Obituary Richard P. Leach Richard P. Leach, 79, of Laurelville, entered into Heaven on February 5, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 29, 1941, in Baltimore, the son of the late Charles A. and Lucille O. (Kinney) Leach. Richard is survived by his beloved daughters, Cheri […]
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Scioto Sheriff makes third bust within first thirty days
Scioto County David Thoroughman has made a third drug bust within his first month in office. On Friday, Thoroughman and drug task force officers executed a search warrant at the residence of 54-year-old Rodney W. Green and 36-year-old Lora M. Smith on Monroe Street in New Boston. “During a search of the residence, officers seized […]
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Danny Moore Jr.
Obituary Sarah and Danny Moore gave birth to their first-born son on a summer day, Sunday August 14,1977 in Newark, NJ whom they named Danny Delton Moore Jr. aka “Nort” Unexpectedly, Danny Jr passed from this life Wednesday, January 27, 2021 in the comfort of his home in Columbus, OH. In his childhood years he […]
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Jean (Hinton) Buffinton
Obituary Jean Buffinton Jean Buffinton, age 93, passed away on January 31, 2021. She resided at Summerhill Assisted Living in Peterborough, NH the last 2 years. She was born in Columbus Ohio and later lived in New Jersey, Connecticut, Shrewsbury MA, Rindge, NH, and Jensen Beach, FL. Jean was her high […]
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Robert Arthur “Bob” Fetters
Obituary Robert Arthur “Bob” Fetters, age 85, of Chillicothe, died Feb. 1, 2021 at National Church Residences following complications from Covid-19 and Parkinson’s. Born September 19, 1935 in Highland, Ohio, the son of Truman Merl and Pauline Estelle (Powell) Fetters. On June 2, 1957 in Chillicothe, he married his high school sweetheart, Bernice Marvene Dearth, […]
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Bobby R. Murphy
Obituary Bobby R. Murphy, long term resident of Columbus, passed away in his Southside home Wednesday, February 3rd 2021. Born May 31,1944 in Oppy KY, Bob was a veteran of the armed forces and a retired government employee. He is preceded in death by his parents Troy and Bernice Murphy, son Terry Murphy, and sister […]
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Jean Buffinton
Obituary Jean Buffinton Jean Buffinton, age 93, passed away on January 31, 2021. She resided at Summerhill Assisted Living in Peterborough, NH the last 2 years. She was born in Columbus Ohio and later lived in New Jersey, Connecticut, Shrewsbury MA, Rindge, NH, and Jensen Beach, FL. Jean was her high […]
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County loses millions in fire, state fire marshal investigating
Ross County lost millions of dollars in property after a fire tore through a building used to store large vehicles. According to Charles Ortman, the county engineer, the fire ripped through a detached building at his main offices Wednesday night. Inside, he said, were five dump trucks, several pickup trucks, welding equipment, mowers, and more; […]
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County engineer building destroyed in fire
A Ross County engineer building was destroyed Wednesday night in a large fire. It happened along Fairgrounds Road outside Chillicothe at the county’s main engineering office. The fire was called into dispatch just after 9 p.m. with 9-1-1 callers saying the building was fully engulfed in flames. When firefighters arrived on scene they were unable […]
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Erik A. Norman
Obituary Erik A. Norman Erik A. Norman, 38, of Laurelville, passed away unexpectedly on February 1, 2021 at his residence. He was born on September 4, 1982, in Chillicothe, the son of the late Shawn Norman and Sherry (Danner) Norman, who survives. Erik is survived by his children, Hope Ann Norman, […]