Have you been outside in the last few weeks? Spring wildflowers are popping up in so many places. I see them in my woods, on roadsides, and in…
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In a long-lasting, back-and-forth battle on the diamond between county rivals, Eastern and Western played until sunset Tuesday evening before …
Pike County Sheriff Tracy D. Evans reports that on Monday, March 29 at 2:32 p.m., the Ohio State Highway Patrol encountered a vehicle on U.S. …
Coming into the 2021 softball season, plenty of unknowns existed for the Waverly Lady Tigers softball program.
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From the June 20, 1973 edition of the Waverly News ...
In another school year that has been anything but normal, the Piketon Lady Redstreaks and Redstreaks lifters had the opportunity to return to …
On Friday, the Tigers traveled to Beaver to take on the Eastern Eagles and took home a 12-2 …
On March 11, two Waverly teams competed in the 9th annual South Central Regional Science Bowl.
The bats were hot in Wheelersburg on Monday night as both Wheelersburg and Waverly combined …
The average price of gasoline across South Central Ohio is nine cents lower this week at $2.…
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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.