Chillicothe Plans Kid-Picked Playground for Yoctangee Park This November
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The playground at Yoctangee Park is getting a full makeover in mid-November, and the new equipment was picked with help from the children who will use it.…
Chillicothe Halloween Festival Wraps Three-Day Run With Zombie Run 5K Today
CHILLICOTHE — The Chillicothe Halloween Festival closes out its three-day run today at Yoctangee Park, with vendors, live entertainment, costume contests and a brand-new Zombie Run 5K on the schedule…
Shenandoah Claims OVAC 3A Boys Cross Country Title Behind Five Medalists
SHENANDOAH VALLEY — Five class medalists carried Shenandoah to the OVAC 3A boys cross country championship, the headline result of a busy week of October racing across the region’s 12-school…
ODOT Schedules Public Meeting on U.S. 33 Safety Project in Hocking County
LOGAN — The Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 10 is inviting the public to an open house meeting on a project aimed at improving safety along U.S. 33 in Hocking…
Fayette County Grower Weighs Ohio’s Second-Largest Giant Pumpkin at 2,410 Pounds
HAMILTON — Jared Persinger has done it again. The renowned Fayette County grower, who operates South Plymouth Pumpkins near Washington Court House, rolled a staggering 2,410-pound giant pumpkin onto the…
Lancaster Man, 20, Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash on Vinton County Road
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A 20-year-old Lancaster man died Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on a rural Vinton County road, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. Elijah Brandenburger was…
Zanesville Storms Back to Stun Mount Vernon 38-35 in Final-Minute Thriller
ZANESVILLE: Junior receiver Titan Grandstaff hauled in a 53-yard touchdown pass from classmate Kason Hazlett in the final minute of play Friday night, lifting the Zanesville Blue Devils to a…
Athens Bulldogs Steamroll Wellston 60-8 in Week 8 Blowout Win
ATHENS — The Athens Bulldogs delivered one of the loudest statements of the season on Friday night, overwhelming visiting Wellston 60-8 in Week 8 high school football action. The Bulldogs…
Georgia Man Indicted in 2022 Portsmouth Homicide of Chad Sissel
PORTSMOUTH — A nearly four-year-old homicide case in Portsmouth has taken a major step forward with the arrest and indictment of a Georgia man in the killing of Chad Sissel.…
Pedro Man Sentenced to Up to 7.5 Years for Dragging State Trooper
IRONTON — A 19-year-old man from the Pedro area of Lawrence County will spend between five and seven-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to charges connected to a case…