The Federal Bureau of Investigation was in Chillicothe Monday assisting in a bomb investigation. Interim Police Chief Larry Bamfield confirmed to the Guardian that the FBI was in town helping the police department. The assistance comes after Chillicothe authorities discovered two explosive devices in recent days. The Columbus Fire Department sent their bomb squad into […]

The Ohio Attorney General has issued a statement about admitted child molester Bill McKell. “The allegations – and apparent confession – of sexual abuse surrounding a former Boy Scout leader in Chillicothe deserve swift, severe punishment,” said Attorney General Dave Yost. “Because of the statute of limitations, that may not happen under current law. That […]

Two people have been shot out of an encounter in Deer Creek. It happened Monday morning just after midnight. A call came in that someone was shot near the dam at Deer Creek State Park. Shortly after, a second call came in of another shooting victim at a gas station in Mount Sterling. The person […]

On Sunday, local millionaire Bill McKell penned an open letter on Facebook admitting to allegations of child molestation. Below is his letter in its entirety, which has since been deleted: My name is Bill McKell and I am a child molester. Every 12-step program begins with admission. I have been one who abused teenage boys. […]

An assembly for the Black Lives Matter movement is slated to occur today in Circleville. According to organizers, the gathering will be peaceful and occur from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Pickaway County Courthouse on Court Street. A number of speakers will participate. Masks are encouraged, organizers said.

Two construction workers were flown from the Menards Distribution Center construction site on Saturday. It happened in Jefferson Township just after 10 a.m. along route 41 inside the site at Creamer Road. Two construction workers were in the middle of moving a large steel beam when it fell on them, said Sheriff Vernon Stanforth. Both […]

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 […]