CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — As a community mourns the death of a police officer details are emerging about his home life that may shine a light on why he took his own life. Circleville Police Officer Erick Eberhard, 40, died by his own hand last month while off-duty. He had been a K-9 unit with the […]
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Problems continue to plague the Ross County Jail
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — EMS responded to the Ross County Jail Monday evening around 5 p.m. for a possible drug overdose. Overdoses are among a number of issues plaguing the local law complex as the number of fatalities continues to rise. This weekend, the Guardian was first to break the news of another confirmed death at […]
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House Bill 172 signed into law
COLUMBUS, Ohio— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s office today announced that Amended Substitute House Bill 172 has been signed. Governor DeWine issued the following statement on the legislation: “Amended Substitute House Bill 172 is a better bill than Senate Bill 113, which was the original fireworks bill that I vetoed. Because it was clear to me […]
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20 million PPE items shipped to Ohio schools since the start of the new school year
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly 20 million personal protective equipment (PPE) items have been shipped to Ohio schools since the beginning of the school year in an effort to support in-school learning across the state. The Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) and Ohio Department of Health (ODH) began partnering at the beginning of the school year to deliver […]
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Ross County home near-total loss following fire
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A Ross County home was nearly a total loss, officials say. Fire crews from multiple townships rushed to the 1900 block of Trego Creek Road, Saturday. According to reports, the 9-1-1 call came in shortly after 8:30 p.m. Firefighters, upon arrival, noted flames and smoke pouring from the residence. Initial reports […]
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Deputies catch burglary-in-progress at Ross Co. gas station
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A man was arrested early Saturday morning after deputies said he was burglarizing a local gas station. It happened just before 4 a.m. at the Railway Express Marathon along Pleasant Valley Road in Chillicothe. Law enforcement were called to the business after the alarm company picked up the sound of broken […]
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Man dies in Ross Co. jail overnight, family calls for investigation
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A 21-year-old man serving a thirty day sentence for a drunken driving charge died Friday night while inside the Ross County Jail. Malcolm Willis was pronounced dead by paramedics just before 10 p.m. after emergency crews were called to the lockup. Initial reports said that the call went out as an […]
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Man claims he started a fire to call for police
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio— A Chillicothe man is in jail after reportedly setting fire to a Central Center trash can on November 2. Police, along with firefighters from the Chillicothe Fire Department, responded to Central Center after a 9-1-1 caller said there was a fire near the building. Officers arrested a male suspect, identified as Brandon Garrison, […]
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Man threatens to shoot employees at a Ross County gas station
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A man threatened to shoot gas station employees in Ross County. According to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the South Bridge Street Marathon on Thursday in response to a menacing complaint. Employees at the gas station told authorities that a male subject had become irate in the store […]
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Pilot Travel Centers out of diesel fuel in select central Ohio locations
PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio– Pilot Travel Centers LLC. announced yesterday that they are struggling to supply central Ohio gas stations with diesel fuel. The company released a statement after their Pickaway County location ran out Thursday afternoon. “The industry is facing extremely tight diesel supply conditions in the Ohio market,” said one corporate representative. “We are […]