PIKETON, Ohio — The Workforce & Business Development Program (W&B) at Community Action Committee of Pike County (CAC)’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Free Tax Preparation Program is still accepting and preparing 2021 Tax Returns (and prior year returns!) at no-cost! Appointments are not required. Through the Drop Off Program, tax clients must complete an Intake […]
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Body found in the Hocking River near Nelsonville
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — The Athens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man found on a sand bar in the Hocking River near Nelsonville. According to Sheriff Rodney Smith, Hocking County 9-1-1 received a call regarding a body that had been located in the river. Reports say kayakers going down the Hocking […]
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Athens Co. Sheriff’s Office searching for runaway teen
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — The Athens County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a runaway teen. According to the sheriff’s office, Aiden Miller, 17, was last seen at his home on Alderman Road in Millfield yesterday. The teen is 6’2”, approximately 170 lbs., with brown hair and blue eyes. Miller was […]
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Chillicothe church offers forgiveness to person who crashed into building
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A local church in Chillicothe was the victim of a hit-and-run accident. The High Street Churches of Christ in Christian Union said on their Facebook page that a motorcycle rider crashed into the rear of the church on Tuesday night. A statement from the church said, “To the person who wrecked their […]
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OhioHealth purchases ten acres on Bridge Street for new campus
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — OhioHealth has purchased a large plot of land in Chillicothe with anticipation to grow in the First Capital City. The acquisition of ten acres involves four different parcels along Bridge Street. The exact location is 1900 North Bridge Street, which is next door to Tractor Supply Company (TSC) and on the site […]
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Ross Co. man says he was threatened with shotgun while driving to work
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — An apparent threatening incident on Tuesday had deputies looking into a woman with a shotgun. It happened along Kreisel Road when a man said he was driving to work. As he passed a house he said a woman made “an obscene gesture” toward him, which made him turnaround and go by […]
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Londonderry man arrested during Vinton County drug raid
VINTON COUNTY, Ohio — The Sheriff of Vinton County says he and his deputies raided a home near the county line on Tuesday and arrested a man in the process. It happened at a house on route 671 after an investigation into stolen property and drug activity, Sheriff Ryan Cain said. “Firearms, narcotics, drug paraphernalia, […]
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Child among two killed in Chillicothe garage fire
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Family members say two people, including a child perished in a fire in Chillicothe on Tuesday. According to initial reports, police, along with firefighters, responded to a garage fire during the early morning hours on Tuesday behind 85 Ewing Street in Chillicothe. “I can confirm is that we are investigating the deaths […]
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Thieves steal nearly $500 from gas station in Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — According to the gas station manager, an employee called police after someone broke into their Keno Lottery Machine, stealing nearly $500. The incident happened shortly after 11 a.m. on Monday at the Valero station on North Bridge Street. Employees said that a suspect wearing gloves, a facemask, and a hooded sweatshirt broke into […]
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In scathing rebuke, appeals court tosses former New Holland Mayor’s lawsuit against police officer, citizens
NEW HOLLAND, Ohio — In a scathing rebuke and in support of the First Amendment, the 12th District Court of Appeals has tossed a former elected official’s lawsuit against his own police department and several village residents. Former New Holland Mayor Clair Betzko, who is better known as Butch to locals sued a former police […]