Appalachian Distillery in the Ripley area is making hand sanitizer for anyone who needs a supply. ... The owner, Dewayne Freeman, said it’s their way to help others out during a tough time.

Retired Col. John Ripley, who is credited with stopping 20,000 North Vietnamese by blowing up a pair of bridges during the Vietnam War, has died at age 69.

RIPLEY, W.Va. — Mayor Carolyn Rader says the passing of a longtime council member John McGinley leaves behind a major void in the City of Ripley. “A definite, a big loss, ...

Col. Ripley crawled under the bridge under heavy gunfire, rigging 500 pounds of explosives that brought the twins spans down, said John Miller, a former Marine adviser in Vietnam and the author of ...

At 12:45, John W. Ripley received confirmation from Army Maj. James Smock, advisor to the 20th Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Tank Battalion, ... Famous Veteran: Morgan Freeman.

Joan Ripley McGuinn died of COVID-19 in Georgetown, KY on December 15, 2022. She was born in Chicago, IL on March 13, 1940 to Jane Plamondon Ripley and John Joan McGuinn Obituary - Lake Forest, IL ...