Waverly News

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Fern Helton Bandy, 81, of Waverly, Ohio, went to be with the Lord Friday May 10, 2013.

According to Kim Bauer, Executive Director of the Portsmouth-Scioto County Visitors Bureau, an estimated 2,100 cyclists are expected to roll into Portsmouth Saturday as a part of the 52nd annual Tour Of the Scioto River Valley .

Miami Trace despite splitting a week ago Saturday at the Urbana Baseball Classic moved up a notch as the polls saw a major shakeup especially in Division 2 rankings.

12:04 p.m. -- Sycamore Street; fire unit, assist. 2:17 p.m. -- Warner Avenue and East Main Street; medic.

A Pike County woman was involved in an injury accident in Hillsboro, Friday. Police say Amanda Grooms, of Waverly, was on South East Street and tried to make a left turn at the light but struck a northbound vehicle driven by Dara Prater, of Hillsboro.

Ralph Dick Spradlin passed away April 23, 2013, at the Veterans Medical Center in Houston.

* Obstructing official business, disorderly conduct intoxication -- William E. Boyd, 35, of Columbus, case dismissed without prejudice because defendant is in jail in another county and awaiting federal charges.

Two people face drug-related charges following a raid in Waverly. Pike County Sheriff Richard Henderson says his office served a search warrant at 159 Wadsworth Avenue, Wednesday night, and seized heroin, drug paraphernalia, and over $127,900 in cash, which is believed to have been obtained through the sale of narcotics.

Black smoke from what appeared to be an industrial building could be seen spewing from a business in Waverly.

Fire crews are battling a large fire at Van-Rob Industries in Pike County. Thick, black smoke billowed from the site, which was formerly owned by the Brown Corp.

2:01 p.m. -- A water heater and copper piping were reported taken from a vacant home on the 2100 block of Trego Creek Road.

A disaster drill will be held near Waverly Saturday morning. The Pike County Emergency Management Agency and the Local Emergency Planning Committee is informing the public to be aware that a full-scale emergency exercise will be conducted Saturday, April 20th between 9am-noon. The exercise will be located on U.S. 23 just north of Waverly on the ... (more)

Kaleb Kimber posted a pair of first-place finishes for the University of Rio Grande men, while Mary Schramm recorded a pair of second-place showings for the RedStorm women during Saturday's Don Frail Track & Field Invitational hosted by Marietta College.