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              Bridge Street traffic pattern shifts Aug. 25 as ODOT rebuilds northbound lanes            </news:title>
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              High water closes SR 752, SR 104 at SR 762 in Pickaway County            </news:title>
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              Team Rubicon crew seeks meal help during Highland County storm cleanup            </news:title>
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              Judge refuses to tell Rhoden family where Billy Wagner will stand trial            </news:title>
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              Crews extricate entrapped patient after SR-180 crash            </news:title>
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              Highland County teen charged after break-in, blood found at SR 138 home            </news:title>
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              Lancaster man sentenced to 80 months for receiving child pornography            </news:title>
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              2026-08-18T13:02:59-04:00            </news:publication_date>
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              Westfall schools rescind class, athletic pay-to-participate fees for 2026-27            </news:title>
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              South Paint Street in Chillicothe to close Tuesday for water line repairs            </news:title>
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