NMUSAF reopens to public
Man fires gun after firework set off, prompts SWAT standoff in Dayton
Ohio OKs up to 20 weeks of extended benefits for unemployment
Wilmington & Clinton County say, ‘Happy birthday, America!!!’
Latest Updates
- Clinton County Homeless Shelter’s Donation Center to reopen - 11:50 am
- Plant enthusiasts preparing for next year’s ‘Secret Garden’ Tour - 10:37 am
- The Latest: Financial firms among big relief fund recipients - 10:16 am
- Stuffed toys make early arrival - 10:16 am
- View Story - 9:50 am
- TODAY IN HISTORY - 5:00 am
- Wilmington police reports - 3:50 pm
- Treasury names 650K small businesses receiving govt loans - 3:01 pm
- Help Light Up The Murphy: A donor will match your gift, make it go further - 2:27 pm
- LOCAL BRIEFS - 2:00 pm
- NMUSAF reopens to public - 1:21 pm
- Governor’s company receives loan from virus aid program - 1:09 pm
- World’s longest-surviving conjoined twin brothers die at 68 - 1:05 pm
- Wilmington welcomes new firefighter - 1:00 pm
- Community Action giving away shoes for kids - 12:47 pm
- Pork Pride 4-H meets virtually - 11:46 am
- Country Dayz Pet Resort sets ‘Yappy Hour’ - 11:19 am updated: 10:24 am.
- 4-H club On-Target for county fair - 10:49 am
- Man fires gun after firework set off, prompts SWAT standoff in Dayton - 10:22 am
- Ohio OKs up to 20 weeks of extended benefits for unemployment - 9:43 am
- ODOT announces local work this week - 9:18 am
- Driver charged after crash - 7:52 am
- Stimulus money could pose dilemmas in nursing homes - 7:05 am
- Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter - 7:05 am
- Amid furor over monuments, Trump seeks `garden’ of US heroes - 11:29 am
NEWS
LOCAL BRIEFS
Food drive set for SaturdayWILMINGTON — The Presbyterian Church of Wilmington will hold a community drive-through food drive for Your FatherR...
NMUSAF reopens to public
RIVERSIDE — July 1 marks the reopening of the National Museum of the United States Air Force to the public.The popular destination has been clos...
Governor’s company receives loan from virus aid program
COLUMBUS (AP) — A company partly owned by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is among those that received loans from a $600 billion-plus coronavirus aid prog...
World’s longest-surviving conjoined twin brothers die at 68
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The world’s longest-surviving conjoined twins died July 4 at the age of 68.Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, of Beavercreek, O...
Wilmington welcomes new firefighter
Justin Comer, fourth from the right, stands with his fellow firefighters and city officials after being sworn in at Thursday’s Wilmington City C...
Community Action giving away shoes for kids
Clinton County Community Action Program Inc. is giving away shoes to families in need.The shoes are available in 12 colors — in neutral colors s...
SPORTS
Chiefs, Mahomes agree to 10-year, $503 million extension
The Kansas City Chiefs made sure they’ll have Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes around as long as possible.Mahomes agreed to a 10-year extension wo...
MLB releases pandemic-shortened schedule amid testing delays
Major League Baseball released its pandemic-shortened schedule Monday, featuring a tantalizing season opener between the New York Yankees and World Se...
OAC moving forward with fall schedule
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio - The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), the nation’s third oldest collegiate athletic league, has announced plans for fall sports...
Stacey Conley promoted to assistant director of Athletics
WILMINGTON — Stacey Conley, a Clinton-Massie High School graduate, has been named assistant director of athletics at Wilmington College, accordi...
Scheve to take leave of absence for ‘20-‘21
WILMINGTON – Jerry Scheve, who recently completed his 30th season leading the Wilmington College women’s basketball program, will be takin...
PGA Tour, Memorial scrap plans to have limited spectators
The PGA Tour and the Memorial scrapped state-approved plans to have limited spectators next week because of what it described as rapidly changing dyna...
LIFE
Mr. & Mrs. Roberts celebrate 61 years
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Roberts of Locust Grove, Georgia (formerly of Wilmington) are celebrating 61 years of marriage. They were Wed on June 7, 1959 b...
The Moores go home: Lima man died of COVID-19; his wife of 53 years followed days later
LIMA — Bob Moore, 77, died from COVID-19 on April 24 in a hospital bed inches away from his wife, Barb.She would follow on April 29.They spent 5...
Kelleys welcome a son
Jonah James Kelley was born to Billy and Sarah Bein Kelley on April 7, 2020 at Northwestern Hospital in McHenry, Ill. He weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz. and wa...
Fullers welcome baby girl
Arwen Rose Fuller was born April 17, 2020 at 9:40 p.m. She was 9 lbs., 2 oz. and 21 inches.Her parents are Brad and Sara Fuller, who were both raised ...
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Saturday, April 11, the 102nd day of 2020. There are 264 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On April 11, 1980, the Equa...
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Friday, April 10, the 101st day of 2020. There are 265 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On April 10, 1912, the Britis...
OPINION
Racists comes in many colors
I’d like to make a couple comments concerning Neil Snarr’s column in the June 27 News Journal.Is Mr. Snarr trying to give us all some kind...
Evolve beyond prejudice, inequality
Early this year, at the Center for Spiritual Living of Greater Cincinnati, a book chosen for study by the minister was “How to Be an Antiracist....
Closer look at Supreme Court’s decision
The United States Supreme Court decided Monday that Louisiana’s Act 620 — the Unsafe Abortion Protection Act, which required abortion prov...
Sunrises and learning while doing
I was never a morning person growing up — waking up early was not my cup of tea!As a bit of this may still be true, waking up and getting on the...
Be aware of, and prevent, heat stress
Mother Nature decided to crank up the heat and humidity just in time for July 4th celebrations (of course with social distancing) and the final prepar...
Wilmington Schools’ Diversity Committee backs equity for all students
The following is a June 17, 2020 social justice letter from the Wilmington City Schools (WCS) Diversity Committee. Residents also can visit the Divers...
July 2nd, 2020 updated: July 2nd, 2020. |
BUSINESS
Smith Funeral Homes serving local families for generations
Smith Funeral Homes, in Wilmington and in New Vienna, is a family owned and operated business now gearing up for its fourth generation to serve Clinto...
Meet the new ATSG
ATSG has come a long way in the past 40 years.One of its airlines, ABX Air, began operations at Wilmington Industrial Air Park in April 1980 for expre...
First State Bank mission to ‘serve our community with passion’
In July of last year, First State Bank debuted its newly constructed full-service location at 1584 Rombach Avenue in Wilmington.Over the last year, th...
The good life continues (even with restrictions!) at Ohio Living Cape May
Ohio Living Cape May, Clinton County’s only 5-Star Rated Nursing Facility, continues to remain COVID-19 virus-free in our health care center, as...
From big red iron to Kubota brands, Bane-Welker delivers
Bane-Welker Equipment might be best known for its big red iron, but this employee-owned company also offers big construction equipment and several con...
