Hocking Hills News
- Pint-sized brewery best in show Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:30AMBREWERY Lobethal Bierhaus has dominated the Royal Adelaide Beer Show awards held last night.
- Comic-Con’s Sunday Schedule Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:57PMLike the Saturday before it, and not at all like the awesome Friday schedule, Sunday’s events at this year’s Comic-Con are a little… meh. That said, hey, there’s an It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia panel that I would kill my own grandma to attend (what? I like the show, ok?) and the annual Buffy screening, [...]
- Folk festival returning to Camp Akita Aug. 19-21 Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:34AMAn old Camp Akita tradition is being reborn in 2011.
- Local sports briefs Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:38PMLongtime soccer coach and Montclair resident Bruce Furst passed away on June 6 at the age of 61. Born in 1949 in New York, Furst was a soccer coach for the boys and girls teams for more than 40 years. He coached the Montclair Soccer Club teams and moved on to coach many Bay Oaks Soccer Club teams.
- Alameda sports briefs Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:43PMChilds dominates Junior PGA ChampionshipAlameda High girls golfer Carly Childs won the Northern California Junior PGA Championship at Mather Golf Course in Sacramento in dominant style.
- Wild Zipline Safari offers unique view of the Wilds Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 9:59AMLoading Photo Galleries ... A visitor rides the Wild Zipline Safari at the Wilds near Cumberland on Monday. The 2 1/2 -hour safari consists of 10 ziplines and covers almost a mile.
- Ziplines added to The Wilds in Ohio Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 12:46AMYou can now get a birds-eye view of the wild animals at The Wilds from a new zipline. The attraction at the Ohio conservation park opens Monday, providing visitors with a 21/2-hour aerial tour of 10 ziplines and a rappel built on a series of observation platforms.
- North Dakota Town Evacuated As River Rises Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 5:17PMA home is seen submerged in floodwaters from the Souris River after sand bags failed to hold the water back in Minot, N.D. MINOT, N.D. (CNN) -- Residents of the small North Dakota town of Sawyer were ordered to immediately evacuate Saturday as the Souris River began to slosh up a main street through town, according to a U.S. Corps of Engineers official.
- Small North Dakota town evacuated as river rises Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 3:03PMMINOT, North Dakota (CNN) -- Residents of the small North Dakota town of Sawyer were ordered to immediately evacuate Saturday as the Souris River began to slosh up a main street through town, according to a U.S. Corps of Engineers official.
- Small N. Dakota town ordered to evacuate as river rises Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 2:03PMMINOT, North Dakota (CNN) -- Residents of the small North Dakota town of Sawyer were ordered to immediately evacuate Saturday as the Souris River continued to rise.
- N. Dakota town ordered to evacuate as river rises Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 12:52PMThe swollen Souris River is expected to crest this weekend after already topping its record water level on Friday, giving no respite to the thousands of people in North Dakota whose homes have been inundated by floodwater.
- Board awards construction work Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 3:48AMBASCOM - The Hopewell-Loudon Board of Education met in special session early Friday morning to award the contract for early site work for the new building. Alvada Construction offered the lowest of four bids of $712,000.
- Pawngo brings the high-class hock online Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 5:11PMCash-poor folks with quality goods now have a place to pawn or sell from the comfort (and anonymity) of home.
- Wild Zipline Safari to open June 27 Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 1:04PMWild Zipline Safari to open June 27 CUMBERLAND -- The Wilds and Hocking Hills Canopy Tours on Monday announced their partnership, creating a totally new and thrilling zipline adventure: "Wild Zipline Safari." Wild Zipline Safari opens June 27. Reserva
- Storms create havoc across three states Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 1:04AMTHOUSANDS were left without power and roads were blocked as blizzard conditions hit south east, but snow fans are loving it.
- Storms cut power to 10,000 homes Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 11:34PMLive updates : THOUSANDS without power and roads blocked as blizzard conditions hit south east, but snow fans are loving it.
- Gypsy moth spraying over Kettering through Wednesday Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 11:01AMThe Ohio Department of Agriculture is using a low-flying aircraft over Kettering to combat an infestation of the gypsy moth, an invasive insect that kills trees such as oaks.Weather permitting, the department will continue aerial spraying through Wednesday to disrupt gypsy moth mating on 1,780 acres in Montgomery, Clark, Champaign and Logan counties.
