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              2026-08-23T10:33:05-04:00            </news:publication_date>
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              Teen hurt as truck strikes tree in Jackson County crash            </news:title>
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              2026-08-22T19:35:28-04:00            </news:publication_date>
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              Fire crews battle blaze at abandoned Washington C.H. grain elevator            </news:title>
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              Hillsboro man charged with evidence tampering after deputy chase            </news:title>
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              2026-08-22T19:24:38-04:00            </news:publication_date>
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              Pickaway County sheriff&#039;s major retires after 28 years            </news:title>
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                Scioto Valley Guardian                </news:name>
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              2026-08-22T12:47:33-04:00            </news:publication_date>
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              Boat collision on Lake White leaves one seriously injured            </news:title>
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              Fayette Co. adopts 20-year road plan, advances growth studies near mega site            </news:title>
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              2026-08-21T21:19:34-04:00            </news:publication_date>
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              Fayette Co. commissioners to reopen bids on Rattlesnake dewatering building            </news:title>
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              2026-08-21T18:36:52-04:00            </news:publication_date>
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              Serious crash closes highway in Ross County            </news:title>
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              2026-08-21T16:04:13-04:00            </news:publication_date>
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              Adena Health dedicates new school-based clinic at Huntington schools            </news:title>
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              2026-08-21T15:33:12-04:00            </news:publication_date>
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              Vinton County grand jury indicts 7 in child sex abuse, endangerment cases            </news:title>
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