Monthly Archives: February 2022

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All SVC Wrestling Team

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Scioto Valley Conference All-League Wrestling Team

106 pound weight class Layton Vennon- Unioto

113 pound weight class Antony Hoty- Westfall

120 pound weight class Zane Pickerrell- Zane Trace

126 pound weight class Mars Coste- Unioto

132 pound weight class Quinton Puckett- Huntington

138 pound weight class Wayne Kitchen- Westfall

144 pound weight class Griffin Sams- Unioto

150 pound weight class Mavrick Smith- Huntington

157 pound weight class Bryce Wickline- Westfall

165 pound weight class Isaac Gray- Adena

175 pound weight class Wesley Stewart- Southeastern

190 pound weight class Matt Griffin- Unioto

215 pound weight class Jesse Lett- Huntington

285 pound weight class Hunter Freeman- Paint Valley

League Champions:   Westfall

Coach of the Year: Will Breyer  (Westfall)

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Portsmouth Clay Honor Society & Key Club Sponsoring Blood Drive

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It isn’t unusual for schools to host blood drives, but it’s not common to see school student groups sponsoring them.

The Portsmouth Clay High School National Honor Society and Key Club will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive on February 22nd.

See details below about the 8:30am-1pm donor drive.

(American Red Cross/Portsmouth Clay Blood Drive)

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Sheridan Wins D-2 Bowling Sectional Tournament Crown

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The Lady Generals of Sheridan claimed the Division 2 Sectional Bowling Championship Tuesday at Shawnee Lanes in Chillicothe.

(Photo: Zane Trace Girls Bowling- Litter Media/Mike Smith)

Fairfield Union, Zane Trace and Lynchburg Clay round out the top four teams, meaning each qualify for the Monday, February 21st District Tournament, also to be held at Shawnee Lanes.

Individual bowlers not on a qualifying team to advance to the district are: Samantha Fiore of New Lexington, Julia Kitchen of Logan Elm, Mackenzie Drone of Westfall and Shelby Hixon of Circleville.

Here is the rundown of all 19 teams in order of their finish:

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Hillsboro Boys Win D-2 Bowling Sectional Title

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Four teams have advanced to the Division 2 Boys District Bowling Tournament at Chillicothe’s Shawnee Lanes following Monday’s sectional tournament Monday, February 14th, where Hillsboro took the team title out of 21 teams.

Four teams from both the boys and girls plus four individual boys and girls not on a qualifying team will return on Monday, February 21 for the District tournament.

Here are the sectional team tournament results for those qualifying for district play:
1.) Hillsboro 4352
2.) Logan Elm 3891
3.) Whiteoak 3661
4.) Zane Trace 3619

Qualifying individuals not on a qualifying team are:
John Blankenship- Gallia Academy
Mitchell Barnes- Unioto
Andrew Allen- Ironton
Mason Mullins- Washington CH

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RCCVB Seeking Nominations for Annual Pineapple Awards

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The Ross-Chillicothe Convention and Visitors Bureau is seeking nominations for their annual Pineapple Awards and Tourism Banquet. The event takes place during National Tourism Week this April.

Each year, the Bureau recognizes the best of the best in local hospitality.

Pictured left to right, Ross-Chillicothe Conventions and Visitors Bureau’s Gene Betts, Tourism Assistant and Executive Director Melody Young discuss the upcoming Tourism Banquet and Pineapple Awards on #LitterMediaLIVE-Special Edition. CLICK THE PHOTO TO WATCH.

As part of the banquet, Pineapple Awards are given in the categories of Volunteer of the Year, Front Line Associate of the Year, Behind the Scenes Associate of the Year and Director/Inn Keeper of the Year. The Bureau also bestows the honor of Grand Pineapple Award to a group or individual that collaborates with the Bureau and demonstrates a strong commitment to increasing awareness and the success of tourism in Ross County.

