The Athens Wal-Mart shutdown late-Tuesday night after a bomb scare. Here’s the news release police sent out: At approximately 7:27 PM, Athens Police received a call regarding a bomb threat at Walmart, 929 E. State St. Athens, Ohio. The business was evacuated and a search was conducted with the assistance of bomb sniffing K-9s from […]

Circleville’s City Council voted Tuesday night to keep their police dispatching center. The vote comes after numerous meetings and concerns that the city could not afford to fund the communications center despite passing a recent funding levy in the last election. The council unanimously rejected an offer from Pickaway County commissioners Tuesday night that would […]

Little details are starting to trickle out about the death of an inmate in the Ross County Jail from over the weekend. Sheriff George Lavender says that Scott Coldren, 20, died Saturday morning just after midnight. The Guardian was the first to report the incident while EMS was trying to resuscitate the young man. Coldren […]

Ross and Vinton counties are under snow emergencies on this snowy Saturday. The Sheriff’s placed them early on February 8 due to slippery roads, ice, and freezing temperatures. LEVEL ONE means drivers should exercise caution while driving.

An ambulance was called to the Ross County Jail for a man not breathing overnight. The call came in at 12:10 a.m. on Saturday morning. The inmate is reported to have been trying to commit suicide by hanging and was found not breathing. There’s no additional details available at this time. We’ll update you when […]

The Pickaway County Sheriff’s office has lost a deputy. The Sheriff announced the passing of a K-9 deputy on their Facebook page. Here is the posting: It is with great sadness the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office announces the passing of K-9 Turpin. Turpin was a Belgian Malinois and was born on January 6, 2010, he […]

There is a serious house fire roaring near South Salem this morning. Ross County fire departments have been called to assist Paint Creek Joint Fire and others at 3789 Lower Twin Road. The call came in around 9:30 a.m. Friday morning. No word on what caused the fire, but firefighters continue to battle the blaze.

Circleville Police are warning locals about a scam involving Social Security. Here’s the news release the police sent out: Recently we have seen an increase in scam calls that appear to be from the Social Security Administration (SSA). This screen shot was sent to us last night and we felt this was a good example […]