The Waverly Police Department will be auctioning off dozens of vehicles they have towed or seized in traffic stops, drug busts, and in other ways tomorrow. The auction will be held tomorrow, Saturday, October 26th at 9 a.m., at 9040 OH-220, Waverly. The gates will open at 8 a.m. for potential buyers to look at […]
Miami Trace student under investigation for rape, school shooting comment
UPDATE 5:43 P.M.: Miami Trace has sent an email to parents saying the threat is not believed to be credible. The email reads: Good evening. There has been an unsubstantiated report on social media that there was a threat made to the Miami Trace Local School District. We are working in conjunction with the Fayette County […]
Shooting in Caesar’s Creek State Park turns out to be training exercise
Reports of one person being shot in Caesar’s Creek State Park in Clinton County has turned out to be a training exercise. The state park also sits in Greene and Warren counties. The call came in at 11:50 a.m. on Sunday and sent local news media and people in the area in a frenzy. The […]
Fire shooting through roof in Greenfield house fire
Flames are seen shooting through the roof of a home in Greenfield at this hour. It’s all going down at 959 North Street in the village. Multiple area fire departments have been called to the scene.
Gusweiler GMC sells to Steve Vangorder
A longtime car dealership in Washington Court House has a new owner. Gusweiler Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac, of Highland Avenue (route 41) is now named “SVG Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac.” The SVG stands for Steve Vangorder, a dealer magnate who owns several dealership in the Dayton area. This biography was pulled from Vangorder’s website: […]
Hearing set in lawsuit seeking removal of Councilwoman
A hearing has been set in the sought-removal of a Washington Court House City Councilwoman. A subpoena was served on Wednesday by the Fayette County Sheriff to Kendra Redd-Hernandez, who was elected in November 2015, to appear on Thursday, October 24 in front of Judge David B. Bender. The proceedings are as a result of […]
Candidate for city once sued the city he wants to represent
A candidate for Washington Court House City Council once sued the very city is looking to represent. Public records show that Jason Gilmore, who also had city charges of delinquent taxes in 2012 and 2013, sued the City of Washington Court House in 2017 over the dispute of a catering contract at the country club. […]
Councilman’s ex-wife feared he would sexually assault her, affidavit says
Documents obtained by the Guardian outline disturbing allegations against a longtime Washington Court House City Councilman. In the document obtained by the Guardian, Washington Court House City Council Chairman Jim Chrisman’s ex-wife writes in an affidavit that she was afraid that the councilman would have sexually assaulted her if she was not granted a restraining […]
Nearly 50 new jobs coming to Jefferson Township
State Senator Bob Peterson (R-Washington Court House) announced Monday that the Ohio Tax Credit Authority (TCA) recently approved a 1.5 percent, eight-year Job Creation Tax Credit for the McKesson Corporation’s expansion project in Jefferson Township. The tax credit is expected to help with the creation of 42 full-time positions, generating $2.5 million in new annual payroll and […]
Lawsuit filed seeking removal of WCH councilwoman
Moments ago, Washington Court House elector Derek Myers filed a lawsuit against Washington Court House Councilwoman Kendra Redd-Hernandez inside the Fayette County Probate Court. Myers is the interim editor-in-chief of the Guardian. The complaint, filed pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 733.72, was filed Monday morning against Redd-Hernandez alleging a host of crimes, including conflict of interest, […]
