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  • GEVS dedicates Ralph Sininger Way

    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…


  • McCormick sentenced for illegal use of a minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material or performance

    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.


  • Three indicted for attempted aggravated murder in connection with Aberdeen shooting

    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.


  • Brown County Health Department recognized for success in mobile unit initiative

    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.


  • Clifton sentenced for aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder

    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…


  • Humphrey sentenced to mandatory prison term of 40 years to life for rape of a minor

    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.


  • Frank Bates, 87

    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.


  • Small Town Home Health Solutions expands services

    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…


  • We remember: Veterans honored during Wreaths Across America ceremony in Ripley

    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.


  • Prebble is OSHP Georgetown Post Trooper of the Year

    Prebble is OSHP Georgetown Post Trooper of the Year

    Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Scott Prebble has been selected as the 2024 Trooper of the Year at the Georgetown Post. The selection of Trooper Prebble is in recognition of outstanding service during 2024 at the Georgetown Post. Fellow officers stationed at the Georgetown Post chose Trooper Prebble based on…


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