The Waverly Police Department will be auctioning off dozens of vehicles they have towed or seized in traffic stops, drug busts, and in other ways. The auction will be held on October 26th at 9 a.m., at 9040 OH-220, Waverly. The gates will open at 8 a.m. for potential buyers to look at the vehicles. […]
Posted inLocal News, Pike County, Waverly
Dairy Queen in Waverly goes up in flames
The local ice cream shop in Waverly has been burned almost to destruction inside the back of the building. Dairy Queen, located along Emmitt Avenue, went up in flames overnight in the early morning hours of Friday. No serious injuries have been reported, but the streets around the building are closed as fire trucks remain […]
Posted inChillicothe, Local News
VIDEO: Drag queen cusses, shows private parts on Columbus morning news station
A singing and dancing drag queen was rapping profanities and inadvertently showing her private parts live on the morning news. Columbus’ NBC 4 WCMH-TV reporter Danielle Grossman was reporting live from Land Grant Brewery Thursday morning in a paid-for segment for “Get out of the vote,” an event by the local alcohol establishment to drum […]
Posted inChillicothe, Local News
Two teenagers arrested in murder of Chillicothe woman in Hocking Hills
Two teenagers have been arrested in connection to a Chillicothe woman’s death at Hocking Hills State Park. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the teenagers, ages 16 and 17, were taken into custody Thursday on charges of reckless homicide. Victoria Schafer, 44, was killed Sept. 2 by a falling tree branch. She took a trip […]
Posted inChillicothe, FEATURED, Local News
Political discourse and re-appointments topic of city council meeting
Political discourse and re-appointments to local boards and commissions seemed to be the main topics at the Washington Court House City Council meeting Wednesday night. On the agenda were nearly a dozen appointments to local boards and commissions, all of which passed unanimously. The reason for the influx of appointments at once is because terms […]
Posted inChillicothe, FEATURED, Local News
City Councilwoman: “We’re dealing with a larger uneducated population”
An audio file has been uploaded to the dark web from inside a city council committee meeting where a Washington Court House city council woman says a “larger” portion of citizens in Washington Court House are “uneducated” and cannot properly read a checkbook. In the recording, councilwoman Kendra Redd-Hernandez says, “we are dealing with a […]
Posted inChillicothe, Local News
WCH School bus involved in crash with students
A city school bus carrying students has been involved in a crash. Cherry Hill Bus 14 — also known as Belle Air Bus 14 — was involved in a collision with a construction vehicle on Washington Avenue in Washington Court House shortly after 3:30 p.m. “Bus 14 hit the mirror of a construction vehicle on […]
Posted inLocal News, Madison County
One person ejected in serious crash along route 41
One person has been ejected from a crash and is laying on the ground on route 41 inside South Solon. According to firefighters, the victim is “in the ground” and the car has rolled numerous times. A medical helicopter has been called to the scene. This is route 41, at the main intersection in South […]
Posted inLocal News, Pickaway County
Firefighters battling garage fire in Pickaway County
Firefighters are working to contain a garage fire in Orient at this hour. It’s all going down in Pickaway County at 15680 Maysville Road. Smoke is showing high into the sky, according to witnesses.
Posted inChillicothe, FEATURED, Local News, Pike County, Piketon, Waverly
Councilwoman received taxpayer loan for her business, criminal charges sought
Public records uncovered by the Guardian reveal that a Washington Court House city councilwoman received a taxpayer-funded loan to grow her personal business. The loan was recently subordinated by the city manager and now, a request for criminal charges has been filed. Brick and Ivy, LLC, the legal name for Back-En-Thyme floral shop, 101 East […]