Pickaway County News

South Bloomfield Mayor Rick Wilson's refusal to sign a piece of paper has undercut a proposal to add low-income housing to the Pickaway County village.

Pickaway County Sheriff's deputies said they tried to stop a vehicle that was involved in a minor hit-skip crash, and it took off on Thursday evening.

The future for Chillicothe City Schools looks a little brighter today, after voters approved a tax levy increase by a margin of only 34 votes.

Orient, or at least its village government, soon will be no more. Residents of the northwestern Pickaway County village voted 38 to 30 today to dissolve its government and become part of Scioto Township after 50 years as an incorporated village.

Pickaway County schools have gone from being among the worst to the among the best for seat belt use among teen drivers.

Pickaway County Sheriff's deputies said 59-year-old Jack Tirey was driving down Era road near U.S. 62 Thursday night when he veered out of his lane and struck two teens who were walking down the road.

Authorities in Pickaway County are investigating a hit-skip pedestrian crash, Thursday evening.

Principal Shawn Haughn told 10TV the school briefly was evacuated as a precautionary measure and the district was working with the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office on an investigation into the threat.

The number of concealed carry licenses issued in Ohio has spiked in the first three months of 2013, nearly doubling the amount issued during the same period in 2012.

Unionized employees of the Pickaway County sheriff's office will receive raises in the resolution of a contract dispute.

The resurfacing of Ohio 159 from the Pickaway County line to U.S. 22 in Clearcreek and Amanda and Hocking townships began Monday.

ASHVILLE, Ohio - Hordes of Vikings have descended on Pickaway County. But unlike the bands of howling marauders who terrorized northern Europe in the 10th century, these Vikings are a peaceful lot intent on providing a little education and a lot of entertainment.

Victims of brutal crimes can't erase what happened, but they can erase some of the effects with the Crime Victims Compensation Fund, which has leveled off in recent years after funding dropped by more than $26 million since 2000.

Extra security is on hand Thursday at Teays Valley High School in Pickaway County as police investigate a threat.

Youth hunters across the state had a successful two-day wild turkey hunting season during the weekend, bagging 1,784 birds, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.