Orient News

Kent B. Vest 47, Circleville, Plead guilty to Gross Sexual Imposition. He was ordered to 10 months in Orient Prison.

The state prison at Orient in Pickaway County, will see one inmate unit closed. State officials have informed union members that Ohio's prison system plans to lay off 41 employees and eliminate 118 vacant positions.

CHILLICOTHE: Patricia Lee Finley, 67, of Chillicothe, passed from this life Saturday evening, October 10, 2009 in Adena Regional Medical Center.

COLUMBUS - Stephanie A. Parsley, 38, of Orient, Ohio was sentenced in United States District Court here today to 35 months for a counterfeit check scheme to defraud a bank of money that she used to purchase a condominium.

Matthew B. Allison II 19, Johnstown, Plead guilty to burglary and theft. A presentence report was ordered.

A memorial service for Marilyn JoAnn Hupp, age 77, of Newark, will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, at the Newark Chapel of Henderson-Van Atta-Stickle Funeral & Cremation Service, with Pastor Tom Myers officiating.

Robert E. Dailey, Jr. 46, Circleville, Plead guilty to four counts of forgery. He was sentenced to 22 months in Orient Prison and $1,448.00 in restitution.

Terry Jones said he's keeping a shotgun at his home because of threats against him.

CHHA announces scholarship winners Monday, August 10, 2009 - from the Christian Harness Horsemen's Association The Christian Harness Horsemen's Association is pleased to announce scholarship recipients for 2009-2010. A total of $8,000 was awarded to these very deserving young women and men.

A man was killed in a rollover crash early Sunday. NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.

Judge Randall Knece heard the following cases in the Pickaway County Courtroom George E. Grambo III 31, of Circleville pleaded guilty to Attempted Escape.

Judge P. Randall Knece heard the following cases in the Pickaway County Courtroom: Robert M. McNamara 46, of Circleville, pleaded guilty to trafficking in Crack Cocaine, Possession of Drugs and Nonsupport of Dependants .

A tractor-trailer slammed into a line of cars stopped on a northeast Oklahoma turnpike Friday afternoon, killing at least eight people , authorities said.

Strong storms roared across the southern part of Central Ohio Tuesday night, and some of the worst damage was in Pickaway County near Orient.

It took only a second to make tragedy of Trooper Jerry Neff's life when a stolen car sailed off an I-71 overpass near Orient and landed atop his State Highway Patrol cruiser.

Jeff Writsel of Orient plants soybeans on the family farm on Young Road, in Pickaway County, near Orient.

Most people would think reliable sewage service is a way of life, but in the small village of Derby it's a serious issue.

The county is in non-compliance with orders to remedy sewage collections issues in the Village of Derby.

Concerns from lawmakers and union leaders have prompted the Strickland administration to temporarily halt a plan to have prisoners do maintenance and grounds work at the Statehouse.