ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The decisions of a political body are starting to show, but thankfully, the situation was not deadly… not this time, anyway. A two-vehicle crash came in at route 772 and Blain Highway in Huntington Township; less than a half-mile from the fire department on Saturday. A volunteer firefighter was able to […]
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Union Township responds to accident along Veterans Parkway
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — No one was seriously injured when a car overturned outside of Chillicothe. It happened at around 3 p.m. on Saturday in Union Township along Veterans Parkway near Anderson Station Road. The driver failed to navigate a curve in the roadway and went left of center, overturned, and came to a rest […]
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Trooper involved in crash near Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio —A trooper was involved in a crash in Ross County on Saturday. It happened just before noon along route 207 at River Road. According to Lieutenant Melanie Provenzano of the Chillicothe Post, one of her troopers was traveling on the highway and flipped on his lights to go after a vehicle. When he […]
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Arson investigators looking into vacant house fire in Ross County
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio Fire Marshal is looking into a house fire that is being called “suspicious.” It happened on Fyffe Hallow Road on Tuesday, according to reports in Ross County. Firefighters arrived at a house engulfed in flames and put the flames out. Deputies said that no one was around the property […]
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Columbus woman sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiring to kidnap Hilliard couple
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Denia I. Avila, 41, of Columbus was sentenced to 96 months in prison for leading a failed conspiracy that attempted twice to kidnap her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend. Court documents say Avila recruited seven co-conspirators to plan and carry out her plan to kidnap the couple near their Hilliard residence. Two […]
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United States Postal Service to increase stamp prices this month
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During the month of July, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will be increasing the prices of stamps, following their notice filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) earlier this year. Today’s current price of a stamp is 58 cents. The new price will become 60 cents. Initially proposed by President Joe […]
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Love triangle at Raising Canes in Chillicothe spills tea into parking lot
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A love triangle at a popular chicken strip restaurant spilled into the parking lot, leaving one man with criminal charges. It happened at Raising Canes on Bridge Street in Chillicothe on Thursday afternoon. Reports from law enforcement say that Adam Patrick, 33, was walking through the parking lot into work when he […]
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Several cars broken into at local auto body shop in Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Multiple cars were burglarized on Thursday in Chillicothe while at a local body shop. Police reported it happened at Nourse Auto Collision on Consumer Drive sometime Wednesday night. According to the report, approximately four cars had windows busted out from the vehicles. Managers of the body shop contacted police and filed a […]
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Chillicothe man arrested for DUI after passing out in Taco Bell drive-thru
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A Chillicothe man ordered tacos but instead received a mugshot. It happened just after midnight on Thursday at the Taco Bell on Bridge Street. Officers wrote in their report that Tyler Fawer, 28, had ordered his food at the menu and started driving toward the pay window, but passed out with his […]
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Ohio’s new fireworks law goes into effect today, but not for Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Just in time for the holiday weekend, a new law goes into effect that allows Ohioans and their visitors to set off fireworks that have long been illegal. However, the new law is still barred in some cities. The new law allows people to set off consumer grade fireworks on certain holidays, […]