James “Jim” Edward Wilson, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in New Lexington, Ohio. He was born May 22, 1932, to the late Michael Wilson and Thelma (Scott) Reed in rural Perry ...

The Morgan Middle School cross-country teams competed at the OHSAA’s Middle School State Invitational on October 19. The top ...

A pair of time-consuming drives played a pivotal role as the Morgan Raider football team claimed a 21-12 victory over the Philo Electrics in a Muskingum Valley League Large School Division clash at ...

In the visitor’s locker room at Philo’s Sam Hatfield Stadium, there was singing and dancing after the Morgan Raiders defeated the Electrics 21-12, clinching a spot in the Ohio High School Athletic ...

Morgan senior Clark Smith qualified for the Ohio High School Athletic Association State Cross-Country Meet for the second straight year. Smith will run in the Division III State Meet at Fortress Obetz ...

The Carol Hammond Children’s Theatre (CHCT) will present Willy Wonka, Jr. Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. and Sunday Matinee, Nov. 9 at 2:30 p.m. This year our director, Vicki Sayatovich and co-director, ...

The Pennsville Volunteer Fire Department will be having its bi-annual fish fry from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Pennsville Fire House. There will be dine in at the fire house. The ...

Tamia Miracle, a 2021 Morgan High School graduate, earned her Bachelor of Science in Fashion Design with a minor in Costume Design at Kent State this summer. She’s had the opportunity over the last ...

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Nutrition, Inc. was named the new food service company for Morgan Local School District at the June 26 meeting of the Board of Education. Interim Superintendent Adam Copeland stated he had met with ...

Marjorie Ruth Osborne (June 30, 1929 – October 24, 2025) was the only child of Howard and Elizabeth Cowan of Malta. She graduated from the Malta-McConnelsville High School in 1947 and attended Ohio ...