ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A drug overdose in Ross County leads to the discovery of a man wanted out of Nebraska. The Ross County Sheriff’s Office, along with EMS, responded to Little Rocky Road after receiving a 9-1-1 call from a grandmother who stated that her grandson, Ronnie R. McCain III, was unresponsive and barely […]
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Vehicle fire ruled suspicious by Ross County Sheriff’s Office
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Ross County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious car fire. It happened Monday evening in Chillicothe. According to reports, 9-1-1 dispatch received multiple calls regarding a car on fire at 747 Marrietta Road in Chillicothe. Fire personnel, officials say, found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames upon arrival. Crews were able […]
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Woman charged with murder months after Chillicothe man’s death
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A woman was arrested this week after being indicted on charges of murder and involuntary manslaughter in connection with the April death of a Chillicothe man. Morgan Baxter, 27, is behind bars after her Friday evening arrest. It came ten months after Ethan Sams was killed in Chillicothe. It’s alleged that Sams […]
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Charges filed against man who vandalized veteran memorial
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio – The desecration of the Veterans Monument in Glouster on Christmas Day has resulted in charges being filed against a 47-year-old Glouster man. Benjamin Wemer is charged in Athens County Municipal Court with criminal damaging, a second-degree misdemeanor, and six counts of injuring trees or bushes on the land of another, each […]
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Law enforcement investigates a reported shooting in Ross Co.
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The Ross County Sheriff’s Office responded to a possible shooting Wednesday. According to reports, deputies responded to the 200 block of Tabernacle Road near Chillicothe after a caller said someone had shot at their house multiple times. On arrival, law enforcement spoke with the residents, who said that someone had shot […]
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Pike CAC to offer computer workshop
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — The OhioMeansJobs Pike County Career Center at the Community Action Committee of Pike County will be hosting a no-cost workshop focusing on basic computer skills on Thursday, January 27th from 1 – 3 pm. This event will be conducted at the OhioMeansJobs Career Center Training Lab located at 941 Market Street, Piketon. […]
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Several apply to open marijuana dispensaries in Ross, Pickaway, Pike, and Fayette counties
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — More than 1,400 companies applied to receive one of the 73 permits to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Ohio. The applications released this week were part of the state’s latest attempt to add additional dispensaries around the state. The licenses will be awarded by a random lottery, with a certain number […]
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Crews battle camper fire near Chillicothe
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — Multiple fire departments responded to a camper fire Wednesday evening on Polk Hollow Road in Ross County. Crews from multiple townships responded to the blaze shortly before 9 p.m. According to firefighters on the scene, the camper was fully engulfed upon arrival. The inferno was close to a house trailer, which […]
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Theft suspects flee from Pickaway County law enforcement
PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — Today, January 5, 2022, the Circleville Safety Forces Communications Center received a call reporting that two Rural King theft suspects were hiding in the Circleville Sheetz store. Unbeknownst to officers at the time, two male individuals stole a shopping cart filled with power tolls from Rural King, attempted to flee in […]
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Ross Co. death ruled suspicious after finding man dead
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The Ross County Sheriff’s Office is looking into the suspicious death of a Ross County man. According to reports, deputies were dispatched to Rosewood Court for a welfare check on Monday. Deputies said they spoke with a resident who said the person they were checking on was not home. Later that day, […]