An active search was underway for two missing kayakers in Chillicothe on Monday morning. The search started at around 8 p.m. on Sunday evening, and extended into Chillicothe near the boat ramp at the Yocktangee Park Annex on Forrest Rice Drive. It started after two kayakers launched in Pickaway County and did not return. It […]
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Winkin’ Willy’s in WCH hit with charges by liquor commission
A popular bar in Washington Court House is facing charges after being cited by liquor agents. Winkin’ Willy’s, 608 Delaware Street, is accused of serving undercover agents alcohol after a 10 p.m. state-ordered cut-off on Friday night, according to state agents. Last month, the Ohio Liquor Commission passed a rule at the direction of Governor […]
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Bicyclist hit by car in Chillicothe
A person is expected to be okay after being hit while riding a bicycle Saturday evening in Chillicothe. It happened at around 6 p.m. on Seventh Street near the ally to Sixth Street. The person on the bike got up and walked away to a nearby house. It was not immediately released if the vehicle […]
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Child hit in drive-by shooting in Chillicothe
A child is expected to be okay after being hit with fragments from a drive-by shooting. It happened in Chillicothe this week, according to police captain Ron Meyers, inside the 100 block of South Walnut Street. Meyers said that the child was not struck with a bullet, but was hit with flying debris. It is […]
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Man flown from dump truck rollover in Ross Co.
A man has been flown from a dump truck accident in Ross County. The crash happened at around 4 p.m. on Thursday on route 104 near Woodview Drive. The truck was hauling dirt and rolled into a steep ditch, with the truck’s load spilling into a nearby soybean field. The driver was seriously injured and […]
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Man sentenced for buying tiger skin in Jeffersonville
A Cincinnati man who paid $3,000 for a tiger skin rug pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to violating the Endangered Species Act. According to court documents, in August 2018, Ryan J. Gibbs, 44, of Cincinnati, contacted a man in the United Kingdom about buying a tiger skin rug. The man told Gibbs he […]
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Drugs and stolen vehicle involved in Piketon wrong-way crash
A stolen vehicle and drugs are at the center of a wrong-way driver that caused a crash in Piketon early Wednesday morning. According to the Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before 6 a.m. along route 23 near River Road. Troopers said that Michael Spriggs, 43, Waverly, stole a car and was high on drugs […]
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Sheriff searching for escaped inmate in Ross Co.
The Sheriff in Ross County said that his office was searching for an escaped inmate Tuesday morning before the man was recaptured. Here’s what the Sheriff released Tuesday morning: Shortly before 4:00 a.m this morning 31 year old Cruz Lowery a prisoner at the Ross County Jail, who was assigned as an trustee was assisting […]
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Circleville man uses homeless ministry to rape kids, police say
A local man is behind bars Monday after police said that he used a homeless outreach ministry to find underaged victims to rape. Police arrested Hank Stapleton, 56, at his home located at 540 East Franklin Street in Circleville on Monday. While there, police executed a search warrant, as well. It all comes down after […]
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FedEx announces 2% raise for all employees worldwide
FedEx announced today that they would be providing a 2% pay raise to all employees across the world. The Fortune 500 business boasts 500,000 people on their payroll with more than $69 billion in annual revenues, according to the company. The way FedEx will disburse the raises among their internal departments will vary. The money, […]