PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio Highway Patrol is conducting an investigation into the death of a prisoner at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient. Initial reports say that 25-year-old Trevor Barr was discovered dead in his cell from an “apparent suicide”. Investigators have not disclosed the circumstances surrounding the discovery. A representative of the Ohio […]
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Troopers investigate hit and run crash just north of Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Fire and rescue personnel with troopers from the Ohio Highway Patrol responded to the 3000 block of route 159 just north of Chillicothe on an injury crash. According to initial reports, a tractor-trailer collided with a car and then fled the scene. The semi was described as an orange tanker. At least […]
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Man arrested after police stand-off in Pickaway County
PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — Multiple law enforcement agencies descended upon a Pickaway County trailer park, shortly before noon today. According to initial reports, multiple deputies, including troopers with the Ohio Highway Patrol responded to the 9000 block of Shepherd Road on a man with a gun, threatening suicide-by-cop. The road was shut down while negotiations […]
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Bones believed to be human found inside Yoctangee Park
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Bones believed to be human were found over the weekend inside a Chillicothe park. The Guardian has learned that law enforcement from Chillicothe Police Department and Ross County Sheriff’s Office responded to an area on Back Road, near the Chillicothe Annex-Park, located behind Chillicothe High School on Saturday. They were sent there […]
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Career Fair returns to the Pike County Fairgrounds
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — The OhioMeansJobs (OMJ) Career Center at Community Action Committee of Pike County (CAC) will be hosting its annual Career Fair event on Wednesday, September 14th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at the Multipurpose Building at the Pike County Fairgrounds (311 Mill Street, Piketon). This event will feature a variety of area […]
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Firefighters in Ross Co. battle early morning blaze
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — In the early morning hours, firefighters in Ross County responded to a fire near the village of Bainbridge. Dispatchers received a call about a structure fire on South Benner Hill Road around 2:30 a.m., according to reports. Multiple township crews from neighboring areas helped put out the fire. No injuries were […]
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The risk of severe weather returns to the area on Monday
SCIOTO VALLEY — The possibility of severe weather returns to the area on Monday. According to the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, storms are expected to form near an approaching front during the afternoon and evening hours. Straight-line, damaging winds, forecasters say, will be the primary threat from these storms. However, meteorologists say a tornado […]
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Crash claims the life of Wellston man
JACKSON COUNTY, Ohio — A crash along route 327 in Jackson County claimed the life of a Wellston man on Saturday. According to the Ohio Highway Patrol, 19-year-old Rogan Vickers was driving south on Route 327 shortly after 11 p.m. when he veered off the road and struck a guardrail multiple times. Vickers and his passenger, 23-year-old […]
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Local man allegedly hit by city utility truck
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio— A local man underwent surgery this week after allegedly being run over by a City of Chillicothe utility truck. On Saturday, 30-year-old Reilly McGinnis made a report of the incident to the Chillicothe Police Department. According to the report, the accident occurred on Tuesday near downtown. McGinnis told police that he was walking […]
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Senator Sherrod Brown pushes for passage of PACT Act following reversal of Republican support
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Senate Republicans blocking the widely bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Ohioan Susan Zeier, mother-in-law of Heath Robinson, and other Ohio veterans, to push for immediate passage of the PACT Act. They were joined by U.S. […]