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City of Chillicothe Secures Safe Streets for All Grant
CHILLICOTHE – In a significant stride towards enhancing roadway safety, Mayor Luke Feeney proudly announced that the City of Chillicothe has been awarded funding from the Safe Streets for All grant program by the United States Department of Transportation. Amidst the observance of National Bike Month, Chillicothe joins a...
Costly campaign, 17K visit RFL, Paycheck shooting
Editor’s note — We’re continuing our tradition of taking a look back each Saturday at some of the important, interesting or even odd events as they were reported during the same week throughout the years, along with interesting advertising features from years gone by. This week in...
Rural LaRosa's restaurant closes permanently
HILLSBORO, Ohio (WKRC) - A Highland County LaRosa's has shut its doors after a little more than five years in business. The pizza place on Harry Sauner Road in Hillsboro had its last day on May 30 after opening in late 2018. The franchise owner said sales never consistently met...
Chillicothe Police tackle teen for smoking vape
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Chillicothe Police Department has come under scrutiny following a series of alleged instances of excessive force. The latest incident involves a teenager who was thrown to the ground and arrested over the use of a vape device. Body Cam Footage Raises Concerns. The Guardian recently...
Chillicothe's Kiera Archer places seventh to make All-Ohio podium at state track and field meet
DAYTON — Kiera Archer didn't know how her weekend was going to play out. The Chillicothe junior wasn't sure just how she would shake up against her competitors in the 400-meter dash at the OHSAA state track and field meet. In the days leading up to the the meet, she was excited, yet ready for whatever outcome she earned.
Big Changes Coming in Balancing Ross County Property Taxes – But All for the Sake of Fairness
Ross County — Commercial and industrial property values have not been updated since 2007 in Ross County, and that is increasingly unfair to residential and agricultural owners. Auditor Jeff Lehner was proactive in giving a conversation about that with Chamber members at the Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center on Wednesday.
Greenfield Music Festival
The Greenfield Music Festival will be held in downtown Greenfield along Jefferson Street from Friday, June 7 at 4 p.m. through Sunday, June 9 at 6 p.m. This is the second year of the festival that evolved from the former Greene Countrie Towne Festival/Wheels of Progress Festival that had been sponsored by the Greenfield Rotary Club for 35 years.
Gas prices are downward trend
Gas prices both nationally and statewide have finally started to see declines in the last few weeks after many consistent increases, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). In Hillsboro, gas prices on Thursday were as low as $3.35 whereas only a month-and-a-half ago they were as high as $3.75...
$5,000 reward offered in Ross County arson case
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A $5,000 reward has been offered for the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals who set a structure on fire in the village of Bainbridge. The Guardian previously reported on the fire at 203 Walnut Street. The blaze caused damage to adjacent structures and a Bainbridge FD fire engine.
Ross County Grand Jury: Cleveland Visitor to Wellston Stopped with with Pizza Deliverer’s Car Wrong-Way in Ross County
Ross & Jackson Counties — The Ross County Grand Jury returned all seven of their cases on Friday, May 10th, with two open for release to the public. From testimony in the the grand jury in one of the cases, according to the Ross County Prosecutor’s Office:. On...
Summer Tiger Bites is back at GEVSD
Beginning June 3, the Greenfield Exempted Village School District will be serving lunches for children 1-18 years old. It’s the second year for the summer feeding program and it’s called Summer Tiger Bites. With the exception of weekends and July 4-5, lunch, and a breakfast for the next day, will be served Monday through Friday, June 3 through Aug. 2.
O’Neal Tops Rain-Shortened Atomic Run
WAVERLY, Ohio — The Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Fueled by VP Racing Fuels would be in action on Saturday evening at Atomic Speedway and Hudson O’Neal led all 33 of the scheduled 40 laps before light rain showers began falling over the track and the event was declared complete.
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