1993

• Inmates riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, 10 killed

1994

• Verne Riffe Jr., retires as Ohio Speaker of the House
• KKK rally to recruit for a Cleveland marc
• Court ruling that the state's school funding system was unconstitutional

1996

• Riffe Center dedicated

1997

• Floodwaters converge on area, New Boston hit hardest
• Verne Riffe Jr., died from lymphoma
• Second Street Bridge torn down

1998

• Area code changed to 740
• Roy Rogers died of congestive heart failure

1999

• First person in 36 years executed in Ohio at Lucasville
• Shawnee State University's Lady Bears win NAIA Division II Tournament
• Federal officials confirmed workers were exposed to plutonium dust at enrichment plant operated by the Department of Energy
• Marting's fire caused by electrical short
• Officials announce possibility of $1 billion plant locating in area
• Teacher strike averted in city school