- Danger in the air? Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 6:08PMWhat threats lurk in our glorious hi- tech wi-fi new world? Decades-old fears have had a new lease of life.
- Centerville schools earn Advanced Placement honors Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 5:30PMCENTERVILLE — Centerville, Troy and Mason school districts were among 25 in Ohio and 388 nationally honored this spring for Advanced Placement offerings.The College Board singled out these districts for expanding access to AP exams, while maintaining or improving the rate that students earn college credit for passing rigorous exams.
- CU`s Kari qualifies for U.S. Publinks Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 8:06AMLONE TREE -- Meaghan Kari is only 21, but she was the old-timer among the golfers who qualified for the U.S. Women`s Amateur Public Links Championship at Lone Tree Golf Club on Thursday.
- Market Square Day 10K is magical for Seacoast runners Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 2:17AMPORTSMOUTH — The course is 10 kilometers long, just over 6 miles if you never bought into the metric push of the early 1980s.
- Flat-out suits road champ Darcy Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 2:19PMTHERE was a pleasant surprise waiting for Darcy Woolley in the 2011 Victorian Country Road Championships in Castlemaine on Sunday.
- Summer in Southeast Ohio: From barbecue to organ grinders Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 12:31AMThere’s a festival almost every weekend in southeast Ohio this summer. Deciding which one to visit might be a challenge ... or it might be as easy as following your nose to Marietta, your ears to Coshocton, or turning your eyes to the Hocking Hills that surround Nelsonville.Brick Street BBQYou can get a whiff or a taste of what’s cooking if you attend the Brick Street BBQ in Marietta, the first ...
- Ohio celebrates summer Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 12:18AMIn every corner of Ohio, summer fun is on the calendar.
- Scoreboard: Prep sports Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 2:10PMScores for NCW prep sports
- Local squads wrap up season at state Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 11:07PMTorrance throws way to title in shot put
- Pawnshops Go Upscale and Online Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 11:19AMWith more middle-class borrowers looking for cash, pawnbrokers are cleaning up their image.
- The 9-door, 6-wheel Toronado limo finds a baller [Found On EBay] Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 4:53PM# foundonebay From the wilds of Ohio the call went out to young entrepreneurs everywhere who enjoy partying with drunk ladies: Your life needs a 1970 Olds Toronado transformed into a 28-foot-long, 9-door, 6-wheel limousine. More »
- Nelsonville rocks Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 8:45AMHow Tim Peacock and company built Nelsonville into a surprise music destination
- See parkland photos at North Chagrin Reservation in Mayfield Village Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 9:08AMPhotographs from American parklands will be on display from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughout May at the nature center at North Chagrin Reservation, off the Sunset Lane entrance off SOM Center Road in Mayfield Village.
- Novel approach Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 6:00AMSONOMA, Calif. -- In the winter of 2010, the cheerfully effervescent romance novelist Nyree Belleville suffered the same fate as many a scribe: She was dropped by her publisher. The most any of her 12 spicy romances, penned under the name Bella Andre, had earned was $21,000.
- Blog » Prep Sports Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 7:17PM(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Michael Katsanevas is the owner of Crown Jewelers & Pawn, in Salt Lake City on Friday, May 13, 2011. Cash-strapped consumers hocking personal items at pawn shops or obtaining loans at payday lending stores are making for a booming business.
- For richer, for poorer, Utah pawn and payday businesses boom Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 7:17PMFor richer, for poorer, Utah pawn and payday businesses boom By Dawn House The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 17, 2011 01:01AM MDT Cash-strapped consumers hocking personal items at pawn shops or obtaining loans at payday lending stores are making for a booming business. Just this month, one of the larger pawn operators in the world purchased for $11.8 million seven Utah shops that had operated ...
- Festival to benefit child with cancer Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 9:02AMVisitors from Clark and Champaign Counties are being encouraged to enjoy a day at the park while helping the family of a local cancer victim.All proceeds from Zoe Fest will benefit the family of Zoe Wallen, a 9-year-old girl who is being treated for an inoperable brain tumor. Money from the event, scheduled from 1 p.m. to dusk Saturday, May 14, will be used to help her family cover expenses ...
