City council candidates in Washington Court House spent the most money ever in the city’s history on a local city council race this election. Newcomer Jim Blair won, along with incumbents Kendra Redd-Hernandez and Jim Chrisman. Redd-Hernandez, who has voted democrat in the last dozen elections and was an outspoken supporter of Hillary Clinton, did […]

Cpl. Robert Lee Bray, a Ross County resident who enlisted in the United States Army on Nov. 11, 1948, came home to Ross County this week. His funeral will be held later today, Wednesday. PFC Robert Lee Bray was reported as Missing in Action on Thursday, July 20, 1950 in the defense of Taejon, in the Republic […]

Circleville will keep their mayor after Don McIlroy was re-elected. McIlroy won, battling against Bradley Prickett, and Chuck Taylor. The mayor won with 62%. Elisa Peters becomes the new Municipal Court Judge. She replaces outgoing Judge Gary Dumm, who retired. Gary Joiner lost as mayor of Commercial Point. He tried to fight off challenger Allen […]

Voters in Washington Court House made their voices heard Tuesday. The city’s electors voted in a new council member, Jim Balir. Among him, incumbent Kendra Redd-Hernandez hung on to her seat with incumbent Jim Chrisman. Newcomers Kathie Oesterle and Jason Gilmore lost. The city school’s 1% income tax increase failed. The school district fought hard […]

A Hocking County Probate Judge Tuesday granted a prosecutor’s request to charge two teenagers with the death of a Chillicothe woman as adults. Judge Jonah Saving said that he granted the state’s request for Jordan A. Buckley and Jaden W. Churchheus, both 16, to be tried as adults because the teens “knew it was a […]

The Commercial Point village police chief was found not guilty on six administrative charges Monday night in a trial conducted at a village council meeting; that means he gets to keep his job, for now. Police Chief Adam Jordan was charged with violating village ordinances, state law, and polices by Mayor Gary Joiner. Jordan was […]

Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating a bank robbery that occurred earlier Tuesday afternoon. It all went down at People’s Bank in Lancaster on Main Street, where a man reportedly walked into the bank and demanded money. Lancaster Police tell the Guardian the incident happened at around 12:30 p.m. Tellers handed over […]

State Senators Bob Peterson (R-Washington Court House) and Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson) testified this week before a House panel in support of their proposed legislation, which would exempt Ohio from the federal requirement to change between Daylight Saving Time and Standard Time twice a year. Their Sunshine Protection Act bill would require Ohio to remain in […]