The Highland County Sheriff is seeking an escaped inmate from a Columbus-area hospital. Highland County Sheriff Donnie Barrera says that Rem Michael Skeens, 19, was transported to The Wexner Medical Center (OSU) in Columbus on Tuesday. While there, Skeens signed himself out of the hospital. He is now wanted for escape. Barrera said that Skeens […]
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Person shot multiple times, rushed to hospital
The Guardian has learned that someone was shop multiple times Tuesday night and that the shooter fled the area. Hocking County 9-1-1 says they received a call from woman saying that her boyfriend had been shot multiple times by a person in a white car at the doors to Hocking Hills Diner. The man was […]
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Pike County issues snow emergency
Pike County Interim Sheriff Jim Nelson has declared a snow emergency for the county. The county is under a LEVEL ONE snow emergency. This means drivers should exercise caution while driving.
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Fredericka Wagner talks to the Guardian about most recent search warrant
The matriarch of a family accused of wiping another family off the map in execution style killings spoke to the Guardian Thursday evening from her sprawling estate in Pike County. Fredericka Wagner, 77, owner of “Flying W Farms” and the mother of Billy Wagner, told the Guardian’s Derek Myers that on her 2,000 acres, she […]
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State Auditor declares Pike Co. township “unauditable” after Prosecutor, Fiscal Officer fail to do job
Columbus – Auditor of State Keith Faber today declared Union Township in Pike County “unauditable” after the township failed to submit financial statements essential to complete the audit. “Without financial records, my office cannot accurately complete our annual audit, and taxpayers are left in the dark as to how government spends their tax dollars,” Auditor Faber […]
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Dive team searching pond on Wagner property
UPDATE: 4:10 PM: The Guardian has learned that a dive team is searching a pond on the Wagner property. In addition, agents are combing the area with a metal detector. They tell us they are expected to be at the property until Friday afternoon, which is a total of five days. Divers searching areas of […]
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Trump’s lawyers file claim to get Stormy Daniels’ money from Columbus Police settlement
Attorneys for President Donald Trump have notified the court overseeing a settlement between the city of Columbus and porn actress Stormy Daniels of money owed to him by Daniels, the Associated Press reported. According to the AP, a federal judge last year said Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, must pay Trump nearly $293,000 […]
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City council candidates spend hefty in WCH race
City council candidates in Washington Court House spent the most money ever in the city’s history on a local city council race this election. Newcomer Jim Blair won, along with incumbents Kendra Redd-Hernandez and Jim Chrisman. Redd-Hernandez, who has voted democrat in the last dozen elections and was an outspoken supporter of Hillary Clinton, did […]
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Funeral held today for Ross County POW who went missing nearly 60 years ago
Cpl. Robert Lee Bray, a Ross County resident who enlisted in the United States Army on Nov. 11, 1948, came home to Ross County this week. His funeral will be held later today, Wednesday. PFC Robert Lee Bray was reported as Missing in Action on Thursday, July 20, 1950 in the defense of Taejon, in the Republic […]