COLUMBUS, Ohio — Governor Mike DeWine today provided an update on what is being done to help Ohio families impacted by the infant formula shortage, including the acceptance of a waiver request that will give families enrolled in Ohio Department of Health’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) more formula options. […]
Posted inLocal News, Pickaway County
Second Sunday Music Series kicks off in Pickaway County
PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — Pickaway County Visitors Bureau Pickaway County Visitors Bureau kicks off the Second Sunday Music Series this weekend! Local musician and recording artist Steven Riggs will be playing at Mary Virginia Crites Hannan Park on Sunday, June 12, beginning at 6:00 pm. “This summer, we want to spotlight some of our county […]
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DeWine awards $3.9 million to support law enforcement
COLUMBUS, Ohio— Governor Mike DeWine today awarded $3.9 million to 16 local law enforcement agencies to help them strategically combat violence in their communities. Governor DeWine announced the third round of his Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program while visiting Springfield this morning. The Springfield Police Division is receiving a grant of $305,206.94 to combat crime with new […]
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Traffic Alert: ODOT announces route 23 closure for June 8 in Ross Co.
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, route 23 southbound will be closed overnight on June 8 for roadwork. The closure ODOT says will be from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Crews will be pouring concrete on the route 35 westbound bridge. Traffic will be detoured via route 159 and route […]
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What county has the lowest average price for fuel across the Scioto Valley?
SCIOTO VALLEY — According to AAA, Scioto County comes in this week with an average price for regular unleaded at $ 4.75 a gallon. Motorists across the nation continue to feel the strain as gas and diesel fuel hits new record highs. In Ohio, the average price for regular unleaded hit $4.83 on Monday. Diesel […]
Posted inGreenfield, Highland County, Local News
Greenfield man sent to prison for twenty years
GREENFIELD, Ohio — A Greenfield man previously indicted on seven counts of rape earlier this year was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison Wednesday in a separate bill of information. During a status hearing in Highland County Common Pleas Court, Harold H. Willis, 44, waived his right to prosecution by indictment, with […]
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Deputies catch man after foot chase in Bourneville
BOURNEVILLE, Ohio — Deputies captured a man after he ran from them early Sunday evening. It happened at around 7:30 p.m. along route 50 near the Valero gas station in Bourneville. Deputies engaged the man when they were patrolling the area and saw him take off. Leading deputies through a nearby creek, the man was […]
Posted inChillicothe, FEATURED, Local News, Regional, Ross County
Woman arrested after child falls from second story window
GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio — A southern Ohio woman is in jail after a child fell from a second-story apartment in Gallia County on Saturday. The Gallia County Sheriff’s Office says that someone had seen a small child fall from what appeared to be a window of a second-story apartment at the Gallia Metropolitan Estates. Emergency […]
Posted inChillicothe, FEATURED, Local News, Ross County
Kayaker rescued in Paint Creek after overturning in Ross Co.
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A woman is alright after she overturned her canoe on Saturday. It happened along Paint Creek in Ross County after the woman reportedly launched from Waters Edge on route 772 at around 4 p.m. Water rescue crews were able to launch to the area and worked to get the woman out […]
Posted inFEATURED, Local News, Pike County, Piketon, Waverly
Impaired driver kills motorcyclist in Pike Co., troopers say
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — For the second time this week, a life has been claimed in a fatal accident near Waverly. It happened Saturday on Coal Dock Road near the intersection of Straight Creek Road in Union Township, troopers said. The Highway Patrol told the Guardian that Joshua C. Haislop, 22, Waverly, went left of […]