The following list of schools are closed for Friday, January 31 as a result of the flu: Adena Local: Closed Charles School at Ohio Dominican: Closed Chillicothe City: Closed Columbia, Mt. Vernon: Closed Huntington: Closed Logan-Hocking: Closed St. John Elementary: Closed Pickaway-Ross JVSD: Closed Pioneer Center: Closed New Lexington: Closed Southern Local: Closed Saint Rose: […]

Adena Schools will be closed the rest of the week and Monday for the flu. The district joins the list of Ohio schools who have closed after the virus continues to sideline students and teachers. Parents are encouraged to disinfect all backpacks, books, and other items their student takes to school before they return on […]

Chillicothe City Schools will be shut down on Friday due to the flu outbreak. The district joins the list of Ohio schools who have closed after the virus continues to sideline students and teachers. All after-school activities are also cancelled, including sports. “The buildings will be thoroughly disinfected during this time, and I ask that […]

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 […]