Major improvements are coming to the Ohio State fairgrounds

Visitors to the 2025 Ohio State Fair may have noticed significant construction around the fairgrounds. The work being done is part of a massive overhaul known as the 2050 Master Plan. The total project budget is $460 million. Some of the extensive renovations are scheduled to be completed by 2026. The Ohio Agriculture Center will … Read more

Former coffee shop owner sentenced to prison

A former coffee shop owner who pleaded guilty to three felony charges regarding solicitation and taking sexually explicit photos of underage girls learned his sentence this week. Michael Cline was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to two felony counts of distribution and exhibition of material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit … Read more

One person dies in a crash on Interstate 79

An early Monday morning crash on Interstate 79 resulted in one fatality. Deputies with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office responded to the single-vehicle crash near the 7-mile marker on I-79 and found a Dodge pickup truck overturned in the median. The driver, who was ejected from the vehicle during the crash, was pronounced dead at … Read more

Hartland man faces an arson charge in Clay County church fire

A Clay County man has been charged after troopers said he admitted to setting a church on fire. 78-year old William Stephenson of Hartland is charged with first-degree arson, according to a criminal complaint filed in Clay County Magistrate Court. Troopers were dispatched to Sycamore Street in Clay about an arson report. Stephenson’s ex-wife said … Read more

New pop-up market opens this week

Capitol Market has teamed up with Patriot Guardens to introduce a new mini-market featuring a rotation of products from veteran-owned businesses and veteran-grown farms. The Patriot Pop-Up will have its grand opening on Aug. 6 at 1 p.m. to kick off National Farmers Market Week. It will be located across from the Capitol Market kitchen … Read more