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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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Pedestrian critically injured in State Route 93 crash in Hamden
HAMDEN, Ohio — A 60-year-old Pomeroy man was critically injured Friday afternoon when he was struck by a car while walking onto State Route…
Ashville sets new Park Street traffic pattern for up to two years
ASHVILLE, Ohio — A new one-way traffic pattern will remain in place on Park Street for as long as two years while the village…
New bike path links Milledgeville, Octa via restored 1916 truss bridge
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ohio — A new 1.7-mile paved bike path now connects the villages of Milledgeville and Octa in Fayette County, adding another link to…
Greenfield court to stay open: 2027 budget moves forward, governor to name Judkins’ successor
GREENFIELD, Ohio — The Highland County Court’s Madison Township Division — the small-town bench that residents feared was on the chopping block just weeks…
Highland County sheriff’s office cuts Saturday records hours
HILLSBORO, Ohio — The Highland County Sheriff’s Office has eliminated Saturday hours at its records division, saying an internal review found almost no one…