ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — EMS from Huntington Township responded to a single-vehicle accident around 9:30 p.m. Monday. The accident happened in the 1400 block of Bishop Hill Road near Route 772 in Ross County. Initial reports say the driver lost control of their vehicle and then struck a tree. The cause of the crash is still […]
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Four allegations of student-sexual misconduct lodged against Greenfield educator
GREENFIELD, Ohio — The head football coach in Greenfield is placed on paid leave after allegations of sexual misconduct with students. Effective October 6, McClain High School educator and coach Jake Orr-Zody will be off the campus with pay, according to The Highland County Press. In a letter signed by McClain principal Matt Shelton, Orr-Zody […]
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Earl T. Park
Earl T Park, 70, of Ponte Vedra, FL, formerly of Circleville, died 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at his residence following an extended illness. He was born April 22, 1951, in Londonderry, Ohio, to the late Thomas and Laura Pettit Park. Surviving is children, Kendra (Clancey) Boudreaux, of Ponte Vedra, FL, Brent Park, of […]
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Holly M. Nunley
Holly M. Nunley, 84, of Chillicothe, died 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 9, 2021, at her daughter’s residence. She was born August 30, 1937, in Bluefield, WV, to the late Azra and Roberta Bentley Holtsclaw. On October 1, 1953, she married Albert Nunley who died June 11, 1985. Surviving is daughters Laura Bethel, Diane (Fred) Gillette, […]
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Former school administrator sentenced to jail
BRYAN, Ohio — The former executive director of the P.A.T.H. School for Autism, Inc. and the P.A.T.H. Academy for Autism, Ltd. has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after a joint investigation by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, the Bryan Police Department, and the Ohio Department of Education found she stole more than $150,000 […]
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Ross County medic assaulted during squad run
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio– A Ross County medic was assaulted, deputies say, by a combative patient. Paint Creek Medics responded to Little Creek Road around 1:30 p.m. Sunday for a person ill. According to reports, deputies were dispatched to the scene after the patient began punching one of the first responders trying to care for them. Authorities […]
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Dayton police officer under investigation for excessive force against a paraplegic man
DAYTON, Ohio– A Dayton police officer is under investigation following a September 30 incident in which he forcefully pulled a paraplegic man from his vehicle, throwing him to the ground. According to reports, officers were patrolling the area of West Grand Avenue after being alerted to narcotics activity at a nearby residence. During their patrol officers, […]
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Scholarship drawing for Ohio Vax-2-School offers another reason to vaccinate.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Vaccines remain the best protection against the serious outcomes from COVID-19 impacting Ohioans of all ages. To date, more than 63% of eligible Ohioans, or more than 6.3 million people, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Among Ohio’s youngest eligible residents, more than 375,000 Ohioans ages 12-17 – […]
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Maryland couple arrested on federal espionage-related charges
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Jonathan and Diana Toebbe, both of Annapolis, Maryland, were arrested in Jefferson County, West Virginia, by the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) on Saturday, Oct. 9. They will have their initial appearances on Tuesday, Oct. 12, in federal court in Martinsburg, West Virginia. For almost a year, Jonathan Toebbe, […]
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Former director of the Cuyahoga County Regional Jail sentenced to 9 months in jail
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Kenneth Mills, the former director of the Cuyahoga County Regional Jail, was sentenced to 9 months in jail, the maximum possible for his mismanagement of the facility, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. “As a prisoner himself, the defendant will learn what it really means to depend on the public servants charged […]