The national organization that boys say a local millionaire used to gain access to them for sexual molestation has said they banned the man more than 25 years ago. Bill McKell, now 60, was a one-time troop leader for the local chapter of Boy Scouts of America, Troop 5, also known as Troop 5005. Two […]

Despite state law impeding local prosecutors from charging a scout master with dozens of counts of sexual abuse, federal prosecutors could still bring indictments. The Guardian was the first to tell you that dozens of allegations of child molestation have been lodged against local millionaire Bill McKell, who was a one-time Boy Scouts of America […]

A millionaire cable company CEO is accused of molesting at least 18 teenagers while he was leading a local Boy Scouts of America troop, a police report says. The Guardian obtained the police report from Chillicothe Police in southern Ohio, which is about 45 miles south of the state’s capital, Columbus. In the report, at […]

The former executive director and bookkeeper of My Sister’s House, a domestic violence shelter in Washington Court House, were arrested today on charges contained in an indictment alleging that the two spent thousands of dollars intended for the operation of the shelter on personal expenses for themselves, including food, a trip to Disney World and […]

A now former Leesburg police officer is accused of exposing himself and giving alcohol to a preteen. The Highland County Press reports that The Highland County Sheriff’s Office arrested Leesburg Police Sgt. Roy E. Stephens for indecent exposure and furnishing alcohol to a minor, both first-degree misdemeanors, in a case filed with Hillsboro Municipal Court. […]

An early morning fire in Fayette County on Tuesday sent several area fire departments to the scene. The fire set ablaze a house along Moon Evans Road in Jefferson Township just before 7 a.m. Departments from Greene County and Madison County assisted firefighters from Fayette County in extinguishing the blaze. Jefferson Township Assistant Fire Chief […]

A dog was tragically killed Monday night after two cars collided along route 35. It happened just a couple miles into Ross County near the Fayette County line. Highway Patrol trooper Kelsey Howard told the Guardian that a car experienced an equipment failure, most likely an axel issue. That’s when it crossed the median of […]

A man is in custody after a two-county pursuit Sunday evening. It started in Pickaway County along route 23 at around 7 p.m. and spanned into Chillicothe. Sergeant Roger Cooper with the Ohio Highway Patrol told the Guardian that one man was taken into custody after speeds reached more than 105 miles-per-hour. “He was highly […]

A child was not seriously hurt when he was struck with fireworks Saturday night. It all went down in Chillicothe at around 10:15 p.m. in the 800 block of Adams Avenue. The child suffered minor burns on his neck and back. The young boy was checked out by medics and released.