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Back to school: Local officials give advice for school bus safety

It’s back to school season in the Mid-Ohio Valley and students are heading back to the classrooms. The Ohio State Highway Patrol and Wood County Sheriff’s Office are asking drivers to share the roadway with school buses by following traffic safety laws. Since 2020, a total of 6,225 ...

New and improved: Local school districts discuss changes at start of new year

It’s back to school season in Washington County and the local school districts are starting the 2025-26 school year with updates to the curriculum, services for the students and parents, and more. Fort Frye Local Schools will welcome students today with several changes, including seven ...

Hickman found guilty on all counts in 1995 double homicide

After a two-week trial, a Waterford man was found guilty this week of four counts of aggravated murder and two counts of murder in the killing of a mother and her young son 30 years ago. Scott Hickman, 53, was found guilty on all counts against him in the 1995 murders of Kimberly Fulton, 28, ...

Wrapping up the summer: Rivers, Trails and Ales festival comes to a close

The Rivers, Trails and Ales Festival wrapped up the four days of events with the Mighty Muskingum Raft Race Sunday afternoon. After a multi-year hiatus, the raft race returned for its second year with race coordinator Dave Rudie bringing the competition back to the festival. “I ...