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Gallia County Woman Charged With Voting as a Noncitizen in Federal Elections

Federal prosecutors charged Cary Ann Patterson, 59, of Gallia County, with voting in the 2024 federal election as a lawful permanent resident. They say board records show at least 10 votes. She is presumed innocent.

Jackson County Teen Admits Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Wellston Officer Matthew Juniper

An 18-year-old pleaded guilty in Jackson County Juvenile Court to the Aug. 30, 2025, crash that killed off-duty Wellston officer Matthew Juniper and injured officer Brant Derrow. Disposition is Nov. 5.

Chillicothe Police Respond to Early-Morning Shots Fired Call on South Paint Street

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Chillicothe police responded to a report of shots fired early Sunday morning in the area of South Paint Street. According to a...

Woman Charged With Resisting Arrest, Drug Paraphernalia After Homeless Shelter Call

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A woman was arrested Sunday after authorities say she refused to leave a homeless shelter on Eastern Avenue in Chillicothe. According to...

Two Years of School Bomb Threats in South-Central Ohio: a Timeline, and What Families Can Still Do

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Monday’s closure at Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center is the latest in a long run of school threats across south-central Ohio....

More Than 12 Pounds of Suspected Crack Cocaine Seized During Scioto County Traffic Stop

SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — Two people are facing first-degree felony charges after authorities say more than 12 pounds of suspected crack cocaine was seized...

Bomb Threats Close Pickaway-Ross Campuses in Chillicothe as Families Press for Charges

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center closed its main campus and its Adult Education campus on Monday after bomb threats, the latest...

“You shoot a gun, you’re going to go to prison” 15 year old sentenced to 22 years in prison for Ohio shooting.

LIMA, Ohio — A teenager who was just 14 years old when prosecutors say he participated in a drive-by shooting that wounded two other...

Readers Want Long-Term Mental Hospitals Back. Here Is What the Law Allows.

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio. A clear majority of readers who answered a recent Hopewell Heritage Headlines poll said Ohio should bring back long-term mental hospitals. About...

Billy Greeno Arrested Again, Booked in Ross County Jail on Shelter Trespass Charge

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio. Billy Joe Greeno is in the Ross County Jail again. Deputies arrested him at 8:38 p.m. Thursday after a trespass complaint at the...

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