Tree falls onto truck, kills driver
A 62-year-old woman was pronounced dead on the Fourth of July after a one vehicle crash occurred on SR 150, four tenths of a mile west of milepost 12, in Warren Township, in Jefferson County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol in Wintersville is still investigating the fatal crash that took the life of Linda M. Calvert of 3792 Avon Lake Road, Litchfield, Ohio, around 3:45 p.m. Calvert was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, heading westbound on SR 150 when a large branch from a tree that had snapped off during a rain storm, struck her vehicle and crushed the roof. The vehicle traveled off the roadway and down an embankment but did not injure Calvert’s husband Clyde E. Calvert, 62, same address, who was seated in the passenger side of the vehicle. Aimee and Todd Herrick of Brunswick, Ohio, were passengers, seated in the rear of the truck and they also were not injured.
» Full StoryElectrifying the farm
Although the 1940s were dominated by World War II, original Slinky’s were flopping down steps, refrigerators had been invented, and Tupperware was helping to ease housewives’ kitchen burdens.
Leaders postpone approving budget
CADIZ — Leaders breezed through business Thursday evening when Cadiz Council discussed a variety of issues including the approval of its budget.
» Full StoryCleanup work won’t delay fair
CADIZ — It was to be completed before opening day, but the cleanup of the fair board office and commercial building at the Harrison County Fairgrounds will continue during this year’s festivities.
» Full StoryAging prison population concerns increasing
AS BABY Boomers get older those who are a part of Ohio’s inmate population are causing a concern about their high cost of incarceration in the prison system.
» Full StoryFireworks light up sky in St. Clairsville
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