During the broadcast of #LitterMediaLIVE-Special Edition, Young said anyone can fill out a nomination form. “If you go into a store and someone’s given you extra great service, take time to nominate them… peer t- peer, customer to employee, employee to employee.”

The Bureau selected the pineapple to represent its awards due to its universal symbolism of hospitality. The pineapple received its meaning in the days of early American colonies where, upon return from seas, captains would spear a pineapple and display it on a fence post outside his home to let friends know of his safe return and as an invitation for them to visit.

Nominations into the Pineapple Awards are now open and nomination forms can be downloaded from the Bureau’s website CLICK HERE. All nominations will need to be received by the Bureau no later than April 15, 2022 to be considered.

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Ross 4-H Creates Food & Fashion Board

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(Ross 4-H Extension)- Ross County 4-H has announced the formation of the new Ross County Food and Fashion Board. The applications are now open at https://go.osu.edu/rcffb 

(Ross County 4-H Extension Facebook)

The board is a selective organization that promotes passion, education, and leadership in the Family and Consumer Sciences for 4-H teens. On the Food and Fashion Board, members will plan events like FCS Judging, Bake Review, Style Review, and much more, and develop workshops for younger 4-H members and community service activities for the people of Ross County.

“The board will also explore careers in FCS through conversations with industry professionals and tours of food and fashion businesses. Teens will also have fun meeting people from around the county!”

The group of teens will be selected through an application and interview process. Board Applicants must be 13 years old (as of Jan. 1), have taken at least 3 FCS 4-H Projects, and currently be enrolled in a Ross County 4-H and in an FCS project Applications open on February 14th and will close on March 6th at 11:59pm.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Ryan Kline at kline.375@osu.edu or Lisa Barlage at barlage.7@osu.edu 

Find our application here: https://go.osu.edu/rcffb

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Circleville Band Boosters Plan Food Truck Festival

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(Circleville)- A fundraiser for the Circleville School Band Boosters is coming May 14th with Food Truck Fest 2022. The event will be 8am-noon at Circleville High School.

“We still have space for a few more vendors for this year’s event. If you are interested, please contact: president20@circlevillebandboosters.org

“This is an outdoor event, and this year all vendors/trucks will be together in the shared stadium lots for easier access for visitors!”, according to their release on the Circleville Band Boosters Facebook site.

(Photo: Circleville Band Boosters Facebook)
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Wellston H.S. Marching Band Invited To Play at Disney World 50th Anniversary

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(Wellston)- The Wellston Golden Rockets Marching Band has been selected to perform at the Walt Disney World Resort during their 50th Anniversary Celebration.

The band plans to travel to Orlando, Florida to participate in this once in lifetime opportunity April 27th–May 2nd, 2022.

The band is hoping to take every marching band member that wants to participate, but due to the cost of the trip there are some students who are having trouble raising the required funds. 

For more information on the trip and how you can help CLICK HERE: http://edne.tw/n772523

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Teays Valley MSL Buckeye Champ/Westfall SVC Champ In Wrestling

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The Mid State League Buckeye and Scioto Valley Conference crowned their wrestling team champs over the weekend.

In the MSL, Teays Valley won the team title with 225 points. Here is the order of finish for other MSL squads:
Teays Valley 225
Amanda Clearcreek 151
Circleville 104
Bloom Carroll 103
Logan Elm 88
Liberty Union 64
Fairfield Union 62
Hamilton Township 44

In the SVC, Westfall won their 7th straight conference title with 245 points. Order of team finish:
Westfall 245
Huntington 174
Unioto 163
Zane Trace 143.5
Southeastern 88.5
Paint Valley 71
Adena 54

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Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Available

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The Paint Valley ADAMH Board has openings in each location for their Youth Mental Health First Aid training at several locations. Training is available for anyone working with youth age 10-18 who may be struggling with mental health.

You can register today by email to vkern@pvadamh.org or calling (740) 773-2283 ext 103.