The Six Spirits of Logan: A look inside Motherwell Distillery
Written and Photos by Cameron Robertson Most people imagine a distillery as a grand operation filled with loads of heavy machinery on a wide expanse of land. But that’s not always the case—one exists in Logan in the back of a restaurant. At the end of a long hallway lies a simple room with a […]
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46 years gone: What happened to Joanna Jenkins?
By Maddie Harden [Click here to access the interactive timeline] Joanna Jenkins was last seen at the Bridge Inn in Oak Hill on Nov. 1, 1977, her missing person poster reports. Jenkins has been missing for 46 years. The only official information available on her case is her description— 23-years-old, five feet tall, blonde, blue-eyed, […]
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The “Arrow Sniper” of Jackson County
By Bennett Snyder, Photos by Owen McDermott By Bennett Snyder, Photos by Owen McDermott Broken arrows and targets scattered across the range show evidence of an arrow sniper at work. Elsa, a German Shepherd guards Josh O’Dell’s workspace. While at first glance she appears as a fierce presence, she is a true sweetheart; petting her […]
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Ohio School Districts Split on Merits of Consolidation
By Ethan Bloomfield, Photos by PJ Marolt Elementary school students in the Jackson City School District wake up on a Monday morning and make their way to school by bus, by car or on foot by 8:55. Whether Northview, Westview or Southview, each student reports to an elementary school built with their generation’s needs in […]
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Exploring the roots, impact of bluegrass in Southeast Ohio
By Katie Millard, Photos by Lena Kalantzis Fiddles and banjos underscore Southeast Ohio, with a surprising history connected to the region. Coal and soot fell from stomping boots as miners, factory workers and families were swept up in rising fiddles and train-whistle harmonies. After long shifts, the blue-collar workers who made Southern Ohio often relaxed […]
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An account of Southeast Ohio’s lesser-known roadside museums
By Ethan Bloomfield, Photos by Danielle Smith and Milton Lindsay Stepping up to the second floor of the Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center, I’m faced with an immense oil painting of a table set for eight. The plainly dressed family, solemn with their heads bowed, sit before empty plates ready for cool milk, fresh […]
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Introducing Marietta’s two newest K-9’s
By Olivia Justus, Photos by Lena Kalantzis A ball of brown and black fuzz flies through the open door, tripping over her leash. Phoenix’s tongue flops out of her mouth as she jumps on the entire news staff. Minutes later, a coat black as the night sky charges up the staircase with his large body […]
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One commission’s decision brings fracking to Ohio state parks
By Katy Snodgrass, Photos provided by Randi Podlaknik Outside the Ohio Statehouse, a hush falls over the unruly crowd. A buzz of anticipation looms in the cold, rainy October air. Protestors shivering in raincoats and hiding under umbrellas wait for boisterous speeches to commence. The crowd listens patiently to a slew of speakers, a litany […]
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Brooke Miller offers doula services for mothers in Southeast Ohio
By Savannah Dawson, Photos by Milton Lindsay As maternal mortality rates rise across the U.S., Brooke Miller works to make birth comforting and empowering. In addition to her work as a mother of three and an intervention specialist at Zane Trace Elementary School, Brooke Miller has a third job. In her work as a doula, […]
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Aralyn’s Alliance Rocks shows support during Aralyn Slack’s Illness
By Olivia Justus, Photos provided by Terri Crothers Terri Crothers slowly pushes the kayak into Brush Creek in Adams County. She hops on and ventures into the waters in search of 15 to 20 pounds of rocks to paint. Each rock is handpicked, hand washed and sanitized before Crothers brushes her first stroke of paint. […]
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Amanda Cox’s Chocolate Shop brings creativity to Cambridge
Written and Photos by Danielle Smith Since childhood, chocolate has represented love and togetherness for Amanda Cox. From an early age she began making chocolate around holidays with her mother and grandmother. She originally made buckeye nuts with her family, a treat now carried in her store Nothing But Chocolate. Cox started her chocolate career […]
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Southeast Ohio loses a distinguished beekeeper and advocate, Carmen Conrad
By Savannah Dawson, Photos by Owen McDermott A memorial bench rests at site of the Lithopolis HoneyFest, held annually on the streets of Lithopolis, honoring local bee farmer Barry Conrad. Soon his wife, Carmen, will be honored with a bench near his, inscribed with a message that will preserve her legacy as the region’s foremost […]
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Business is Blooming: The story of McConnelsville’s lavender shop
Written and Photos by Cam Robertson In 2015, Mark Ponchak planted his first lavender plant on a whim. Eight years later, what started as a quirky experiment grew into a robust lavender operation featuring over 800 plants. A box of old mail—that conveniently had some lavender enclosed— inspired Ponchak to plant his first plot of […]
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Midway Speedway tracks improvements and racing culture
Written and Photos by PJ Marolt Start your Engines Massive vibrations shake the ground. Green-layered hills span the looming spotlights. Hundreds of people pepper the landscape, spread across the stands and the track. Red clay rains from the infield, covering fans too close to the fence, in search of a closer look of the ⅜-mile […]
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Sisterville’s 200-year old Ferry service
By Max Wolter, Photos by Danielle Smith Driving down State Route 7 along the West Virginia border, I pass a riverside restaurant and pull into a gravel driveway leading to the water. As I get out of the car, I spot the Sistersville Ferry across the Ohio River. The boat creeps away from the dock […]
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