ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — Derek Myers, editor of the Scioto Valley Guardian, was rushed to the hospital following a two-car crash on Thursday morning. The accident happened shortly after 10 a.m. along route 35, near the Pleasant Valley Road exit. According to reports, Myers was driving to an assignment when he was rear-ended by a […]
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Accident in Ross Co. left one person injured
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — Ross County deputies and EMS responded to a single-vehicle accident on Thursday morning. According to authorities, the crash occurred shortly after 8 a.m. on Mount Tabor Road. Deputies on the scene said the driver of the vehicle went off the side of the road, striking a tree. There was one person […]
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Fairfield County Sheriff deputies were treated for Fentanyl exposure
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Ohio — Officials say four Fairfield County deputies were exposed to fentanyl. Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office reports that one patrol unit and three members of the jail staff were exposed to the powerful narcotic around 11 p.m. Wednesday. An inmate was being transported to jail when multiple individuals were exposed. Sheriff Alex Lape […]
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One person lost their life in a Pike Co. crash
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — An accident in Pike County has claimed the life of one person. According to troopers with the Ohio Highway Patrol, the accident occurred Wednesday evening around 8 p.m. James Lee Combs, 61, Piketon, was driving his 2017 Ford Escape along Sugar Run Road when he failed to navigate a right-hand curve. […]
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Area restaurants close early as labor shortage continues
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Scioto Valley restaurants are struggling to provide their customers with service due to recent labor shortages. Many local fast food restaurants closed early on Wednesday. Restaurants in Chillicothe, such as Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald’s, and Taco Bell all shuttered their doors hours before their normal closing time. According to the Bureau of […]
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Two different crashes keep emergency crews busy in Ross Co.
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — Two separate crashes in Ross and Pickaway Counties on Wednesday evening kept emergency crews busy. One crash occurred on route 138 in Ross County near Frankfort just after 5:30 p.m. In that crash, a pickup truck rolled. The extent of injuries were not immediately released. A second crash came in at […]
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Sheriff’s dispatcher charged with OVI six months later after Guardian presses for answers
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — An emergency dispatcher for the Ross County Sheriff’s office has been charged with drunken driving six months after it happened and only after the Guardian pressed for answers. According to a report from the Chillicothe Police Department, Keipher Scott, 26, crashed her car on Feburary 27 along Yocktangee Parkway while driving into work. […]
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School bus crashes in Ross County, sending one to hospital
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A school bus crashed on route 180 in Ross County on Wednesday morning. The school bus belonged to Huntington Local School District. According to the highway patrol, at least one person was taken to the hospital, and the patrol noted that the bus was not loaded with kids. “A Huntington Local […]
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Crews team-up to save dog and groundhog in rural pipe
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — On Monday around noon, Fayette Regional Humane Society (FRHS) humane agents received a call from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office communication center about a dog stuck in a drainpipe. While two Suburban Propane employees were traveling down Moon Evans Road located in Jefferson Township in Northwest Fayette County, they found a […]
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Crews team-up to save dog and groundhog in rural pipe
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — On Monday around noon, Fayette Regional Humane Society (FRHS) humane agents received a call from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office communication center about a dog stuck in a drainpipe. While two Suburban Propane employees were traveling down Moon Evans Road located in Jefferson Township in Northwest Fayette County, they found a […]