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Leaders present and future: Leadership Clinton honors Class of ‘17

The Clinton County Leadership Institute held its annual Graduation and Project Presentation Thursday evening in the McCoy Room at Wilmington College. From left are...

Sports Hall of Fame, Scholar-Athlete banquet June 15 at Expo Center

CLINTON COUNTY — Eighteen high school seniors have been nominated for the 2016 Wilmington News Journal Clinton County Scholar-Athlete Award. The winner will be...

Equine barn raising at fairgrounds

Utilizing Capital Budget funds from the State of Ohio, a new 40 x 300 foot horse barn is under construction on the Clinton County...

Two charged after police find drug items and pistol in Washington Square

WASHINGTON C.H. — Two men reported as suspicious have been charged after allegedly being in possession of drugs and a stolen pistol.Frank A. Davis,...

Wilmington’s mobile sound stage has uncertain destiny

WILMINGTON — The City of Wilmington is not looking to keep its 21-year-old mobile sound stage beyond the current season of outdoor events.Wilmington Mayor...

It was 50 years ago … Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper album offered ‘honesty, independence and...

WILMINGTON — John Keene vividly recalls being 15 years old in June 1967 and first experiencing the much-anticipated new Beatles album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely...

Ohio AG files suit against opioid manufacturers for fraudulent marketing, fueling opioid epidemic

COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit Wednesday against five leading prescription opioid manufacturers and their related companies in the Ross...

4-year-old child is being treated at Nationwide Children’s Hospital following lawnmower accident

WASHINGTON C.H — A 4-year-old boy whose right arm was severely injured in a lawnmower accident Friday in Washington C.H. is still being treated...

Man gets four years in prison for burglarizing a grandmother’s house

WASHINGTON C.H. — A 35-year-old man is in prison after burglarizing a grandmother’s home for jewelry, coins, and prescriptions, and stealing a rifle and...

WPS: Wanted man arrested, was hiding on Kentucky Ave.

WILMINGTON — Wilmington police say they flushed out and arrested a wanted man who had been hiding at a Kentucky Avenue residence.Police received tips...