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He admitted having sex with a 15-year-old. Fourteen years later, Scioto County has never charged him.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — A Scioto County man told a sheriff’s detective in 2012 that he had sex with a 15-year-old girl he met on a mobile dating app, and that when the girl messaged him her real age, he told her to send a second message claiming she was 18 — “to cover his tracks,”…
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Fayette Co. commissioners to vote on 61-acre Jeffersonville annexation
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio — Fayette County commissioners are scheduled to vote Sept. 14 on resolutions granting the annexation of about 61 acres of…
Boil advisory issued for Jasper Rd. area in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — Pike Water, Inc. has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for customers across a wide swath of the county after…
Fayette County coalition opens silent auction for youth crisis kits
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio — A Fayette County mental health coalition has opened its first-ever silent auction, offering donated items valued from $5 to…
Chillicothe moves Monday meetings to high school auditorium
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Chillicothe City Council and its committees will meet Monday at a different location, moving from their usual chambers to the auditorium…
Ashville panel to weigh JEDD revenue split with South Bloomfield
ASHVILLE, Ohio — The Village of Ashville’s Finance Committee is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Monday to consider a request to split revenue…