UPDATE: 4:49 PM: Family members report Kysor has been located. ————- Law enforcement in Ross County are looking for a missing teenager. Police are looking for 17-year-old Katelyn Kysor, who was last seen October 3 in Ross County. She is white, 5’4″, 146 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. If you have seen Kysor, […]
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Three vehicle crash, one person unresponsive in Chillicothe
Three vehicles have crashed on Western Avenue in Chillicothe in front of the Cozy Inn. Multiple people are hurt, and at least one person is unresponsive and being rushed to the hospital by medics. Western Avenue is shut down at this hour.
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Multiple fire departments battling blaze in Ross County
Multiple departments are battling a blaze at this hour. It’s all going down in the 2000 block of Black Run Road. A man who is was home is inside the house trailer ran back since trying to save his dog, but he is reportedly okay. The trailer was fully engulfed. Firefighters are working to get […]
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Pickaway Sheriff, ICAC raid Commercial Point home
The Pickaway County Sheriff’s office and Franklin County Sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children team has executed a search warrant in Commercial Point for child pornography. The raid occurred at 181 Cottonwood Place at 10 o’clock this morning. The Sheriff says deputies seized several electronic devices. They have arrested 39-year-old Andy Anderson for the crimes.
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Person hit by car on route 772 while trying to move a dead deer
A man was airlifted to Columbus after he was hit by a car while trying to move a dead deer out of the middle of the road. Troopers report that Michael W. Brown, 62, Bainbridge, stopped in the middle of route 772 to remove a dead deer from the middle of the road. While in […]
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Pike County murder suspect captured in Ross County
A man wanted in connection to a Pike County murder has been captured. Jon-Erik Burrgraff was captured early Thursday morning in far Western Ross County, according to officials. “Early this morning Mr. Burggraff was taken into custody in Western Ross County without incident,” said Ross County Sheriff. Burggraff was transported to the Ross County Jail […]
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Feds join search for Pike Co. murder suspect
More than a dozen federal agents have joined in the search for a man wanted in connection to a Pike County murder. U.S. Marshals descended on rural Pike County Wednesday night. They were joined by Pike County deputies, state troopers, Waverly and Piketon Police, and other law enforcement agencies. The group served four search warrants […]
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Hundreds petition Ohio Governor to reinstate suspended Pike Sheriff
Hundreds of people have signed a petition aimed to the Governor of Ohio asking he reinstate suspended Pike County Sheriff Charles S. Reader. “As a lifelong citizen of Pike County, Ohio, I implore that action be taken to reinstate our elected sheriff,” wrote Tami Tackett. “Although facing charges, that the majority of voters have deemed […]
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Details emerge from hospital lockdown involving reported “active shooter” situation
A registered sex offended is behind bars today after he prompted a local hospital to go on lockdown. On Tuesday, Fayette County Memorial Hospital went on lockdown at around 6:30 p.m. after a concerned citizen called police and said that they had dropped a man off near the hospital and “that he has a gun […]
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EDITORIAL: The lock down at FCMH and the “shooter” threat explained
On Tuesday, December 10, the Guardian ran an article about a lock down at the Fayette County Memorial Hospital. According to numerous people, the article from the Guardian was false. These comments by people were prompted after the local police department contacted one of the Guardian’s competitors, the Record Herald, “to dispel social media rumors […]