- Pawnshops 2.0 Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 8:24AM(Smart Money) — When Jim De Lisa’s chain of six furniture stores went belly-up midrecession, the New Jersey father of five found himself in a fix. He was suddenly unemployed and broke, and his credit score, he says, was “in the crapper.” Pushed to the edge by looming house and car payments, he did the [...]
- Pawnshops Go Upscale and Online (Tough Customer) Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 6:49AMWith more middle-class borrowers looking for cash, pawnbrokers are cleaning up their image.
- Weekend: Ohio has so much fun to offer! Sunday, May 8, 2011 @ 12:27AMBy OHIO DIVISION OF TOURISM
- Meigs County weekend Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 6:13PMFriday, May 6: RACINE — The Southern Local School District’s Mini Relay for Life will take place from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Friday, May 6 to raise funds to benefit the American Cancer Society. Parents...
- Running for the ‘Son’: Christian motorcyclists to gather Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 5:58PMPOMEROY — Meigs County is known for its diverse biker culture and this Saturday, May 7 is the Annual Christian Motorcycle Association’s “Run for the Son” event. Bikes leave the Pomeroy parking...
- Former Franklin band booster treasurer indicted on theft charges Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 3:31PMLEBANON — The former treasurer of the Franklin High School Band Boosters accused of taking more than $11,000 from the organization has been indicted.Dana Karrick, 32, was indicted Friday by a Warren County grand jury on charges of grand theft and unauthorized use of property, both fourth-degree felonies.
- Knotty problem: Whether to wed midweek Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 2:56PMThe week of the royal wedding is finally upon us, and Wills and Kate will be getting married on ... a Friday . It’s a detail that has not been lost on wedding planners and frugal couples in the U.S., where the obsession with Saturday night weddings is slowly losing its grip.
- Rain, Rivers On The Rise In Central Ohio Monday, April 25, 2011 @ 10:20AMIf you live near a river or stream head for the hills, or at least make sure your sump pump is on.
- Neighbors in the news Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 12:22PMCamp Fire USA, Central Ohio Council, has named Betty Heffernan of Clintonville as director of Camp Wyandot, an overnight Camp Fire camp in the Hocking Hills.
- Resident named director of Camp Wyandot Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 12:22PMCamp Fire USA, Central Ohio Council, has named Betty Heffernan of Clintonville as director of Camp Wyandot, an overnight Camp Fire camp in the Hocking Hills.
- 5K Race/Fun Run to raise money to fund Camp Akita scholarships Wednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 12:23PMFirst Community Church will hold its second annual Akita 5K Race and Fun Run on April 16 at Jones Middle School, 2100 Arlington Ave.
- Janice Kamenir-Reznik’s moral imperative Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 9:20PMOn the morning of April 10, Janice Kamenir-Reznik will march up Topanga Canyon Boulevard holding up signs and a megaphone to lead thousands of people in chants to raise awareness of the ongoing genocides in Sudan and Congo.
- Ohio poised to take center stage in natural gas drilling debate as it considers tapping park lands Sunday, March 27, 2011 @ 5:41AMGov. John Kasich has proposed leasing park land for drilling, and both the Ohio House and Senate have bills in the hopper that could authorize the state Department of Natural Resources to do so. But some environmentalists are fearful the controversial hydrofracturing extraction method might damage not only park lands, but also the environment in general.
- How Do Ohio State Park Visitors Feel About Drilling on Public Lands Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 4:13PMThe Ohio legislature will soon vote on House Bill 133 and decide if oil and gas drilling will be permissible on public land. Environmental groups in Ohio are split on the issue and concerned about the impact to state parks and nature preserves. While the drilling rigs would be somewhat of an eye-sore, the surrounding land would not be adversely impacted by the revenue generating private leases ...
- Eyes are on Newark, as city hosts March Madness NCAA tournament Monday, March 14, 2011 @ 6:09AMMany in Newark say the event shows the city is shedding reputation of urban decay
- Names and Faces for March 11 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 @ 7:07PMRiley receives excellence award
