Chillicothe Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they said held up a pizza parlor on Sunday. It all went down at Papa John’s on Sunday at around 9:30 p.m. The man walked inside wearing a mask, showed a gun, and demanded money. Employees gave him cash from their register before […]
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Manhunt in Chillicothe after pizza parlor robbery
Police and deputies in Chillicothe are engaged in an active manhunt after a pizza parlor robbery. It all went down at around 9 p.m. Sunday night at Papa Johns on High Street. A man reportedly walked in with a gun, demanded money, and fled the area. The police have been sweeping the area and have […]
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Local health department and grocer spar over hotdogs and face masks
A local grocery store and the local health department are sparring off on social media over meat, a face mask, and a cooler. It all went down Friday in Jeffersonville in Fayette County after a local health inspector paid a visit to Winners’ Market, formerly Detty’s Market. The local grocer has been a staple in […]
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Nation mourns loss of country’s longest serving Sheriff, Dwight Radcliff
A nation is in mourning today after losing a pillar of law enforcement. Retired Pickaway County Sheriff Dwight E. Radcliff passed away Wednesday morning after going into hospice car earlier this week. Radcliff has the record of being the nation’s longest serving elected Sheriff, after being elected in Pickaway County to serve in 1966 until […]
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Shots fired in high speed chase spanning Pickaway and Ross counties
Deputies were engaged in a high speed pursuit in Ross and Pickaway counties that involved shots fired. It happened in the area of Charleston Pike toward Adelphi in Ross County. The pursuit started at around 11 p.m. on Tuesday and was snaking around the eastern and southern part of the county. It started in another […]
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FCMH resuming normal operations
Fayette County Memorial Hospital (FCMH) is eager to resume more normal operations this week after the Governor’s March 17 order that suspended elective, non-essential procedures and surgeries for almost seven weeks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “As soon as the Governor issued the green light to resume, our team was putting together a plan […]
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Local barber, Kyler Kelley tapped by Gov. for task force
A local barber in Washington Court House has been named to a task force that will outline guidelines on when people can get haircuts and their nails done, along with other cosmetology services. Kyler Kelley, owner of Super Sport Barber Shop on Hinde Street was one of a couple dozen state residents tapped to sit […]
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Man who owned collection of child pornography, children’s underwear sentenced
A New Concord, Ohio man who traded child pornography and paid for underwear worn by minors was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 120 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release. John D. Lagle, 32, pleaded guilty in October 2019 to distributing and receiving child pornography. According to court documents, in January […]
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Suspended Pike Co. Sheriff will not appear on ballot
The suspended Sheriff in Pike County will not be running for re-election. The development came down earlier this week after the Pike County Board of Elections disqualified the petition of Sheriff Charles Reader. Reader, who was first appointed as Sheriff in 2015, won in a landslide election the following year. Under his watch, the county […]
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Adena: There was no explosion
Adena is addressing an erroneous news report made by a local blog. On Wednesday, firefighters were called to Adena Regional Medical Center as a precaution after a valve leaked helium. The Scioto Post, a local blog ran out of an indoor flea market in Circleville, who bills itself as a local online news source, posted […]