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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. ...
Ross Co. garage fire under arson investigation
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A garage fire in Ross County is currently under investigation for possible arson, according to local authorities. The incident occurred on May 9 at a residence on Pam Lane, just south of downtown Chillicothe. Upon arrival, deputies found the garage fully engulfed in flames. Fire crews...
6-year-old girl missing from Pike County found safe
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The endangered missing child advisory for a 6-year-old from Piketon, Ohio has ended. According to the Ohio Attorney General, the girl was found safe. Details about her disappearance are not known at this time.
Pike County Authorities Successfully Clean Up Hazardous Material Spill After Semi Rollover
Pike County – Emergency responders have completed cleanup operations following a hazardous material spill caused by a semi-rollover incident on State Route 23 in Piketon around noon today. The accident involved a commercial carrier transporting hazardous cargo, prompting the intervention of the Ohio State Patrol (OSP) to manage 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...
Pike County receives no ACGP downtown and destination funding
The only funding Pike County received from the Appalachian Community Grant program was for school based health care facilities. Scioto Valley Local School District received $1,695,701 for a school-based health clinic. The clinic will operate in 5,500 square stand alone building on the SVLSD grounds. According to the ACGP website, the grant is geared toward Pike, Scioto, Jackson, Ross and Adams Counties. ...
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...
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...
Tanker truck overturned on US 23
A semi-tractor trailer tanker truck was traveling southbound, in Piketon, when the vehicle left the roadway, struck an embankment, overturned and took out a large sign, according to the Dispatch Supervisor Saunders of the Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSP). “It was a tanker truck hauling molten sulfur,” said Trooper Moore of the Portsmouth Post of the OSP who investigated the accident. Moore said there were leaks...
Matters of Graves Importance: 13th annual Swine & Stogies on Friday at Creekside Occasions
I have realized I could never be a physical therapist. These poor, poor people. They are like bartenders for people who aren’t day drinking. Patients go to PT appointments and spill their life stories. At my latest therapy appointment, my PT asked another patient “How is your knee?” Twelve...
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...
City auditor shows children you can be a mother and have a successful career
CHILLICOTHE — Kristal Spetnagel is known to many as the city auditor in Chillicothe, while others may know her as part of the Ross County Land Bank, a former Unioto Elementary PTO treasurer or a board member of the Goodwill Industries of South Central Ohio. While all of these titles are important one of her favorites comes from her four children — Mom. ...
Senior is 'forever grateful' for the Adena community
CHILLICOTHE — Graduating Adena senior Brady Bossert has overcome all the challenges life has put in his way to make it to graduation as not only a senior but one looked upon fondly by the staff of the school. As the only boy in his set of triplets Bossert...
Bainbridge Youth Center Attempted Escape Leads to Arrest for Resisting Arrest and Menacing
Bainbridge, Ohio – On May 10, 2024, Deputy Dutcher responded to a disturbance at the Lighthouse Youth Center involving a student who was reportedly fighting with staff and attempting to escape. Upon arrival, the situation escalated as the student continued to resist arrest and engage in physical altercations with...
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