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Ross County – One Person Dies in Rollover Crash on US-23
Chillicothe – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle crash that resulted in a fatality on US 23 at State Route 207. On June 7, 2024, at approximately 1355 hours, a 2005 Honda Pilot driven by Alexander Pollard, age 22 of West Union, Ohio and his passenger Nicholas Fisher, age 23 of Peebles, Ohio was traveling south on US 23. Their vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway, through the median, and traveled into the north bound lanes of US 23. The vehicle began to overturn ejecting Alexander Pollard. It continued off the left side of the roadway where it came to rest under the State Route 207 overpass. Mr. Pollard succumbed to his injuries as a result of the crash. Mr. Fisher was transported to Adena Regional Medical Center by Union Township Emergency Medical Services for serious injuries. US 23 was shut down for approximately 3 hours.
OSP announces new traffic safety initiative
Wilmington, Ohio (WDTN) — The Wilmington Patrol Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is establishing a new initiative that will focus on safety belt enforcement. The initiative will last through the month of June. The Wilmington patrol post cited that an average of 8.5 traffic fatalities per year over a two-year span occurred in […]
Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education to meet June 17
The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education will meet in regular session Monday, June 17 at 7 p.m. in the Hillsboro Board of Education Office, 39 Willettsville Pike, for the regular meeting and executive session if necessary. The Finance Committee will meet at the Board Office on Monday, June 17...
Ames earns Hillsboro Order of the Eastern Star scholarship
Hillsboro Order of the Eastern Star #441 awarded this year’s Vance Scholarship to Claire Ames, a 2024 graduate of Whiteoak High School. Ames is pictured with Eastern Star members Jon Seegar and Patty Griffith. Publisher's note: A free press is critical to having well-informed voters and citizens. While some...
St. Mary’s Episcopal begins Red Door Bakes
June finds a new program beginning at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church called Red Door Bakes, which is a new kind of bake sale. Following the model of St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in Auburn, Alabama, which runs “St. Duns Buns,” St. Mary’s has developed a website where the baked goods being offered are listed (some with photos) as well as a description. Buyers can choose the items they want to purchase, make a donation for the item and pay, then pick up the item on the designated date and time.
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