A medical helicopter has been requested for a person hurt in an accident in Circleville. It happened at around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday on route 23 near Wal-Mart. Multiple vehicles are reportedly involved. The crash is impacting numerous businesses in the area, including the drive-thru of Panda Express. No names have been released.

Early on Tuesday, February 25th, the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office received information that a juvenile had arrived at the Hocking Valley Community Hospital Emergency Room who had suffered a gunshot wound to his foot. During the course of their investigation, Detectives learned the injured juvenile had a warrant for his arrest, had cut off his […]

A barn was destroyed in Pickaway County overnight after a fire broke out. It happened along route 56 in Jackson Township just after 5 a.m. on Wednesday. When firefighters arrived flames were seen shooting through the roof at 5950 route 56. The barn is a total loss. No official word on what caused the blaze.

A person has been hit by a car in Chillicothe near downtown. The crash happened at 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday at the intersection of Bridge Street and Water Street. The 27-year-old who was hit was awake and talking to medics. He was taken to Adena Regional for back and neck pain, along with facial injuries. […]

Troopers and medics are on the scene of an accident just south of Chillicothe. It’s happening in the 500 block of Toad Hallow Road off of route 23; that’s just south of Three Locks Road. The call came in Tuesday evening just after 5:30 p.m. According to dispatchers, the crash involves two vehicles that hit […]

The Pickaway County Sheriff’s office has sworn in two new deputies, both of whom are veterans. Deputy Lance Canterbury is a veteran of the U.S Army and Deputy Rob Morningstar is a U.S Marine Corps veteran. The men recently started at the Sheriff’s office and have already begun working the roads.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, five contributing circumstances accounted for 74 percent of fatal crashes in 2019. Those factors of the at fault vehicle are driving off the road, unsafe speed, left of center, failure to yield, and following too close.  “Crashes are preventable when drivers stay focused and make good decisions behind the wheel,” said […]

The former Chillicothe High School Principal who was convicted of having sex with students has been released from prison early. It happened Thursday morning at a hearing in Ross County. Fisher was brought by deputies early Thursday to the hearing from prison. His lawyers had requested the hearing for an early release. Fisher was sentenced […]

The Pickaway County Sheriff has released an open letter to his citizens after much talk locally about becoming a “Second Amendment Sanctuary.” Numerous counties across the state have passed resolutions claiming to support the second amendment among rhetoric by self-described gun activists. Here’s the letter Sheriff Robert B. Radcliff sent out: As your elected sheriff, […]