WASHINGTON, D.C – The Internal Revenue Service reminded families today that some taxpayers who claim at least one child as their dependent on their tax return may not realize they could be eligible to benefit from the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Eligible taxpayers who received advance Child Tax Credit payments last year should file a 2021 tax return to receive the second […]
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Probation officer involved in a crash in Pickaway Co.
PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — Fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Route 762 and Darby Creek Road in Pickaway County for an accident involving an officer with the Circleville Probation Department. The call came in shortly after 11 a.m. this afternoon. Troopers with the Ohio Highway Patrol and additional deputies from the […]
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National Parent Teacher Association released a parent’s guide to Tik Tok
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) recently teamed up with Tik Tok to create a parent’s guide for Tik Tok. The guide focuses on educating parents and families about safety on the popular social media app. This comes on the heels of several new dangerous Tik Tok trends, including, most recently, a call […]
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National School Bus Safety Week begins today
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The week of October 17 through 21 has been designated as National School Bus Safety Week, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be increasing enforcement efforts on school bus violations, such as passing a stopped school bus, school zone violations, and other school bus or school zone-related activities. National School Bus […]
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Driver pulling a stolen trailer flees from troopers in Ross Co.
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio Highway Patrol is searching for the driver of a motor vehicle who fled the scene of a crash along Route 50 near Lancaster Road in Ross County. It happened shortly before 10 a.m. According to initial reports from troopers, the driver was towing a stolen dump trailer when they […]
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Ohio Attorney General rejects petition to raise the state’s minimum wage
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office rejected a petition seeking to amend Article II, Section 34a of the Ohio Constitution, which sets the minimum wage rate. On Oct. 5, the Attorney General’s Office received the written petition, “Raise the Wage Ohio,” proposing to increase the state minimum wage rate and modify existing requirements […]
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Wellston man seriously injured after his motorcycle struck a deer
JACKSON COUNTY, Ohio — A Wellston man was transported to the hospital Sunday afternoon in serious condition following a motorcycle crash. According to the Jackson Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, 28-year-old Ronnie Sharp was traveling along Township Road 372 near the intersection of Route 327 in Jackson County when he collided with a […]
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The media — and the public — continue to be shut out from a public courtroom in Pike Co., and that’s not okay.
WAVERLY, Ohio — Even though a higher court has struck down parts of an archaic court order issued by the presiding Judge in the trial of George Wagner IV in Pike County, violations of the media — and the public — continue. In an order issued last month, Pike County Court of Common Pleas Judge […]
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DAY 23: Angela Wagner’s mother, co-defendant testifies against family to spare her own freedom
WAVERLY, Ohio — In the final day of the fourth week of trial for George Wagner IV, his grandmother took the stand against him. Jurors heard from several witnesses on Friday as the state continues to present their case against Wagner for more than two dozen charges, including eight counts of murder. Prosecutors allege Wagner […]
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Muskingum Co. man charged with the rape of a 12-year-old Scioto Co. girl
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — A 61-year-old Muskingum County man is in the Scioto County Jail today, charged with the rape of a 12-year-old child. Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman released a statement on the arrest late Thursday evening. According to Sheriff Thoroughman, 61-year-old Michael Leland Nethers, of Philo, Ohio was charged following an […]