A suspicious death is being investigated at a Chillicothe motel. It happened at around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday at Americas [sic] Best Value Inn on Main Street. When officers arrived they found a man dead inside. It wasn’t immediately apparent to the responding officers how the person died. As a result, a detective has been […]

Deputies in Athens shot and killed a man late Wednesday night after an intense standoff. The Sheriff there reports that a woman called for help after a domestic situation with her husband, 41-year-old Chad Nicolia. Deputies arrived and went inside a house with the woman to help her gather her things. While inside the home, […]

Sugar Creek Packing’s daycare is closed on Friday as the flu pandemic continues to sweep Ohio. In a posting, the daycare said that all non-Sugar Creek Packing and non-Wingate Packing employees will have to house their children elsewhere on Friday while the staff cleans the YMCA daycare center.

The Fayette County YMCA is just the latest organization to shutdown after a serious flu outbreak plagues the state. Earlier on Wednesday, Washington Court House City Schools announced they would be shutdown until Monday because if the illnesses circulating.

In what perhaps might be the best irony of the week, the 9-1-1 phone lines are down in Pickaway County. Circleville Police report that they are accepting all 9-1-1 calls for Pickaway County after the Sheriff’s office’s command center went down Wednesday night. This comes less than 24 hours after a meeting was held by […]

Waverly City Schools are just the latest round of area districts to shut down the rest of the week. The announcement came on Wednesday that the district will resume classes on Monday, February 3. It comes at the peak of an influenza epidemic. Parents are encouraged to disinfect all bags, books, and other items their […]

Washington Court House City Schools and all sporting events are closed the rest of the week after a flu epidemic sweeps the state. The district is closed entirely for January 30 and 31. The district will resume on Monday, February 3. All school activities, such as sporting events and club activities are cancelled. “Unfortunately, the […]

A family in Adelphi received a scare Wednesday afternoon after their neighbor broke into their home. Shortly after 3 p.m., they called 9-1-1 to say that their neighbor was trying to break inside their house while they were home. Deputies raced to the area, but before they could arrive, the people who called for help […]

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two vehicle crash that occurred on Westfall Road northeast of Simmons Road in Ross County at approximately 7:47 a.m. on January 29, 2020. A 2006 Toyota Scion driven by Brandon Smith, 18 of Chillicothe, was traveling southwest on Westfall Road. A 2019 Jeep Cherokee driven by Carrie […]