A group of local gun advocates are set to hold a meeting with other gun advocates to discuss about Ross County becoming a “Second Amendment Sanctuary.” Two groups, The Ohio Patriot Network and  Ohio Stands United, will be holding a public meeting to offer more information on the proposal they plan to submit. The meeting will take […]

Chillicothe Police Department is investigating counterfeit bills being used at several businesses recently, and they’re sending a message to people in the area. “Some of the bills passed the conterfiet marker test,” the Chief of Police said. “Everyone including businesses double check any cash received and review the video below to help.” The PD provided […]

Chillicothe Police Department is investigating counterfeit bills being used at several businesses recently, and they’re sending a message to people in the area. “Some of the bills passed the conterfiet marker test,” the Chief of Police said. “Everyone including businesses double check any cash received and review the video below to help.” The PD provided […]

Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini and Interim Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer report that two people have been arrested after a search warrant was executed at a Portsmouth home Monday. The Southern Ohio Drug Task Force assisted by Portsmouth Police Dept. SWAT and a Portsmouth P.D. canine executed a search warrant at the residence […]

An Oak Hill family has been notified that their son, who was reported missing on his birthday last year, has been found dead. “It’s not the homecoming they have hoped for,” said Jackson County Sheriff Tedd Frazier of the Saylor family. “We have notified the family of Benjamin Michael Saylor, that it was his remains […]

EMS and firefighters are on the scene of a second accident along Blain Highway this evening. It is happening on route 772, in the area of Blain Highway at around 7:30 p.m. Two people were not seriously hurt after running into a ditch. Earlier, one person was not seriously hurt after driving into a ditch […]

A car has crashed into a ditch along Blain Highway. It happened Monday night at around 7 p.m. near 1820 Blain Highway. The car reportedly went into a ditch. No word on how serious injuries are. The road is restricted in the area.

A woman who was seven months pregnant is believed to have overdosed Monday afternoon. It happened on Bowdle Road in northwestern Ross County between Clarksburg and Chillicothe at around 5:30 p.m. The woman — who the Guardian is not naming — was turning blue when someone called 9-1-1. The caller told dispatchers the woman was […]