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Three cabinet secretaries and a billionaire headed to Piketon as feds release contamination report
PIKETON, Ohio — The U.S. Department of Energy submitted its 2025 groundwater monitoring report for the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant to the Ohio EPA on Tuesday, confirming that significant chemical and radiological contamination persists across the 3,700-acre site — just two days before SoftBank Group and three cabinet secretaries are scheduled to arrive in Piketon…
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Fighter jets over Ohio: Air National Guard conducting air defense exercise today
SWANTON, Ohio — Residents across northern Ohio may hear the roar of fighter jets overhead Wednesday morning as the Ohio Air National Guard conducts…
Structure fire shuts down Eastern Avenue in Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Multiple fire crews responded to a structure fire in the 600 block of Eastern Avenue in Chillicothe on Tuesday evening. Emergency…
Scioto County grand jury indicts 13, including murder suspect and five in SNAP benefits fraud scheme
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – A Scioto County grand jury returned 13 public indictments last week covering a range of charges from murder to drug possession…
More than 3,200 Ohio jobs lost or at risk in first months of 2026, state records show
COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 3,200 Ohio workers have been handed layoff notices or learned their workplaces are closing in the first three months…
DeWine signs ban on ranked choice voting into law, shutting door on election reform movement
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed legislation Tuesday banning ranked-choice voting across the state, effectively ending an election reform that advocates say…