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PFAS testing coming to Circleville landfill — but other toxic sites won’t be revisited
COLUMBUS, Ohio — State environmental regulators say PFAS “forever chemical” testing will be conducted this spring at a long-monitored hazardous waste landfill in Circleville, while broader questions about whether older industrial contamination sites across southern Ohio should be systematically revisited remain unresolved. In response to questions from the Scioto Valley Guardian, officials from the Ohio…
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Severe weather threat looms for Tuesday night and Wednesday
WILMINGTON, Ohio – Severe weather will impact the region over the next two days, with strong to severe storms threatening Tuesday night and continuing…
Clean energy hub or contaminated ground? Inside Oklo and Centrus’s nuclear gamble on Pike County’s poisoned past
PIKETON, Ohio — The press release arrived Monday morning with the measured optimism of a company that has learned to speak fluently in the…
Chillicothe Police Crime Log – March 8, 2026
The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 20 incidents on March 6, 2026, ranging from traffic violations and shoplifting to serious felonies including two rape…
Lawrence County to be launch site for Strata Expanse’s national AI infrastructure network
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ohio — A Texas company spent nearly $1 million on Lawrence County land last December, held a ribbon-cutting, and declared it the…
Pickaway County township trustee repays restitution after using government truck for personal use
PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — A former Pickaway County township trustee has paid court-ordered restitution after admitting he used a government-owned truck to haul township…