The Guardian has obtained public records that surround a now former-embattled New Holland councilmember and her now-former candidacy for mayor. Amy Hupp has withdrawn her candidacy for mayor and has resigned her seat on village council, according to public record obtained on Monday. You may recall, the Guardian told you last week that councilwoman Amy […]
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Chillicothe woman killed on Liberty Hill Road in Ross County
UPDATE 12:35 AM: A 1998 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, driven by Mary B. Jones, age 26, of Chillicothe, Ohio, was traveling southwest on Liberty Hill Road. The vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree. Ms. Jones was not wearing a seatbelt. —— ORIGINAL STORY: A fatal crash has Liberty Hill […]
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Crash has I-71 closed at 670
A serious crash has I-71 northbound shutdown. According to ODOT, the crash has all northbound lanes shut down at I-670. It is unknown at this time how serious the crash is or who is involved.
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State testing self-driving cars in Ross and Pike counties
Last week, the Ohio Department of Transportation received a grant from the federal government that will allow 32 rural counties in the state to test self-driving cars, including Ross County; Pike County is also on the list. Ohio’s already prominent role in the development of self-driving vehicles took a major leap forward with the U.S. […]
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Bainbridge rollover crash paralyzes Fruitdale man
A man is paralyzed after a one vehicle crash in Bainbridge. According to troopers, the driver was driving along route 41 just outside the village when he went off the road, into a ditch, and rolled over. He was flown to Kettering hospital near Dayton Friday morning. Family members say that Ray Penn, of Fruitdale, […]
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New Holland’s new mayor convicted of theft, state investigating
The Guardian has uncovered the criminal record of the incoming New Holland Mayor, which has the local board of elections and the state’s Secretary of State scrambling. Amy L. Hupp, 37, of New Holland, was the sole-person to place her name on the November 2019 ballot to run for the position of Mayor of New […]
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News photographer charged with assault after trying to film Skylar Richardson family
A videographer working for the national media outlet CBS News has been charged with assault after an incident at Friday’s Carlisle High School football game that followed the high-profile trial of Brooke Skylar Richardson, according to the Journal-News. David Sapp, 52, of Centerville, Utah, was arrested on three counts of assault and one count of […]
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Early release denied for Chillicothe Principal convicted of sex with students
A Ross County Judge has denied early release from prison for the former principal of Chillicothe High School convicted of sex with students. Former Chillicothe High School Principal, Jeff Fisher, was sentenced to two years in prison in January after he did an “Alford Plea” to charges related to sexual misconduct with two now-former students. […]
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WCH Police Chief issued tickets after crash, blood not tested for alcohol
The Washington Court House Police Chief has been issued two traffic tickets after he crashed his personal Jeep earlier this month. Chief of Police Brian Hottinger crashed on Greenfield-Sabina Road on September 6, after he left a local golf outing at Buckeye Hills Country Club. According to police reports, Hottinger “failed to maintain full time […]
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New Holland man drives truck into house with people asleep inside
Troopers say three people are lucky to be alive after a man drove a pickup truck through the side of a house. Joseph P. McQuiniff, of New Holland, was driving a silver Chevy 1500 at around 11 p.m. Tuesday night on Egypt Pike in Ross County. According to troopers, McQuiniff was speeding and failed to […]