Ironton, Ohio

• Finance committee discusses water meter project
  

  With four out of seven members attending a specially called meeting Wednesday night, the Ironton City Council did not take action on an ordinance relating to a $1.4 million water meter replacement project.

• Youth group celebrates Christmas early | Thursday
  

  The season of giving is still six months away, but a youth group in Ironton celebrated a little early.

• Teenager pleads not guilty to rape charge
  

  A teenager charged in the rape of a 12-year-old who allegedly invited him over to have sex has denied the accusations.

• Employees stunned to learn job security gone
  

  ASHLAND. Ky. - It was shock on top of grief when John Derek Barnhart of Ironton learned the job he had counted on for the past year and a half had been slashed.

• Ironton City Council to discuss water meter project tonight | (1) | Wednesday
  

  The Ironton City Council will meet tonight in a special meeting to discuss a $1.4 million project to replace the citya s water meters.

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  Sheriff Jeff Lawless, with the Lawrence County Sheriffa s Office, Lt. Michael Gore, with the Ohio State patrol and Chief Jim Carey, with the Ironton Police Department, seen left to right, along with other law enforcement members stand at attention as the funeral procession of Justin Bradley Allen as it make ita s way into Woodland Cemetery Tuesday ...

• Academy of Excellence kicks-off at OUS
  

  Ohio University Southern kicked off its 30th annual Academy of Excellence Monday.

• Ironton season football tickets now on sale | Tuesday
  

  Ironton Fighting Tigersa season football tickets are now on sale. Tickets for five home games are $37 each and includes shipping and handling.

• Flood Victims Can Seek Tax Savings in Lawrence County
  

  After weekend flooding, an Upper Township, Ohio family is left without a home. IRONTON, Ohio -- Additional Resources The Lawrence County Emergency Management Agency has forms that can be filled out by a victim of a natural disaster to help out financially through tax relief.

• Crash kills Lawrence County woman
  

  One woman was killed in a car accident on Ohio State Route 93 Sunday evening, according to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

• Soil and Water Conservation District awarded $500 education grant | (2) | Monday
  

  The Lawrence Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded a $500 grant for a program titled "Backyard Conservation: Rain Barrels." The grant was offered through the Ohio Division of Natural Resources - Division of Soil and Water Conservation and the Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission.

• Boil-water advisory issued for part of Ironton
  

  Residents on one block in Ironton should continue until tomorrow to boil their water before drinking it.

• Ohio Road Re-Opened Following Fatal Accident
  

  Lawrence County Dispatchers say State Route 93 near Ironton, Ohio is reopened folllowing fatal accident.

• One Dead in Accident, Ohio State Route 93 Back Open
  

  Dispatchers say one person is dead after a car accident on State Route 93 in Lawrence County, Ohio.

• Lemonade for a Cause
  

  Georgia Slagel, 8, is holding the sign for the lemonade sale to raise money for the sprayground.

• Council discusses intersection, water department projects | Friday
  

  The possibility of putting a 3-way stop light at an intersection was the topic of debate among Ironton City Council members Thursday evening.

• Next step: Getting help
  

  With flooding reported in so many homes in and around Lawrence County, the American Red Cross has already begun making arrangements for some of the flood victims.

• Man gets 10 years for burglaries
  

  An Ironton man will spend 10 years in prison for burglary. Craig Castle, 21, of 815 S. Ninth St.

• Helen J. Breon
  

  COSHOCTON: Helen J. Breon, 93, of Coshocton, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Windsorwood Place.

City Description

Ironton is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lawrence County. The municipality is located in southern Ohio along the Ohio River. The population was 11,211 at the 2000 census. Ironton is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. Ironton is one of the few cities in the MSA with an increase in population. As of 2009, the Census Bureau estimated that Ironton had a population of 11,282. Ironton was founded in 1849 by John Campbell, who was a prominent pig iron manufacturer in the area. Interested in expanding his foundry business, and due to the area's rich iron-ore content (particularly in the hills to the north), he became interested in the lands surrounding what would later become the city of Ironton. The location of Ironton was chosen for its position along the Ohio River, which would allow for transport of the much-needed commodity, iron-ore, and the slope of the land itself, which facilitated movement of the raw material to the local blast furnaces. Between 1850 and 1890, Ironton was one of the foremost producers of iron in the world. England, France, and Russia

City Contained By:

• Lawrence County
• Ohio
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Rankin Historic District
• Fifth and Lawrence Streets Residential District

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 11.3959476855 km squared

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