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Piketon set to become ground zero for new energy megasite
PIKETON, Ohio — The U.S. Department of Energy and the Department of Commerce announced Friday a public-private partnership with SoftBank and AEP Ohio to build one of the largest energy and artificial intelligence complexes in the country on the grounds of the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County — a federal site that…
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K9 alerts to narcotics during Pike County traffic stop, deputies seize guns and drugs
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio – Pike County Sheriff’s Deputy Gullett and K9 Rex assisted the Ohio State Highway Patrol during a traffic stop on a…
Pike County property owner hit with second EPA violation over massive scrap tire dump
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — One Pike County property owner has found themselves in the crosshairs of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency after multiple inspections…
State announces registration open for small business matchmaker event
DAYTON, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Development opened registration Wednesday for the 2026 Ohio Business Matchmaker, a two-day government contracting event set for…
Major Bridge Street closure in Chillicothe starts March 29; drivers face extensive detours
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The ongoing major construction project on Bridge Street will shut down all southbound lanes on Sunday, March 29, forcing drivers to…
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…