A Lancaster man is in the hospital after crashing his motorcycle Monday evening. Arnold Secen, Jr., 48, of Fairfield County, crashed his bike along route 33 in Athens, troopers said. It happened at around 6 p.m. Troopers said Secen went off the roadway, hit a road sign, and rolled the bike; he was not wearing […]
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Gloria J. Speakman
Gloria J. Speakman, 40, of Jackson, formerly of Chillicothe, died 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 16, 2021 in Grant Medical Center unexpectedly. She was born January 30, 1981 in Phoenix, AZ to Viola Speakman and Silas Jones. Surviving are daughters, Kaylee (Daniel Scurlock) Lowery, of Waverly, Bethany Long, and Lacie Long, both of Jackson; granddaughter, Meelha […]
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Chillicothe woman stabbed in traffic crash, dies
A woman who crashed her car Wednesday night has died after it was revealed she was stabbed. Chillicothe Police report that Gloria Speakman, 40, Chillicothe, was stabbed in her head Wednesday morning. The stabbing resulted in her crashing her car in front of Wendy’s on Main Street just after midnight. “During the investigation it was […]
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Jackson Co. lawyer arrested for sex with kids
A grand jury indicted a Jackson County attorney on Friday. Christopher Michael Moore, who has a law office on Main Street in Jackson, is charged with three counts of rape and three counts of gross sexual imposition. Court records state Moore committed the alleged crimes between June 2012 and December 2013 against a child who […]
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Rep. Steve Stivers to resign from congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A congressman who represents parts of Fayette, Ross, and Pickaway counties will resign his seat. Rep. Steve Stivers, a republican from Columbus, announced on Monday he would step down in May. Stivers, who’s serving his sixth term in Congress, said he will step down May 16 to take a job as president […]
Posted inLocal News, Pike County, Piketon, Waverly
Pike Co. elected official under investigation for “misuse of funds”
WAVERLY, Ohio — The elected Auditor of Pike County is under a criminal investigation for allegations of misusing county tax dollars. Kayla N. Slusher, 34, had court proceedings filed against her last week. The Guardian has obtained public records from the Pike County Court of Common Pleas that outline the probe. In the records, county […]
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Sex tapes surface of Waverly Police Chief after he gave employees copies
WAVERLY, Ohio — Videos of a southern Ohio police chief engaged in sexual intercourse while in uniform have surfaced after he reportedly distributed copies to employees. Zach Dixon, the police chief in the Village of Waverly in Pike County, is seen in nearly a half-a-dozen videos engaged in sexual intercourse with a female, who was […]
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Mass shooting at dollar store in southeast Columbus
Columbus, OH — Six people were shot, with one of them dying at the scene during a mass shooting Saturday night. It happened at a dollar store on Chatterton Road in southeast Columbus at around 7:30 p.m. People were gathered near the parking lot for a vigil for a person who was shot by police. […]
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Dispatcher remains uncharged, employed after alleged drunken crash
A 9-1-1 dispatcher for Ross County remains on the job and uncharged after crashing her car while going to work in what is being labeled as a DUI. According to a report from the Chillicothe Police Department, Keipher Scott, 26, crashed her car February 27 along Yocktangee Parkway while driving into work. Officers wrote in […]