CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) O26 infections linked to flour.
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An outdoor kennel roofing project is underway at the Pike County dog pound. Started on June 2, the project is expected to be completed by the end of the month.
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The Pavilion at Piketon (formerly Pleasant Hill Manor) hosted an “Open Minds Through Art” show at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 23 at the facility.
The jury trial for Rita Newcomb has been moved from July 8 to a later date, it was decided during a pretrial in the Pike County Court of Common Pleas on Friday.
On the front page of the Wednesday, June 12 edition of the News Watchman, the photos for the article "Senior Companion Program Recognition dinner held at Lake White Club" were accidentally placed with the wrong article. Also, in the same story, we accidentally misspelled the name of the Comm…
Sports
The Waverly American Legion Post 142 Senior Shockers started Friday night’s Hillsboro Wood Bat tournament with a victory.
As one school sports year comes to a close, the excitement for the next has begun, particularly for the fall athletes.
Winning two more baseball games to run their streak to four in a row, the Waverly American Legion Post 142 Junior Shockers picked up victories over the Southern Ohio Rounders and Jackson Post 81 in mid-week games.
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Pike's Past
By Jim Henry
Pike's Past is a column that runs in the News Watchman every Wednesday. He has been writing for the publication since September of 1976 and is renowned for his knowledge of Pike County history. Henry frequently speaks at gatherings throughout the region to speak about history and present slide shows from his extensive collection of historical photographs.
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Cloe Conley, 2019 Class of Eastern High School, is the daughter of Willis and Janet Conley, 1270 Prussia Road, Waverly. Cloe plans to attend Ohio University-Chillicothe and major in English Education. Cloe has been involved in a variety of activities, which includes being a Paws and musical …
Earlier this week I traveled to central Illinois to speak at a memorial service at Eureka College, my dad’s alma mater, on the 15th anniversary of his death.
Editor, News Watchman,