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Circleville City Council discusses re-striping Court Street
Circleville City Council's Service Committee meeting drew a crowd that filled the seats in the public gallery. During Tuesday's committee meeting, the topic of discussion was a proposed city ordinance authorizing the removal of the four-lane street markings on North and South Court Street from Pleasant Street in the north to the connector road on the south end and replacing them with street markings for two through lanes and a center turn lane. ...
Chillicothe medical clinic shut down amidst drug scandal
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – The Guardian broke the story of the sudden closing of Rose Medical Clinic, a local healthcare provider in Chillicothe, located at 67 E. Water St., following the suspension of Physician Assistant Rufus Frank Lowman Jr’s medical license. The State Medical Board of Ohio took action...
See first pitch times, locations for Chillicothe-area softball teams in state tournament
CHILLICOTHE − As the second week of the high school softball tournament plays out, teams from around the area look to extend their playoff runs. Even if it last just one more game, no team is willing to bow out in the district tournament just yet. But with the...
Make sure to vote in the current Readers Favorite poll
CHILLICOTHE — Last month we asked readers where they like to visit in Chillicothe to get a specialty drink. With over 100 votes the results are in with Steiner's Speakeasy winning with around 36% of the votes. Located in Downtown Chillicothe Steiner's Speakeasy was created in 2014 by Tara...
Circleville OVI Checkpoint Yields Results: Two Arrests Made
Circleville, Ohio – Law enforcement agencies including the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office, and Circleville Police Department, collaborated on an OVI (Operating a Vehicle Impaired) checkpoint on Friday, May 11, 2024, along Lancaster Pike in Circleville from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The OVI checkpoint,...
Video Released in Large Brawl in Chillicothe Resulting in Multiple Arrests
CHILLICOTHE – In the early hours of Sunday, April 28th, chaos erupted in a strip mall parking lot in Chillicothe, Ohio, leading to a significant police response and several arrests. Reports flooded in of a large crowd engaged in physical altercations near Cheap Tobacco, Wobbly Ghost Bar, and Advanced...
Unlocking the Archive: Track photos from 1969 pose a small mystery
This week's photos come with a small mystery. We digitized a packet of negatives which was marked as COL track meet (dist) May 11, 1969. There was a selection of track photos in it. However, the mystery is that we don't know who is in the photos. Checking in our...
HEROES – Residential Structure Fire in Kingston Prompted Quick Action from Neighbors
KINGSTON, OHIO – Emergency responders rushed to Hallsville Pike on May 12, 2024, following reports of a residential structure fire with potential entrapment. The incident unfolded between 1:51 PM and 1:52 PM. Upon receiving the dispatch, En route to the location, it was reported that two neighbors, identified as...
Group collected signatures to end gerrymandering in Ohio during Chillicothe stop on Saturday
CHILLICOTHE — About 25 advocates of fair elections from across Ohio gathered in Chillicothe Saturday for a mass signature-gathering effort to ensure a proposed constitutional amendment to end gerrymandering in Ohio qualifies for the November ballot. Gathering signatures in Chillicothe is especially meaningful given that the city twice served as Ohio’s capital in the early 1800s before the Statehouse’s permanent move to Columbus, said the Rev. Terry Williams of Chillicothe’s Orchard Hill United Church of Christ. ...
Softball Game Recap: Chillicothe Comes Up Short
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Chillicothe can now relate to. They lost 11-1 to the Lancaster Golden Gales on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Chillicothe of the 19-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2017.
Ross Co. grand jury hands down indictments
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – The Ross County Grand Jury has indicted two individuals on several charges, including grand theft and receiving stolen property. Chad A. Benarth, 44, of Chillicothe, faces charges of grand theft, breaking and entering, and receiving stolen property.The charges stem from incidents alleged to have occurred on April 12 and April 19, 2024. Benarth faces a potential prison sentence of up to 18 months on the fourth-degree felony charge and up to 12 months on each fifth-degree felony charge.
New details released in the attempted abduction of a Ross Co. teen
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – Ross County Sheriff’s Office has released new details on the attempted abduction of a 14-year-old girl that occurred on the morning of May 7th. The teen, whose name is withheld due to her age, was walking to her school bus stop when she encountered a suspicious vehicle.
Cast your vote online for the Chillicothe Gazette Baseball and Softball Players of the Year
CHILLICOTHE − With the regular season for high school baseball and softball well and over with, playoffs are in full swing. As the regular season came to a close, area conferences rolled out their all-league selections and players of the year. So why not do one more? Chillicothe Gazette readers can now vote for...
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