A family’s dog died Sunday night after being shot Sunday morning in their own backyard in Pickaway County. Kelsea Mess said that her two dogs — a 3-year-old black German Shepard mix and a bully breed mix that is about a year old — were outside using the bathroom in their Williamsport backyard on their […]
Posted inChillicothe, Local News
SWAT situation ends peacefully in Chillicothe
A SWAT standoff ended peacefully Sunday morning in Chillicothe. It happened at around 2:30 a.m. in the 709 block of East 2nd Street. A woman called 9-1-1 saying her boyfriend was beating her. Police arrived and was able to rescue the woman, but the man barricaded himself in the home. Deputies, troopers, and officers surrounded […]
Posted inDUPLICATE, Local News, Ross County
Camper explodes along route 772 in Ross Co.
A camper exploded just after midnight Sunday morning in Ross County. It happened in the 10000 block of state Route 772. A passerby called 9-1-1 saying the camper was on fire. While a woman was on the phone, a man approached the camper door to make sure no one was inside. That’s when the camper […]
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RCSO pregnant deputy assaulted by lieutenant, sexually harassed, suit says
A deputy for the Ross County Sheriff’s office says she was assaulted while pregnant by her lieutenant, and has filed a federal lawsuit also alleging sexual harassment. Jennifer Kessinger has filed a federal lawsuit against the Ross County Sheriff (RCSO) and RSCO Lieutenant Kevin Pierce. In the suit, Kessinger alleges a pattern of harassment, physical […]
Posted inAthens County, Local News
Child shot and killed in Nelsonville
A child was shot and killed early this morning in Nelsonville. The police chief there said it happened just after midnight on Walnut Street. When officers arrived, they found the child lifeless and started doing CPR and life saving measures. The child — whose age has not been released — was pronounced dead at the […]
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Stephen Douglas Heckler
Obituary Stephen Douglas Heckler Stephen Douglas Heckler, 68, of Galena, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on September 25, 1952, in Columbus, the son of the late George Clarence and Marjorie Louise (Pritchard) Heckler. […]
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Transgender bathroom use sparks controversy in Ross Co. schools
ROSS COUNTY, OH — A social media posting made on Friday by a Ross County grandparent about transgender students has sparked widespread controversy around Zane Trace Local Schools. A local woman named Christina Bennett posted on a local Facebook group saying that her granddaughter attended Zane Trace Middle School with a transgender student. In part, […]
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Circleville sex offender arrested on pandering charges near school
A Circleville sex offender was arrested Friday night on seven counts of pandering sexually oriented material, which involves counts of possessing child pornography, while living close to a school. 26-year-old Nicholas W. Goff, who is a registered sex offender, is accused of possessing and trading child pornography images, according to law enforcement. Over 1,000 images […]
Posted inDUPLICATE, Local News, Ross County
High speed chase ends on Upper Twin Road
Troopers were engaged in a high speed pursuit near Bainbridge on Friday night. It’s stretched all over western Ross County on backroads such as Lapperell, County Road 6, Barrett Mill, and Route 41, before ending on Upper Twin Road. The chase started at around 6:45 p.m. Friday evening and ended around 7:35 p.m. Troopers were […]
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Joseph T Powell
Obituary Joseph T. Powell, 59 of Williamsport, OH passed away at home on Friday, March 5, 2021. Joseph was born on February 12, 1962 to the late George Louis and Martha A. (DeVore) Powell Sr. in Columbus, OH. Joseph was a 1981 Licking Heights graduate and worked for RotoRooter in Maintenance. Joseph was an honorary […]