Deputies were engaged in a high speed pursuit in Ross and Pickaway counties that involved shots fired. It happened in the area of Charleston Pike toward Adelphi in Ross County. The pursuit started at around 11 p.m. on Tuesday and was snaking around the eastern and southern part of the county. It started in another […]
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FCMH resuming normal operations
Fayette County Memorial Hospital (FCMH) is eager to resume more normal operations this week after the Governor’s March 17 order that suspended elective, non-essential procedures and surgeries for almost seven weeks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “As soon as the Governor issued the green light to resume, our team was putting together a plan […]
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Local barber, Kyler Kelley tapped by Gov. for task force
A local barber in Washington Court House has been named to a task force that will outline guidelines on when people can get haircuts and their nails done, along with other cosmetology services. Kyler Kelley, owner of Super Sport Barber Shop on Hinde Street was one of a couple dozen state residents tapped to sit […]
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Man who owned collection of child pornography, children’s underwear sentenced
A New Concord, Ohio man who traded child pornography and paid for underwear worn by minors was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 120 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release. John D. Lagle, 32, pleaded guilty in October 2019 to distributing and receiving child pornography. According to court documents, in January […]
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Suspended Pike Co. Sheriff will not appear on ballot
The suspended Sheriff in Pike County will not be running for re-election. The development came down earlier this week after the Pike County Board of Elections disqualified the petition of Sheriff Charles Reader. Reader, who was first appointed as Sheriff in 2015, won in a landslide election the following year. Under his watch, the county […]
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Adena: There was no explosion
Adena is addressing an erroneous news report made by a local blog. On Wednesday, firefighters were called to Adena Regional Medical Center as a precaution after a valve leaked helium. The Scioto Post, a local blog ran out of an indoor flea market in Circleville, who bills itself as a local online news source, posted […]
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SVG PRESENTS: Pike County Murder-For-Hire
A murder-for-hire plot to kill three law enforcement officers in Pike County.
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Thoroughman edges out Murphy as Sheriff in Scioto Co., ending reign
Scioto County will have a new Sheriff come January. The Guardian’s news partner, Scioto County Daily News, reports that David Thoroughman received nearly 250 more votes than his challenger, John Murphy. Thoroughman, the current Chief of Police at Shawnee State University stopped shy of claiming a victory Tuesday night. He received 3,777 votes, while his […]
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Circleville Police make drug busts, one ends on pursuit
The Circleville Police Department made two drug busts on Tuesday, with one ending in a chase. Here’s what the police department released: On April 28, 2020, the Circleville Police Department made two traffic stops resulting in the seizure of various illegal narcotics. K-9 Sergey was instrumental in locating heroin, drug paraphernalia, drug abuse instruments, prescription […]
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Auditor of State says Pike Co. illegally overpaid employees
Auditor of State Keith Faber’s recently released the 2018 audit of Pike County, which found that the former county auditor, Erica Snodgrass, authorized $1,932 total in overpayments to county employees. “It is unacceptable for local officials to be cavalier with taxpayer dollars,” Auditor Faber said. “Leadership must take their responsibility over public funds very seriously, […]