Jimmy Dean Compton

Jimmy Dean Compton

Jimmy Dean Compton, age 88, of Oak Harbor, WA passed away on June 20, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on November 29, 1936, in Lackey, KY, son of Jasper and Versie (Thornsberry) Compton. He graduated in 1956 from Beaver High School, Beaver, OH. Jim served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany. He […]

Brian Michael Keller

Brian Michael Keller

Brian Michael Keller, age 48, of Chillicothe and a former resident of Jackson passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at the Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was born September 11, 1976, in Gallipolis, Ohio. Brian graduated from Jackson High School with the class of 1995. He went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in business […]

Connie Walker Johnston

Connie Walker Johnston

Connie R. Walker Johnston, 79, of Jackson passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 16, 2025, at the Holzer Medical Center of Jackson. She was born February 17, 1946, in Moundsville, West Virginia to the late Harold and Helen Evans Anderson. Connie and her good friend, Maureen Kreider, turned their love of real estate into a business when they opened Accent […]

Wellston Parks and Recreation Youth Fishing Derby to be held on Saturday, June 21Free Access

The Wellston Parks and Recreation Department will hold a Youth Fishing Derby (sponsored by the Wellston American Legion Post 371) on Saturday, June 21 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Wellston Sports Complex’s Shelter House on South Minnesota Avenue in Veterans Park of Wellston. The derby will take place at the Wellston Sports...

4-H clubs, volunteers invited to Jackson County Fairgrounds for workdayFree Access

There will be a workday at the Jackson County Fairgrounds for 4-H Clubs on Saturday, June 21 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. All 4-Hers, groups, and volunteers are invited to help in a joint effort to prepare the fairgrounds for the upcoming fair. Volunteers are invited to come to help clean up the fairgrounds, get barns ready, brighten up...

Brady Dailey receives Ohio 4-H Achievement Award for Camping

Brady Dailey receives Ohio 4-H Achievement Award for CampingFree Access

The 2025 Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards were presented earlier this month at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus. Brady Dailey from Jackson received the Ohio 4-H Achievement Award for Camping. Dailey, 17, has been a 4-H member in Jackson County for 12 years. He has shown swine, sheep and dairy, and he has completed a variety...