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Join the Mt. Orab community on Nov. 30 as the village brings in the new holiday season in traditional fashion with its annual Mt. Orab Christmas in the Village Parade.

Republicans came out victorious in a number of key races throughout Ohio and other states on Election Day Nov. 5, winning seats from the state level up to the U.S. presidency.

The Brown County Historical Society welcomed four new members into its Brown County History Hall of Fame on Thursday, Oct. 24. The induction ceremony was held at Georgetown United Methodist Church, and this year’s inductees were Dr. Ned Lodwick, Dr. Elizabeth Campbell, William Dixon and Cornelius Washburn. Brown County Historical…

For a number of years, Georgetown Jr./Sr. High School’s student/athletes worked out in a weight room that held a maximum of about five people, and that was a tight fit. But that’s no longer the case. On the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 10, Georgetown Jr./Sr. High School held the ribbon…

It’s that time of the year once again! The time of year when schools and many businesses in Brown County shut down for the week, and thousands make their way to the village of Georgetown each day to enjoy the most popular county fair in Ohio. The calling is the…

Many people of Brown County and the surrounding area traveled to Front Street in Ripley Aug. 22-24 to join in the celebration of Ohio’s rural heritage during the annual Ohio Rural Heritage Festival. Once known as the Ohio Tobacco Festival, an event that attracted thousands to the Village of Ripley…

The Ohio Rural Heritage Festival will kick off this year with its Thursday night opening attraction, the ORHF Queen Pageant. There are eight lovely young ladies vying for the crown this year.

Recreational marijuana sales got underway in Ohio on Aug. 6, as some dispensaries throughout the state that have been operating as medical marijuana dispensaries received their dual-license approvals to begin recreational sales.