News in Ripley, Ohio

Woman with unique talent finds rising stardom easy to swallow
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:50:44 -0800

A local woman is headed to New York City to show off a unique talent that might leave you gasping for air. Riley Schillaci, of Allentown, is a sword swallower who will be performing at Ripley's Believe It or Not. She said she's one of fewer than 20 known female sword swallowers in the world. "I had actually thought it was a common side show stunt and after studying it, I was like 'Oh this is ...

Todd and Glenda Bellio built a home on self-sufficiency, hard work
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:06:46 -0800

Rosie the Riveter is a prim little princess compared to Glenda Bellio. Glenda’s face is tanned from years of working in the elements. Her boots are worn and crusted with mud. Her fingers are black with what could be mechanic’s grease. Three weeks before she gave birth to Ripley, the first of her two children, she was repairing a snow cat at Steamboat Springs Ski Resort.

Emma's Eccentric Britain: Ripley's Believe It Or Not! in London
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:14:49 -0800

There are bizarrely fascinating curios at the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! 'odditorium' in London, but Emma Kennedy finds other exhibits leave her feeling rather uneasy As I step through the front doors of Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, London's only "odditorium", I'm greeted by a woman gingerly fingering a shutter that bears a stark warning – Open At Your Own Risk. She picks at its edge nervously ...

The Bourne Legacy Trailer Will Make You A Bourne Again Believer
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:46:09 -0800

Ladies and gentleman, prepare to get a little bit aroused at work or otherwise. That’s because no matter your gender, this first look at The Bourne Legacy not starring Matt Damon, but instead, the slightly tinier but equally as rugged Jeremy Renner, will satisfy your every movie trailer desire. Yes, it seems that we have ALL as a movie-going public been duped. Because see there isn’t just one ...

Smash Recap: The Play’s the Thing
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:40:17 -0800

Smash! It’s here!!! It’s finally here!!!! I am going to add a few more exclamation points to add to the theatricality of my excitement!!! It’s the show you’ve been hearing is going to single-handedly save Broadway from the Philistines and NBC from mediocrity. The show that will put America’s Favorite Older Cousin Debra Messing back where she belongs, on the screens and the hearts of ...

World-famous Corporate Magician Rick Smith Jr. to Appear on ABC’s Hit Show “Shark Tank”
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:12:05 -0800

Rick Smith Jr., a Guinness World Records holder who performs corporate magic and shows for families and students, is scheduled to appear on ABC’s popular show, "Shark Tank” at 8 p.m. EST on January 27th.Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) January 21, 2012 Magician and Guinness World Records holder Rick Smith Jr. will appear January 27th on ABC's hit series "Shark Tank" - where entrepreneurs pitch their ...

Some see divine signs in Tim Tebow
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:31:18 -0800

Poll: Some fans think Tim Tebow is getting help fr...: Poll: Some fans think Tim Tebow is getting help from above. Will Ripley reports. 9NEWS at 10 p.m. 01/12/12

At 47, Hopkins knows end finally near
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:01:24 -0800

Bernard Hopkins never believed in three-headed cows until he saw the two-headed calf. It's a freak of nature, and when Hopkins looked eye-to-eye, and, well, eye-to-eye again, at the mounted head, it made him contemplate what other kind of absurd animal roamed in the wild. Why couldn't a cow with three heads be alive and mooing?

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsAt 47, Hopkins knows end finally near
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:23:00 -0800

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bernard Hopkins never believed in three-headed cows until he saw the two-headed calf. It's a freak of nature, and when Hopkins looked eye-to-eye, and, well, eye-to-eye again, at the mounted head, it made him contemplate what other kind of absurd animal roamed in the wild.

MMA Fighter Gina Carano on Haywire, Kissing Michael Fassbender, and Playing Wonder Woman
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:58:43 -0800

Mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano makes her acting debut in Steven Soderbergh's Haywire this weekend, starring as a lethal secret agent who, betrayed and on the run, hunts down traitors played by Ewan McGregor, Channing Tatum, and Michael Fassbender. You won't hear her real voice in the film — Soderbergh, no stranger to casting non-professional female leads , has been open about dubbing it ...