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Teen arrested after 10-year-old boy stabbed at park during squirt gun dispute
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A 17-year-old is facing a felonious assault charge after police say he held a knife to a 10-year-old boy’s neck and stabbed him at a local park Tuesday evening. The incident unfolded at the shelter house at Poland Park shortly before 9 p.m. According to police reports, the younger boy had been…
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McArthur water system violated state rules after failing to test for E. coli
McARTHUR, Ohio — The Village of McArthur’s public water system failed to conduct required E. coli testing earlier this spring, the Ohio EPA notified…
Ohio State Highway Patrol to run OVI checkpoint in Scioto County Thursday night
CLARKTOWN, Ohio — State troopers will set up a sobriety checkpoint somewhere in Scioto County Thursday evening, the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced Wednesday.…
Boil order issued for parts of Athens County following water line work
BUCHTEL, Ohio — The Nelsonville Water Department in Athens County has issued a boil order for residents and businesses on Wilson Avenue and Fork…
Motorcyclist injured after laying down bike on SR 28 in Ross County
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A man suffered a possible broken leg Tuesday morning after laying down his motorcycle on State Route 28, according to…
Portsmouth drug raid nets suspected fentanyl, gun and cash — Dayton man faces felony charges
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — A multiagency drug investigation culminated Tuesday morning when authorities descended on a Portsmouth apartment, seizing a cache of suspected fentanyl worth…