VINTON COUNTY, Ohio — Vinton County Prosecutor Jim Payne announced that charges against the man, who authorities say, caused Vinton County Schools to be closed have been filed. Michael C. Murphy, 56, McArthur, has been charged with inducing panic. Authorities say Murphy contacted the sheriff’s office saying that drug drops and possible weapons would be at […]
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Scioto Co. shooting sends one to the hospital by medical helicopter
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman is investigating a shooting Thursday afternoon in McDermott. Sheriff Thoroughman said 9-1-1 dispatch received a call around 4 p.m. on reports of someone shot. Deputies, officials say, responded to 148 Enley Road. Reports say as deputies were on their way to the scene, the suspects fled the […]
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A Scioto County traffic stop leads troopers to guns and drugs
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — Troopers with the Ohio Highway Patrol say they found drugs and guns during a traffic stop in Scioto County. According to reports, troopers stopped a 2017 Chevy Impala along route 23 in Scioto County, Wednesday. Officials say troopers spoke with the occupants of the car and noticed a strong odor of marijuana. […]
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McClain head football coach won’t be over tonight’s Trace game
GREENFIELD, Ohio — McClain Tigers head football coach Jake Orr-Zody will not be coaching the Tigers in tonight’s home game against the Miami Trace Panthers, The Highland County Press reported. According to the Press, Greenfield Exempted Village Schools Superintendent Quincey Gray said assistant coach Keith Penwell will be fulfilling the head coaching duties tonight. Gray […]
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James “Andy” Andrew Reeves
James Andrew “Andy” Reeves, 57, of Chillicothe formerly of Centerville, passed away at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2021, in the Adena Regional Medical Center from complications of Covid. He was born May 6, 1964, in Chillicothe, to the late Robert P. and Mary Stanton Reeves. Andy was a 1982 graduate of Bishop Flaget […]
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H. Marie Clark
H. Marie Clark, 101, went to be with the Lord, Sunday morning October 3, 2021, at the Adena Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born June 9, 1920, in Ross County, to the late William Jefferson Cox and Dorothy (Rheinfrank) Cox. On February 7, 1938, she married Albert “Buck” Clark, who passed […]
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Ohio Department of Insurance hosts virtual town hall
COLUMBUS, Ohio– Ohio Department of Insurance director Judith L. French and the department’s Medicare experts are holding a virtual Medicare town hall on Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. The town hall includes a live webinar – Everything You Need to Know About Medicare Open Enrollment – that will help Ohioans understand Medicare changes for 2022, […]
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Vivian L. Bragg
Vivian L. Bragg, 57, of Richmond Dale, went to rejoin her beloved husband at 3:38 pm October 4, 2021, in Adena Regional Medical Center. She was born October 24, 1963, in Steubenville, OH, to the late Joshua Lovell and Barbara A. (Parker) Lovell Williams. She enjoyed 32 years of marriage with Jeffery Bragg, who preceded […]
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Timothy M. Perkins
Timothy M. Perkins, 20, of Aberdeen, died unexpectedly at 5:43 p.m. Friday, October 1, 2021, in Portsmouth, Ohio. He was born March 30, 2001, in Hillsboro to Felisha Elliott, who survives. Also, surviving are children, Xavien Perkins, of Maysville, KY, Shakyra Perkins, of Portsmouth, Bexley Perkins, of Chillicothe, Kentrell Perkins, and another on the way; […]
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Adderall pills laced with fentanyl reported in Athens County
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — According to recovery and drug policy advocacy group Harm Reduction Ohio, Adderall pills within the county have tested positive for the powerful opiate fentanyl. The Drug Enforcement Administration said, “Mexican criminal drug networks are mass-producing illicit fentanyl and fentanyl-laced fake pills, using chemicals sourced largely from China, and are distributing these pills […]