PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — According to initial reports, several fire departments responded to the 12000 block of Route 124 for a fully engulfed structure fire early this morning. The call came in shortly before 5 a.m. Because of the fire, the Western Pike Local School District operated on a two-hour delay. Officials say that buses […]
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Trooper Bryan Cox named Jackson Post “Trooper of the Year”
JACKSON COUNTY, Ohio —The Jackson Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol selected Trooper Bryan Cox as the 2022 Jackson Post Trooper of the Year. Trooper Cox was chosen by his peers based on his leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, enthusiastic work attitude, and cooperation with supervisors, his peers, and the public. […]
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Ross Co. man indicted for felonious assault appears in court
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A Ross County man will appear in court today after being indicted earlier this month. Casey Lee Potts of Bainbridge is charged with two counts of felonious assault and an additional two counts of assault. According to the Chillicothe Police Department, Potts was arrested on October 16 after an officer responded […]
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Community gathers in solidarity for wounded hero Sgt. Eric Kocheran
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Residents, first responders, and law enforcement from across the region joined together in solidarity today for Sergeant Eric Kocheran. Kocheran, a deputy with the Ross County Sheriff’s Office was critically wounded when a lone shooter launched an attack at the Ross County Law Complex on Thursday. At 1:00 p.m., members of […]
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Red Cross, OhioHealth, and Guardian News holding emergency blood drive for shot deputy
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — In partnership with Scioto Valley Guardian and OhioHealth, the American Red Cross is holding two blood drives in honor of Sergeant Eric Kocheran. The Ross County Sheriff’s Deputy is being treated at Grant Medical Center in Columbus after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest. All blood types are requested. Walk-ins are […]
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Judge dismisses prostitution charges against an Athens Co. teacher
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — The case against an Athens County teacher was dismissed, according to court documents. 52-year-old Wayne Horsley was arrested last month in a human trafficking sting operation. According to Hocking County Sheriff Lanny North, the FBI, Hocking County Sheriff’s Office, and Southeastern Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force arrested five men who allegedly […]
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SGT. KOCHERAN: Remains in medically-induced coma Friday night as he heals
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ross County Sheriff’s deputy who was shot on Thursday night in an ambush remains in critical care. Sergeant Eric Kocheran spent Friday in a medically-induced coma at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. The first night in the hospital was “touch and go” for the law enforcement officer and volunteer firefighter. His […]
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Video shows Ross Co. deputy was trying to help when ambushed
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Ross County Sheriff’s Office has released surveillance and bodycam footage of the shooting that has left one deputy fighting for his life. The video shows the suspect, identified as 42-year-old Nicholas Mitchell, walking from West Second Street to the parking lot of the Sheriff’s office and approach the back door of […]
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Gov. DeWine announces selection of Ohio National Guard Unit for new cyberspace mission
COLUMBUS, Ohio —Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. announced today that the Department of the Air Force has formally selected the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield to become the Air National Guard’s first cyberspace wing. The selection announcement follows a yearlong assessment of the site by the Air Force and […]
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Details emerge: deputy heroically shot suspect after being shot himself
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — New information has been released by the Chillicothe Police Department in the ambush shooting of a Ross County deputy at the county’s law complex. According to the report obtained by the Guardian, officers were dispatched to the rear parking lot of the law complex after receiving a radio call of an officer […]