National Wreaths Across America Day held Saturday, Dec. 14, and for the seventh straight year Ripley’s Maplewood Cemetery served as an official Wreaths Across America Day location.
