Pickaway County News

Two horses rescued from a farm in Ross County in April are now recovering at the Ohio SPCA Farm Sanctuary in Pickaway County.

With 4,500 unique types of trees, Dawes Arboretum is like a Vegas-style, all-you-can-eat buffet for... It's been more than a year since the Scioto Valley was touched by death in the war on terror.

As the issue of drilling for oil and gas continues to grow in Ohio, so does the influence of that... NEW HOLLAND - One of two teens injured in a morning crash in Pickaway County was flown to Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus.

According to the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office, a car crashed into a pole, located along Locust Grove Road.

After deliberating on Thursday, the Gallia County Board of Elections decided to continue a hearing regarding a protest brought against Jack G. Rife's bid for Gallia County Sheriff in the 2012 November election.

Beach replaces exiting superintendent Ben Hollinger, who announced in March that he has accepted the position as assistant deputy director for the Division of Policy and Strategic Direction with the Ohio Department of Development Disabilities .

A London man accused of abusing an elderly family member during a domestic dispute in December 2011 will spend 15 months in prison for the crime.

Property owners that live along 21 ditch-lines in Pickaway County are likely to be paying more for their tax assessments to maintain them.

Two pilots from northeast Ohio plan to fly a pair of vintage aircraft on a peculiar tour of the state, making stops in each of the 88 counties while covering nearly 1,700 miles.

That's the question at the heart of felony charges facing Culp, who lives at 15745 state Route 207, Mt.

The Senate today failed to block a filibuster on a bill that would maintain the current interest rate for college loans.

A man suspected of breaking into a garage is arrested after a manhunt that led police to several homes in Chillicothe.

File your concern by calling the Ohio Attorney General's Office at 282-0515 or online at www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/ consumercomplaint.

Afternoon Update, sent weekday afternoons, keeps you up to date with breaking news and updates from later in the day.

The Pickaway County Safety Committee will meet at 127 South Central Street in the City Hall Building in Council Chambers on the second floor on Tuesday May 8th at 7:00 pm.

Tracy and Ollie Conn of Wheelersburg and Craig and Cyndy Bell of Lucasville announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Whitney Renee Bell, to Evan Drew Yates.

Someone is stealing stop signs in Union County. So far this week, stop signs have been stolen from three separate locations.

The sheriff's office and county engineer say three stop signs have been stolen and that curve signage and road name signs are missing from several other locations.

It could be another rough night of weather for portions of the Ohio Valley later today.A We were able to escape the worst of it last night, but other portions of the Ohio Valley weren't so lucky.A Strong winds and hail were reported in Cincinnati, Lima, and parts of Indiana.A A funnel cloud was even spotted north of Lexington, KY.A Tonight, the ... (more)

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