Adena Health System President and CEO Jeff Graham today announced plans to construct a five-story Orthopedic and Robotics Center on the campus of Adena Regional Medical Center (ARMC), located in Chillicothe. The project, currently in the design phase, represents a $70-million investment in providing the south central and southern Ohio region with greater nearby access […]
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Federal dollars given to counties hit by storm damage
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that local governments, state agencies and certain private, non-profit organizations in 20 southern Ohio counties impacted by severe weather in February are now eligible for federal funds to help pay for damage repair and extra costs incurred as a result of severe storms, flooding, and landslides. Following a request […]
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Pike County Sheriff puts scammers on blast
Pike County Sheriff Charles S. Reader reports that scammers are targeting citizens in his county, pretending to be the Social Security Administration. Sheriff Reader says the scammers are calling phone numbers, identifying themselves as federal employees and telling those who answer the phone that they owe money to the Social Security Administration and must pay […]
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Pike County Sheriff stops suspect’s gun with his thumb
Sheriff Charles S. Reader reports that Willis Bowshier, 34, Waverly, is currently behind bars on multiple felony warrants, with additional charges expected, after the Sheriff used his thumb to prevent a deadly situation. The Sheriff and his deputies were assisting Pike County probation officers in serving an active arrest warrant on Back Hallow Road Thursday […]
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Decomposing body found inside bag in Pike County
Pike County Sheriff Charles S. Reader reports that his office is conducting a homicide investigation near Buchanan Road and Trego Road in Pike County. The call came into the Sheriff’s dispatch center shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, April 22, after being discovered by three mushroom hunters. Deputies, detectives, and the Sheriff immediately responded to […]
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James Albert Boerner, 70
Jim was born September 21, 1949 in Columbus, Ohio and passed away April 14, 2019 at 69 years old. Son of the late Fredrick Albert Boerner and Dorothy Mae (West) Boerner, who survives. He is also survived by his loving and devoted wife of 50 years, Deanna Lee (Bentley) Boerner, his son, James “Jimmy” Boerner, […]
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Dewayne Eddie Scaggs, 51
Dewayne Eddie Scaggs, 51, of Peebles, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019 as a result of an accident. He was born in Chillicothe, Ohio son of the late Amos Woodrow Scaggs and Lydia Mae Tackett Zimmerman of Waverly, Ohio. He is survived by a daughter, Lesley Scaggs and Ryan Rodgers of Waverly; two […]
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Pike Sheriff holding food drive for battered women
Pike County Sheriff Charles S. Reader is hosting a food drive later this month to benefit a battered women’s organization.