• Rory Ryan 18 August 2015

    Godspeed, Jerry Pruitt (1936-2015)

    Thanks, Jerry. We will miss you. But we will also take comfort in knowing that you are writing history in a much better place. Your friends and family also must take comfort in knowing just how many of our readers have loved your columns. To be continued, I hope.
  • Rory Ryan 18 August 2015
    Godspeed, Jerry Pruitt (1936-2015)
    Thanks, Jerry. We will miss you. But we will also take comfort in knowing that you are writing history in a much better place. Your friends and family also must take comfort in knowing just how many of our readers have loved your columns. To be continued, I hope.
  • Rory Ryan 30 May 2015
    Ink in my veins, Part 5
    Prior to the start of the 1992 football season, I predicted in my newspaper column that Jim Horne’s Indians would finish the regular season at 9-1. Two people immediately challenged that prediction: Coach Horne, who thought I was putting unnecessary pressure on his team; and longtime youth sports coach Lonnie Burns, who stopped by my desk and made his own prediction. “Hillsboro will go 10-0,” Lonnie said. He was right.
  • Rory Ryan 30 May 2015
    Ink in my veins, Part 5
    Prior to the start of the 1992 football season, I predicted in my newspaper column that Jim Horne’s Indians would finish the regular season at 9-1. Two people immediately challenged that prediction: Coach Horne, who thought I was putting unnecessary pressure on his team; and longtime youth sports coach Lonnie Burns, who stopped by my desk and made his own prediction. “Hillsboro will go 10-0,” Lonnie said. He was right.
  • Rory Ryan 30 May 2015
    Ink in my veins, Part 5
    Prior to the start of the 1992 football season, I predicted in my newspaper column that Jim Horne’s Indians would finish the regular season at 9-1. Two people immediately challenged that prediction: Coach Horne, who thought I was putting unnecessary pressure on his team; and longtime youth sports coach Lonnie Burns, who stopped by my desk and made his own prediction. “Hillsboro will go 10-0,” Lonnie said. He was right.
  • Rory Ryan 25 May 2015
    Ink in my veins, Part IV
    We were all excited over the 1993 Mustangs. They were not only Lynchburg's team and Clay Township's team, but they were Highland County's team and the Southern Hills League team. Through hard work, great talent, solid coaching and overall teamwork, the 1992-93 Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs demonstrated what a small school in a small conference could accomplish in Ohio High School Athletics.
  • Rory Ryan 25 May 2015
    Ink in my veins, Part IV
    We were all excited over the 1993 Mustangs. They were not only Lynchburg's team and Clay Township's team, but they were Highland County's team and the Southern Hills League team. Through hard work, great talent, solid coaching and overall teamwork, the 1992-93 Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs demonstrated what a small school in a small conference could accomplish in Ohio High School Athletics.
  • Rory Ryan 25 May 2015
    Ink in my veins, Part IV
    We were all excited over the 1993 Mustangs. They were not only Lynchburg's team and Clay Township's team, but they were Highland County's team and the Southern Hills League team. Through hard work, great talent, solid coaching and overall teamwork, the 1992-93 Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs demonstrated what a small school in a small conference could accomplish in Ohio High School Athletics.
  • Rory Ryan 27 April 2015
    'Free competition is worth more to society than it costs'

    If anyone ever wants to see a copy of our annual circulation audit, please stop by the office. We have nothing to be ashamed of regarding our advertising rates, our circulation or our customer service. In addition, we also publish free obituaries and free public service announcements for churches, schools, civic organizations, etc., each and every week. We will continue to do so.

  • Rory Ryan 27 April 2015
    'Free competition is worth more to society than it costs'

    If anyone ever wants to see a copy of our annual circulation audit, please stop by the office. We have nothing to be ashamed of regarding our advertising rates, our circulation or our customer service. In addition, we also publish free obituaries and free public service announcements for churches, schools, civic organizations, etc., each and every week. We will continue to do so.

  • Rory Ryan 21 April 2015
    Spring cleaning brings back memories
    Through the years, I have saved a lot. Too much, in fact. There are photos of local high school student-athletes who are now approaching their 40th birthdays. There are photos from ribbon-cutting ceremonies with former Sixth District congressman Bob McEwen, Ted Strickland and Frank Cremeans.
  • Rory Ryan 21 April 2015
    Spring cleaning brings back memories
    Through the years, I have saved a lot. Too much, in fact. There are photos of local high school student-athletes who are now approaching their 40th birthdays. There are photos from ribbon-cutting ceremonies with former Sixth District congressman Bob McEwen, Ted Strickland and Frank Cremeans.
  • Rory Ryan 21 April 2015
    Spring cleaning brings back memories
    Through the years, I have saved a lot. Too much, in fact. There are photos of local high school student-athletes who are now approaching their 40th birthdays. There are photos from ribbon-cutting ceremonies with former Sixth District congressman Bob McEwen, Ted Strickland and Frank Cremeans.
  • Rory Ryan 7 April 2015
    Remembering a few of the good days
    So, Professor Horne, I can tell you this much: I’ll do my best to remember these days. And I’ll always remember many other days from years gone by when we sat around our respective kitchen tables or at The Rocks. Thanks for reading…
  • Rory Ryan 7 April 2015
    Remembering a few of the good days
    So, Professor Horne, I can tell you this much: I’ll do my best to remember these days. And I’ll always remember many other days from years gone by when we sat around our respective kitchen tables or at The Rocks. Thanks for reading…
  • Rory Ryan 1 April 2015
    A banner weekend for sports fans
    For sports fans – especially southern Ohio sports fans – isn’t doesn’t get much better than Monday, April 6. And for those of us who are still “alive” in our respective NCAA basketball tournament brackets, it’s even better.
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