Chillicothe News

A Chillicothe police officer struck three vehicles early Tuesday morning. According to the police report, Officer Terry Brown was driving southbound on Bowman Road at about 5:10 a.m. when he said he fell asleep and drove off the right side of the road.

The 8U Central Ohio Predators competed in one of the largest tournaments in the Nation at Berliner Park in Columbus Ohio to bring the State Champion Trophy back to Chillicothe, Ohio.

Kellie Lester, the Chillicothe City Schools' treasurer for the past three years, has taken the same job with another school district in the heart of Ohio's Amish country.

A grand jury investigating whether other laws were broken in an Ohio rape case won't meet next week as scheduled.

Two of the nation's top tribute bands will bring their high-energy shows to the Ross County Fairgrounds for a special "Red, White & Blue" concert benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project.

Area children are encouraged to sign up for this summer's 4-H Farm Safety Day Camp coming up July 2nd.

I would love for the ladies to see more of our county, but Chillicothe is a wonderful city to promote on its own.

James Michael "Mike" Scott, 62, of Milton, W.Va., formerly of Wheelersburg, Ohio, and South Shore, Ky., went to be with the Lord with his loving family by his side on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington W.Va., after a brief illness.

A judge was ready to classify as sex offenders two Ohio high school football players convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl last year after an alcohol-fueled house party.

A four-lane resurfacing and bridge rehabilitation project on U.S. 23 in Ross and Pike counties will get under way in July as contractors for the Ohio Department of Transportation begin preliminary operations in the coming weeks.

The severe thunderstorm watch for the Scioto Valley has been canceled after the anticipated high winds and damaging straight-line winds avoided Chillicothe and Ross County for the most part Thursday morning.

During the school year --especially the last couple months of the year -- kids daydream about summer vacation.

Through the ups and downs of its 10-year career, a family-based Chillicothe band has learned that the loss of one its own helped strengthen the band's foundation while supporting the local music scene and meeting the needs of the community.

Two Chillicothe men were arrested following a burglary in Ross County, Tuesday. According to Sheriff George Lavender, deputies were sent to the 1000-block of Bowdle Road at 11am where they found forced entry had been made into a home.

He said the Chesler Group had asked for a promise of parking spaces so they could finalize getting financing...but the legislation is not too binding, or specific.

Clockwise from top left, Obama headquarters in Chillicothe, Ohio; former Gov. Ted Strickland of Ohio campaigning for Obama in Gallipollis; volunteers working in Chillicothe; and the African Americans for Obama campaign stand in Columbus.

The public will be able to use the city's swimming pool beginning later this month after the city council voted Thursday to move forward with opening the facility under a plan that will keep admission prices at 2012's levels.

The Chillicothe City Schools and G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers agreed Wednesday to a contract of unprecedented length for the Columbus-based company.

City leaders said Thursday they will continue crafting a proposed law addressing meth labs that would mandate property owners pay for cleanup costs and would create a remediation plan for properties identified as having been meth lab sites.

Two Ohio high school football players convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl last year will be classified as sex offenders at a hearing next week.