Zeps Compete at Marietta Icebreaker Indoor Track Meet
By Tara Estadt Shenandoah’s indoor track athletes traveled to Marietta College Dyson Baudo Recreation Center on January 12 for the first local high school meet of 2025. They competed with over 400 kids from 38 schools across Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. As a team, the four SHS boys scored an impressive third place (51…
Read MoreLady Zeps Come from Behind to Sweep the Lady Redskins
By Julie LaFollette The Shenandoah Lady Zeps hosted the Caldwell Lady Redskins on Thursday and got the season sweep with a 54-47 come-from-behind victory. “The girls fought hard clear to the end,” Shenandoah Head Coach Lauren Thompson stated. “We struggled in the beginning to get our shots to fall but we stayed strong and kept…
Read MoreShenandoah Boys Edge Barnesville in Tight Contest, Improve to 5-5
By Justin Carpenter The Shenandoah Zeps boys basketball team secured a hard-fought 53-47 victory over the visiting Barnesville Shamrocks on Wednesday night. The win brought the Zeps back to .500 on the season at 5-5, giving them some momentum heading into a brief break before their next game. Junior forward Braxton Barnett led the way…
Read MoreCaldwell Wins Four to Stay Undefeated
By Julie LaFollette The Caldwell Redskins hosted River on Saturday, with the Redskins remaining unbeaten, 54-28. “It is hard to play four games in a week, especially with back-to-back game twice,” Caldwell Head Coach Clint Crane commented. “That’s an NBA kind of schedule. We didn’t play really well last night and managed to find a…
Read MoreVirginia L. “Gin” Slater Birch
Virginia L. “Gin” Birch, age 67, of Dellroy, Ohio, died Saturday evening, January 18, 2025 in the Minerva Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center at Minerva, Ohio. She was born January 29, 1957 in Dexter City, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Clayton and Wanda (Clark) Slater. Her husband, the late Randal T. Birch, whom…
Read MoreEarl M. Bond
Earl M. Bond, age 87, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Friday, January 17, 2025, at his home. He was born November 10, 1937, in Zanesville, son of the late Ora R. and Ocie Lucille Alton Bond. Earl was a 1956 graduate of Belle Valley High School. He retired as a tool and die maker for the…
Read MoreRita Elizabeth Little
Rita Elizabeth Little passed away on January 16, 2025, at Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta, Ohio. Born on September 6, 1940, at Butler County Memorial Hospital, she spent her childhood in Widnoon, Pennsylvania. Rita was preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur and Florence Bowser, and her siblings: four brothers, Wilbur, Harold, Richard, and Mervin…
Read MoreSandra Marie Birch
Sandra Marie Birch, age 65, of Cambridge, Ohio, passed away Monday January 13, 2025 at Genesis Morrison House in Zanesville, Ohio. Sandra was born on March 19, 1959 to the late John Birch Sr. and Clara Worthington Birch in Wheeling WV. Sandy loved life and so many things, but most of all she enjoyed and…
Read MoreMarilyn June Wheeler
Marilyn June Wheeler, age 87, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Genesis Hospice – Morrison House in Zanesville. She was born April 12, 1937, in Summerfield, daughter of the late Blaine W. and Mary Rose Washington Moore. June attended Summerfield School and was employed by the former Weatherseal Plant in Caldwell. She…
Read MoreMichael “Mike” Ray Foraker
Michael “Mike” Ray Foraker, age 65, of Marietta, Ohio, formerly of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away suddenly Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at OhioHealth Southeastern Med in Cambridge, Ohio. He was born September 8, 1959 in Cambridge, son of Mary Lou Gardner Vaughn of Caldwell and the late Bernard R. Foraker. He was employed at Detroit Diesel…
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