CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A local high school went into lockdown Friday afternoon. It happened at around 1:45 p.m. at Chillicothe High School after a call was reported that there was a “fight” outside the school. Police officers and deputies responded to the building as administrators placed classrooms on a modified lockdown. There was no threat […]
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Drug raid nets four arrests in Athens Co.
Agents with the Southeast Major Crimes Task Force conducted a raid at 128 North Plains Road in Athens County on Thursday for alleged drug trafficking activity at the residence. Agents, reports say, located numerous individuals inside the home with active arrest warrants. Those persons were secured by Task Force agents and turned over to deputies […]
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ODNR awards $17 million to transform abandoned mine lands
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will grant $17 million to encourage economic and community development across Appalachian Ohio. Pending federal approval for the recommended Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Program (AMLER) projects, the Division of Mineral Resources Management (MRM) will fund six projects that eliminate hazards left behind by historical mining activity and/or […]
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Deputies in Ross Co. responded to a reported accidential shooting
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The Ross County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an accidental shooting that occurred Friday morning. It happened shortly before 9 a.m. According to initial reports, medics with Union Township responded to the 13000 block of Westfall Road in Ross County. Dispatchers told responding medics that a male individual was suffering from a […]
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Multiple injuries reported in Pickaway Co. crash
PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — Emergency crews responded to a crash in Pickaway County. The call came into 9-1-1 dispatchers around 7:30 a.m. this morning. According to first responders, the crash happened near the intersection of Cochran Road and Route 56. One person, the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office said, was trapped inside the wreckage. Motorists are […]
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Former Chillicothe principal files to have conviction overturned
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Former Chillicothe High School principal Jeffrey Fisher wants a court to throw out his conviction after he was sent to prison for having sex with students. Fisher filed a nearly 400-page motion to the Ross County Court of Common Pleas on Thursday, saying that new evidence proves his innocence. Fisher was charged […]
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Final blood drive for Sgt. Kocheran finishes today
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The fourth and final blood drive in honor a shot Ross County Deputy will wrap up Thursday. The American Red Cross, OhioHealth, and the Guardian partnered to host the drives in honor of Sergeant Eric Kocheran. The Ross County deputy was shot in the line of duty on November 17 when he […]
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Piqua man faces sentencing in Ross Co. for abduction and assault
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A Piqua man returns to court today for sentencing in the 2020 abduction of a woman who said she was assaulted and held at knifepoint. In 2020, Johnathon K. Curtis of Piqua was charged with abduction and felonious assault. In April of 2020, deputies with the Ross County Sheriff’s Office were […]
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Gov. and First Lady celebrate Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio milestones
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine announced today two major milestones with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio, the free book program available to Ohio families with children under the age of 5. Governor and First Lady DeWine attend a Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio book reading […]
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Ross County Historical Society announces Christmas open house
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Ross County Historical Society invites the public to celebrate the holidays at its Christmas Open House, Saturday, December 10, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Ross County Heritage Center, 45 West Fifth Street, Chillicothe. Features will include a beautiful, one-of-a-kind Christmas tree decorated with hundreds of hand-cut paper ornaments, a […]