There is currently a crash on Southbound I-71 past SR-56, at MM 83. The right lane is closed. Motorists should expect delays. This is in Madison County, with traffic backed up for nearly 10 miles passed route 62. The exit ramps from 71 to 62 are backed up, and 62 from 71 to Orient is […]
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Ohio weatherman busted for second DUI overnight
A popular weatherman has been charged with his second DUI in just a few years. ABC 22/FOX 45 and Dayton 24-7 NOW Chief Meteorologist Jamie Simpson is behind bars in Montgomery County at this hour. Simpson was booked at around 1 a.m. Thursday morning on charges of drunken driving by the Miamisburg Police Department. Thursday […]
Posted inChillicothe, FEATURED, Local News
Columbus news anchor charged with DUI
A morning news anchor for the local ABC news station was recently charged with drunken driving. WSYX morning traffic anchor Katie McKee was charged by the Ohio Highway Patrol on August 16 after troopers say they received a 9-1-1 call in Union County reporting a Jeep all over the roadway. The arrest was first reported […]
Posted inChillicothe, Jackson County, Local News
$10,000 reward for missing local man
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for the whereabouts of Benjamin “Michael” Saylor, an Oak Hill man who was last in contact with his family July 26. Authorities have been following numerous tips. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads authorities directly to the location of Michael Saylor. “Michael has […]
Posted inChillicothe, Local News
Four car fender bender slowing down I-71 southbound
A four car fender bender has brought Interstate 71 down to one lane. The crash occurred just south of route 665 before exit 94. No serious injuries have been reported. Traffic congestion in the area was already an issue due to construction causing a lane closure about a mile south of the crash.
Posted inChillicothe, Fayette County, Local News
Serious rollover accident on route 35 in Fayette County
Deputies and medics are on the scene of a rollover accident on route 35 in Fayette County. It’s all happening near the Palmer Road exit in Union Township. A pickup truck drove through the median into oncoming traffic before rolling over near an embankment. The driver is being checked out by medics. Route 35 westbound […]
Posted inChillicothe, Fayette County, Local News
12 people escape from neighboring house fires in WCH
At least twelve people escaped from two houses next door to one another as they caught fire in Washington Court House Friday afternoon. The fire broke out in the 600 block of Temple Street on the corner of Delaware Street. The fire spread to a nearby house next door. Firefighters arrived on scene and removed […]
Posted inAdena, Chillicothe, Local News
$1 Million Awarded for Prevention, Treatment & Recovery Efforts through Hope Partnership
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has awarded $1 million to health providers and others that are part of the Hope Partnership Project (HPP). The Partnership and its members are dedicated to mitigating the effects of the opioid crisis on individuals and families in […]
Posted inChillicothe, Local News, Uncategorized
Foreign exchange student in fatal Pickaway crash dies, upping number of deaths to 3
A foreign exchange student in Pickaway County died Wednesday night as a result of a serious accident that already claimed the life of two people. Vlad Gaidai died at Grant Medical Center at approxmiately 5 p.m. Wednesday. His parents were by his side at the time, according to friends close to the family. Gaidai was […]
Posted inChillicothe, Local News
I-71 closed due to serious crash
Interstate 71 northbound at the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge is closed. This is all going down in Warren County where a serious crash has occurred.