EMS and firefighters are on the scene of a second accident along Blain Highway this evening. It is happening on route 772, in the area of Blain Highway at around 7:30 p.m. Two people were not seriously hurt after running into a ditch. Earlier, one person was not seriously hurt after driving into a ditch […]
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Car drives into ditch on Blain Highway
A car has crashed into a ditch along Blain Highway. It happened Monday night at around 7 p.m. near 1820 Blain Highway. The car reportedly went into a ditch. No word on how serious injuries are. The road is restricted in the area.
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Woman 7 months pregnant overdoses in Ross County
A woman who was seven months pregnant is believed to have overdosed Monday afternoon. It happened on Bowdle Road in northwestern Ross County between Clarksburg and Chillicothe at around 5:30 p.m. The woman — who the Guardian is not naming — was turning blue when someone called 9-1-1. The caller told dispatchers the woman was […]
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Gasoline spill causes scare at Adena Regional
A gasoline spill at Adena Regional has crews at the hospital. It happened Monday afternoon at 4:45 p.m. The fuel spill is near the ambulance entrance to the emergency room. No injuries have been reported while firefighters clean up the spill.
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Details released in escaped inmate case, two men arrested for helping her
Two men have been arrested for helping a woman escape the Jackson County Jail and evade law enforcement. Here is the news release that the Jackson County Sheriff’s office sent out: The 33-year-old Jackson woman who escaped custody at the Jackson County Correctional Facility Saturday afternoon has been apprehended in Pike County by Untied Stated […]
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Route 23 at Tarlton Road shutdown in Circleville for semi fire
The Ohio Department of Transportation is reporting that U.S. 23 at Tarlton Road in Pickaway County is shutdown after a semi trailer caught fire. The fire happened at around midnight on Monday morning. Traffic is shutdown in the northbound lanes entirely, however, southbound is becoming congested, as well. The semi trailer fire is out and […]
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The Guardian 2.0 (why we’re different)
When the Guardian launched it was an effort to deliver the news. However, with any legitimate operation there are expenses. As a result, there must be revenue derived from the content produced in order to pay the operational expenses of keeping the publication churning out content, or the what people like to call “the news.” […]
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Names released from crash that sent three to hospital Sunday afternoon
The Highway Patrol has released information from a crash along Route 159 near Delano Road that sent three people to the hospital. The call came in Sunday at around 5:30 p.m. Dylan Ross, 18, Chillicothe, was traveling northbound on State Route 159 and was turning left onto Delano Road. That’s when troopers say Julia Penwell, […]
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Escaped inmate from Jackson County captured by federal agents
An inmate that escaped in Jackson County has been captured. Britney D. Thompson, 33, escaped from the Jackson County Jail on Saturday. Thompson was being held on drug charges when she broke free from her shackles and ran out the front door of the Sheriff’s office shortly before 2 p.m. She was caught Sunday afternoon […]
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Woman located after going missing with her son
A missing woman and her son were found after a nationwide search. Martha Rayburn and her son, Clarence “David” Baire went missing in December after a trip to Walmart. After a nationwide search, David was found close by in Ross County this week. He said his mother had dropped him off at a church and […]