Two casinos in Ohio have shutdown Friday night until further notice. Miami Valley Gaming in Lebanon and Hollywood Gaming in Dayton are both shut down. The closures went into effect immediately on Friday at 8 p.m. Both casinos said the closures were ordered by the state’s lottery commission, however, the Guardian has not been able […]

Mayor Luke Feeney announced today, that as part of the City of Chillicothe’s response to community concerns related to COVID-19, the City’s Water Department will suspend all residential water shut-offs for non-payment until May. “In our commitment to the health & safety of our residents, we want to ensure that all residents have adequate resources […]

Search warrants obtained by the Guardian show that a woman killed earlier this week in Fayette County was shot three times, and that her ex-boyfriend gave a confession to deputies when he was being arrested. In the warrants obtained by the Guardian on Friday, Joseph Brown, 21, of Joanne Drive, told the initial deputy who […]

More than 5,000 people have signed a petition to reunite a K-9 with his handler. “Bring Harry Home” is a petition that was started Thursday evening by locals on Change.org. In less than 24 hours, the petition amassed more than 5,000 names. While the petition is opened to anyone around the world, more than half […]

A deputy requested assistance for being in distress in Ross County Friday afternoon. It happened on Ackley Road near County Road 550. The deputy was trying to arrest a man, who was putting up a fight after being pulled over. The call came in at around 6:05 p.m. on Friday. Troopers and deputies raced to […]

Washington Court House City Schools announced Friday afternoon that their food service bus will start on Monday. The “Big Blue Bus” is a mobile kitchen — similar to a food truck — that the district drives to scheduled stops in the area to feed children. “The bus will hit the road this Monday,” said district […]

Adena Health System announced today that it is implementing visitor restrictions to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses, including the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). “Adena is taking these additional measures to ensure the health and safety of our patients, visitors and staff,” said Chief Clinical Officer Kirk Tucker, MD. “We understand how important the support […]

Fayette County Memorial Hospital announced online they are shutting down their hospital and emergency room to visitors. Anyone seeking medical treatment can go to the emergency room, but but do so alone. The ban comes amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Washington Court House City Schools said today that they are working to feed students during the newly-announced three week break. 
The break, which begins Monday and goes for the next three weeks, was ordered statewide by the Governor in an attempt to combat the Coronavirus. 
”Over the past few weeks, we have been proactively working […]

A mass protest is being held in downtown Circleville next week in an effort to reunite an officer with his K-9. In addition, a petition has been launched. Harry, a Belgian Malinois, is property of the City of Circleville. He was assigned to Officer Rob Morningstar. Morningstar recently left the city and became a deputy […]