GREENFIELD, Ohio — Greenfield’s newly-launched downtown facade improvement program will move forward, even with less money than what was initially expected, according to Greenfield City Manager Todd Wilkin at Tuesday’s council meeting. The plan has been to fund the program with ARPA (American Recovery Plan Act) funds, which were initially supposed to be nearly $900,000, […]
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Forrest Ragland, Jr.
Forrest Ragland, Jr., 67, of Frankfort, died at 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born on Saturday, June 26, 1954, in Ross County, the son of the late Forrest M. and Faywon Wright Ragland. Forrest is survived by his daughter, Brynee (R.J.) Gravely of Chillicothe, son, […]
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Ruth Doris McAllister Trainer
Ruth Doris McAllister Trainer died July 6, 2021 at her home in Waverly where she resided since 1972. Born January 6, 1927 to H.D. “Babe” McAllister and Ivy Goldie Merritt in Pike County. She attended Piketon High School and Wilmington College. Ruth married Robert H. “Bob” Trainer on August 5, 1950. An elementary school teacher, […]
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John Robert Morris
John Robert Morris, age 67, of Hillsboro, passed away on Monday, July 5, 2021, at Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro. He was born on November 11, 1953, in Springfield, Ohio, the son of the late Robert Leroy and Marybelle Christine (Peck) Morris. He was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church in Hillsboro. He […]
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Charles F. Sahr
Charles F. Sahr quietly left this life on July 6, 2021. He was born in Columbus, OH, 87 years ago to Charles and Elizabeth (Wald) Sahr. In 1989 he lost his beloved wife and mother of his 12 children, Peg. He is survived by his brother, Joe and sister, Jean (Gary) Plank; his children, their […]
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Glenn William “Billy” Shreck Jr.
Glenn William “Billy” Shreck Jr., 34, of Wilson Run Road, Chillicothe, Ohio, passed 1:54 a.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Doctor’s Hospital West, Columbus, Ohio. Billy was born March 16, 1987, in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of Glenn William Shreck Sr. and the late Rebecca Lynn Moore. Surviving are girlfriend, Jessica Lee Snively, Mammy, Sandra […]
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Narcotics raid leads to multiple arrests in Vinton Co.
VINTON COUNTY, Ohio — The Vinton County Sheriff served a narcotics search warrant at a residence in Ray on Wednesday. According to Sheriff Ryan C. Cain, five people were taken into custody. Cain said seven people were initially detained during the raid. Children’s Services was notified of three young children living within the home in, […]
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Pickaway Co. robbery caught on camera leads to a high-speed chase
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — The Circleville Police Department responded Wednesday to a robbery that was witnessed by closed-circuit cameras.According to police, the suspect walked up to a woman and ripped a gold chain from her neck. Reports say that a foot pursuit followed. The suspect was able to get inside a vehicle near the Circleville Eagles […]
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Dog dragged behind car in Ross Co.
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The Ross County Sheriff is investigating an animal cruelty case after pictures surfaced online of a dog being dragged behind a car. Deputies contacted the Ross County Human Society on July 6, saying the dragging happened for close to a mile. According to the Ross County Dog Warden, the injured dog […]
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Man pleads not guilty in workplace shooting
FAYETTE COUNTY, Ohio — A Fayette County man has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including two counts of attempted murder. Michael P. Nertker, Beavercreek, was charged in connection with a shooting incident that occurred at his factory job. According to the Fayette County Sheriff, on May 13, deputies were called to Hi-Tech Electrical Contractors […]