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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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South Bloomfield council to weigh police staffing ordinance, paving bids
SOUTH BLOOMFIELD, Ohio — South Bloomfield Village Council will take up a first reading on a new pay and staffing plan for the village’s…
East 4th Street in Chillicothe to close Saturday
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A block of East Fourth Street in the heart of downtown Chillicothe will shut down for a full day Saturday, the…
Laurelville man killed in head-on crash on State Route 104
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A Laurelville man was killed early Friday when his car crossed the center line and struck a pickup truck head-on…
Paint Township man charged with domestic violence after fleeing in vehicle
PAINT TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A Paint Township man was arrested Sept. 3 after deputies said he fled in a vehicle from the scene of…
Scioto County sheriff’s office, Children Services to host Trunk-or-Treat
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — The Scioto County Sheriff’s Office is teaming up with the county’s Children Services division for a free Trunk-or-Treat event next month,…