If you’re looking to change up your life in a new career in law enforcement, or if you’re tired of working for a small village of 800, apply to be a Waverly Police offficer; the town is hiring two new police officers. The Waverly Police Department is looking to hire two full-time Officers. Requirements include: […]
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Troopers engage in high speed multi-county pursuit
On Tuesday night, a trooper from the Chillicothe Post initiated a traffic stop on US-23 near Three Locks Road for a moving violation. The suspect vehicle failed to stop and a pursuit ensued. The pursuit traveled through Ross, Pike, Scioto and Lawrence Counties. While in Lawrence County on US-52, a tire deflation device was used and successfully struck the […]
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Fatal crashes increase in Ross and Pike Counties in 2020
Troopers will be targeting crash causing violations throughout Ross and Pike Counties. So far this year, fatal and injurytraffic crashes have increased sharply with five fatalities resulting from four traffic crashes. During the same time frame last year,there was only one fatality. “Fatal crashes this year have been contributed to three causative factors; unsafe speed, failure to yield, and assured clear […]
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Sheriff says human remains have been sent to Dayton for testing
Jackson County Sheriff Tedd Frazier has announced that authorities have completed their search of the area where human remains were found on Saturday morning. “The roads are now open,” said Sheriff Frazier Monday afternoon at 2:40 p.m. “We appreciate the patience and cooperation of the residents affected during the closure of C. H. & D […]
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Circleville Police reports for the weekend of January 17, 2020
Click here to read the police reports for CPD over the last weekend.
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Trego Creek Road closed for downed power lines
 Trego Creek Road is closed due to power lines falling on the road. It happened Sunday afternoon at around 3:30 p.m. in the 1200 block. No injuries were reported and the fire department and power company were sent to the scene to clean up.
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More than 13,000 without power across the area
More than 13,000 people are without power across the area at this hour. High winds caused the outages to span from every corner of our area. Ross County was seeing nearly 1,000 people without power, along with Pike County and Highland. Crews will restore them as quickly as possible, they said. So far, no outages […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Addressing the story about bones found
 Earlier this evening, a story was shared by the Guardian surrounding bones found in Jackson County. In the article it was speculated by the writer, Stephen Neely that the bones belonged to a missing Jackson County man. Neely is a contractual-freelance writer for the Guardian and our agreement has been terminated effective immediately. As […]
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Human bones found in Jackson County
Investigators with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, along with investigators of Gallia County Sheriff Matt Champlin’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),and Jackson County Coroner Dr. Alice Frazier are currently at a site on CH & D Road, near Jackson, investigating the discovery of human remains. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a call […]
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Elderly man dies after being struck on Paint Street
An elderly man has died after he was hit by a car on Paint Street in Chillicothe Saturday night. It happened in front of Jerry’s Pizza at around 6:20 p.m. The man’s name has not been released, but police said he was in his eighties. He was not breathing when police arrived and CPR was […]