CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – For nearly a month, families in the Huntington Local School District have been living in a state of uncertainty.

What is normally a quiet, rural district in Ross County has instead become the target of repeated bomb threats — shaking a small township community where schools are often the heart of daily life.

Parents describe the past 30 days as filled with unease, confusion, and mounting frustration.

The Scioto Valley Guardian was the first to release audio recordings of the threats that were called into the Ross County Sheriff’s Office. In each recording, the same voice can be heard making deliberate, explicit threats. The calls, chilling in tone, left little doubt they were meant to instill fear.

Yet despite the recordings, two questions continue to linger over the community: Who is behind it — and why target Huntington?

So far, no public answers have come.

According to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office, federal agencies have become involved in the investigation. The Ohio Department of Homeland Security has provided specialized equipment to assist local authorities. The FBI, however, has declined to answer questions from the Guardian regarding its role in the case or the current status of the investigation.

Meanwhile, the threats have not stopped.

Two bomb threats have now been reported so far this week, including another one called in this morning — renewing anxiety for families who had hoped the situation was nearing an end.

For parents, the emotional toll is evident.

Fear when the phone rings. Anxiety during school hours. Frustration over the lack of public information.

Many say they are left trying to reassure their children while grappling with their own unanswered questions.

School officials say they are continuing to cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies and remain committed to student safety. But as the days stretch on, what began as a shocking disruption has turned into something heavier — a persistent cloud hanging over a small district unaccustomed to this level of threat.

For now, Huntington families wait.