13+ hour, 47+ min ago   (157+ words) Chillicothe — The 25th anniversary of 9-11 was commemorated at its annual location, Station #1 of the Chillicothe Fire Department. A small crowd had gathered at 54 East Water Street for the brief 8:30am event, with the station’s gear on full display, on September 11th, 2026. Below is…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (150+ words) CIRCELVILLE, Ohio — A 30-year-old Pickaway County man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to felony drug possession charges in Pickaway County Common Pleas Court. Kyle Caldwell was originally arrested on November 19, 2025, after law enforcement officers found…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (304+ words) CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — Pickaway County Public Health issued an involuntary closure order to Huey Magoo’s in Circleville on August 20, 2026, after health inspectors discovered severe plumbing failures, including wastewater backing up into the kitchen and an active sewage odor. Pickaway County health…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (870+ words) SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — A Detroit man described by prosecutors as a high-level fentanyl trafficker has been sentenced to 30 to 35.5 years in prison following a multi-year investigation that uncovered a major interstate drug trafficking operation moving fentanyl and heroin through southern…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (298+ words) Ross County — A high-speed chase in north-central Ross County started near the hospital and ended at a tree on July 31st. At 6:38pm on July 31st, 2026, a reckless vehicle was reported on State Route 159 near Overbridge Road, just south of Adena Regional Medical…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (237+ words) SCIOTO TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Four people were transported to the hospital Saturday afternoon following a head-on collision caused by a wrong-way driver on U.S. Route 23 in Ross County. According to a traffic crash report from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (288+ words) CIRCLEVILLE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A 36-year-old Ashville man faces OVI charges following a two-vehicle collision on U.S. Route 23 Saturday evening that sent one driver to the hospital and left a trail of property damage across local residential yards. According to a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (393+ words) CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Ross County Health District will conduct mosquito spraying in portions of Ross County next week after mosquito traps in the area tested positive for West Nile virus. Adulticide spraying is scheduled to begin after 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (405+ words) CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO — Visitors will have a special opportunity to step inside two of Pickaway County’s historic landmarks September 12 and 13 as part of Ohio Open Doors, a statewide celebration highlighting Ohio’s historic buildings, places and stories. Organized by the Ohio History…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (345+ words) CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — Circleville City Council has approved the annexation of nearly 370 acres along Bell Station Road, planned for a large residential development planned on the city’s north side. Council voted Tuesday to approve Ordinance No. 09.53.2026, accepting the annexation of approximately…...