Numerous Ross County fire departments fought a house fire Tuesday night in Valleyview. Crews received a 9-1-1 a little after 11 p.m. reporting that “the entire back of the house [was] on fire” at 3263 Ragged Ridge Road. Multiple crews responded and once on scene, they found heavy smoke billowing from the rear of the […]
Posted inLocal News, Pike County, Piketon, Waverly
$500 reward offered in identifying Memorial Day gun thief
Pike County Sheriff Charles S. Reader says he and his deputies are looking for a man who stole a gun on Monday. According to the Sheriff, shortly after 5 p.m. on Memorial Day, a man walked into Bill’s Bait House along route 220 just outside Waverly and stole the handgun. The unidentified man was recorded […]
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Confirmed tornado barrels through Pickaway County
A confirmed tornado of an unknown strength tore through Pickaway County near Circleville and the Ross County line early Tuesday morning. As the storm barreled through Ohio late-Monday night and into the early morning hours of Tuesday, numerous tornadoes spawned near Dayton, with a confirmed tornado also hitting Pickaway County just south of Circleville, along […]
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Waverly crash being called “miracle”
One woman was taken to the hospital and three others — including a toddler — were unharmed Monday night in a crash being described as “a miracle.” The two separate accidents occurred in Pike County around 9:30 p.m. Monday night on Denver Road near Clines Chapel Road. According to eyewitnesses at the scene, a mother, […]
Posted inChillicothe, Frankfort, Local News
Parolee flees from deputies, manhunt ensued
An active manhunt was underway Sunday night on Infirmary Lane for a man who is wanted for a parole violation. Deputies were attempting to execute an arrest warrant on the man shortly before 9 p.m., Sunday, when he fled on foot. The man’s name has not been released by deputies at this time and dispatchers […]
Posted inChillicothe, FEATURED, Local News
Search in Chillicothe for missing kayaker ends
UPDATE 7:20 PM: The woman, 35-year-old Martha Downing has been located and identified. She is being checked out by medics. UPDATE 7:09 PM: ODNR has been requested to the scene. Several rescue boats are in the water with multiple K-9 units along the banks. ORIGINAL STORY: An active search and rescue is underway just outside […]
Posted inChillicothe, FEATURED, Local News
Ross County man overdoses on more than 100 pills
Emergency medical crews and deputies responded to a man who had reportedly overdosed Sunday afternoon. The call came in shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Sunday near Blain Highway and route 50. Deputies arrived on scene before medics and administered one dose of Narcan. It was reported the man was breathing but was not responding to […]
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Sheriff Reader seizes $100,000 in drugs
The Pike County Sheriff says one of his deputies seized nearly $100,000 worth of drugs in a traffic stop Wednesday. According to the Sheriff, someone called in a possible car crash at the intersection of Pine Top and Schmdt Road. When a Pike County Deputy arrived on the scene and was taking a report on […]
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Thousands of bicycle helmets going to children across Ohio
Nearly 9,000 bicycle helmets will be going to children across Ohio this spring thanks to the Put A Lid On It! campaign, a continued partnership between the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. ODOT contributed approximately 6,500 of the helmets. Thanks in part to a $12,000 grant from Honda […]
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Governor DeWine addresses nuclear disaster
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the following statement following United States Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s letter to DeWine regarding the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon: “I thank Secretary Perry for his prompt response and his pledge for the third party study to be completed as quickly as possible. I concur with Secretary Perry’s plan for […]