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$1.5M for Mary Lou Patton Park, but no testing of the ground beneath it
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Newly released federal funding documents show that a $1.5 million revitalization project planned for Mary Lou Patton Park does not include funding for environmental or soil testing, despite the park’s proximity to long-documented groundwater contamination on Chillicothe’s east end. The documents were provided by the City of Chillicothe following an earlier Guardian […]
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Billy Wagner: Judge says case is “past due” and needs resolved; plea deals being discussed
WAVERLY, Ohio — George “Billy” Wagner III returned to court Monday for the first time in nearly a year, facing renewed prospects of the death penalty in the case accusing him and other family members of the execution-style slayings of eight people in rural southern Ohio nearly a decade ago. Wagner’s attorneys announced plans to […]
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Chillicothe police assist ATF during federal warrant raid
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Chillicothe police assisted federal agents in the service of a warrant Friday morning at a residence on Winona Boulevard, according to a police report. Police were dispatched at about 7:21 a.m. Feb. 6 to assist the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives during a warrant service at 146 Winona Blvd., the […]
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Bomb threats target Springfield offices amid rising immigration tensions
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Authorities were responding Monday to bomb threats sent to government offices in Clark County as concerns escalated over immigration enforcement and the future of legal protections for Haitian immigrants, Gov. Mike DeWine said. The threats, which referenced pipe bombs and included messages targeting Haitian immigrants, prompted law enforcement to search multiple locations […]