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Local election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears. One group is trying to help TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety. A group formed after the 2020 presidential election is traveling the country helping them prepare for what could lie ahead and making sure they are connected to local law enforcement. The Associated Press was granted rare access to one recent session in northern Michigan. The threats and...
Ricketts elected Pick. Co. GOP Central Committee Chairman
The Pickaway County Republican Central Committee members elected Travis Ricketts as chairman. During committee’s reorganization meeting April 11, Ricketts received 24 votes to Mike Agosta’s 15 votes and there was one vote for the previous year’s chairman, Mike Whitten. There were three members absent. The purpose of the meeting is to elect the new officers to serve for the next two years as required by the Ohio Revised Code. Ricketts recently ran in the Republican primary for county Recorder where he placed second of three...
Ohio House holds first hearing for new nitrogen gas death penalty method
(Ohio Capital Journal) — House lawmakers have begun hearings on a controversial new execution method known as nitrogen hypoxia. The protocol, used in Alabama for the first time recently, subjects a prisoner to a high concentration of nitrogen which causes them to eventually suffocate. Right now, four states explicitly allow nitrogen hypoxia and four other allow for “lethal gas” generally. Outside of Ohio, Nebraska lawmakers are considering the approach as well. In its initial hearing, Reps. Brian Stewart, R-Ashville, and Phil Plummer, R-Dayton, presented the...
Pick. Chamber's presentation highlights growth, change
Presentation highlights the growth, change in Pickaway Co. Here are the remarks from the annual Pickaway Chamber of Commerce leaders from the annual dinner — lots of good things happening so support the chamber. For more information, see pickawaychamber.com/ From Chamber Chair Jessica Calder: In the spring of 2023, the Chamber embarked on a three-year...
Honor Roll: New Hope Christian Academy 3rd Nine Weeks
Editor’s Note: Academic excellence should be applauded and praised as much as throwing the game winning pass Friday night, so we’re going to publish each school’s Honor Roll starting on the front page. Congrats to these New Hope Christian Academy scholars who made good grades in the Third Nine Weeks. High Honor Roll Student/Grade Level Anderson, Eliana Marie 12 ...
Pickaway Court of Common Pleas News
Cases recently adjudicated before Pickaway Court of Common Pleas Judge P. Randall Knece: Anthony M. Giffin, 25, of 466 Dearborn Ave., Circleville, pleaded not guilty to Theft. Disposition: Pretrial 5/10Ashley M. Johnson, 37, of 712 Markham Rd., Waverly, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Possession of Drugs, Illegal Conveyance of Drugs onto the Grounds of a Detention Facility. Disposition: 18 months in prisonJamie D. Neff, 42, of 600 Island Rd., Circleville, pleaded not guilty to Domestic Violence (x2), Burglary. Disposition: Pretrial 5/10Billy Q. Scarberry, 56, of 1700 Grubb Rd., Chillicothe, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Possession of Drugs. Disposition: PSI orderedBrien E. Turner, 30, of 1355 Ashburton St., Columbus, pleaded guilty to Felony Fleeing and Eluding. Disposition: 24 months in prison, 10 year ODL suspension
Perry County man pleads guilty to federal child exploitation charges
COLUMBUS — A Junction City, Ohio, man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to sexually exploiting minors and possessing child pornography. Since 2018, Clay Thomas Wolfe, 28, obtained child pornography from more than 250 victims via the mobile application Snapchat. His plea includes a recommended sentence of 18 to 23 years in prison. Wolfe...
Citing location, Circleville City Council votes against cell tower
Circleville City Council voted unanimously against moving forward on lease agreement discussions with AT&T for the land needed for a new cell tower. During Tuesday’s meeting, council members voiced their concerns against the tower’s location next to the police station and municipal court building on East Franklin Street. However, council members said if the tower were to be located elsewhere, they might be more inclined to support AT&T’s future plans...
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British envoy: Israel is ‘making a decision to act’ as Iran vows to respond to any incursion JERUSALEM (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Cameron says Israel “is making a decision to act” in response to Iran’s missile and drone attack over the weekend. Iran’s president meanwhile warned that even the “tiniest” invasion of its territory would bring a “massive and harsh” response. He addressed an annual army parade which had been relocated from its usual route and was not carried live on state TV...
Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award Winners Honored
LEWIS CENTER — The Ohio Educational Service Center Association (OESCA) recognized Ohio’s top students statewide Monday during the annual Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Awards Program. This year’s Pickaway County award winner is Bailey Burke from Westfall High School. Nominated by one of the 51 Ohio educational service centers (ESCs), eligible applicants are high school seniors that demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and community service as indicated by high school grades, test...
Mustangs' scholars conquer at Battle Over Books
Westfall High School won the big trophy in the Battle Over Books Regional Championship. Top students from Westfall, Teays Valley, Logan Elm and Logan-Hocking school districts answered questions from the books they had read before the competition that was held Friday at the Pickaway County District Public Library. Prior to the event, the students had read from a list of ten books, including Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott, 1984...
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The Circleville Herald is a multimedia news organization with a community newspaper that publishes three days per week (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) serving Pickaway County Ohio and the surrounding region. The Circleville Herald also produces the website, www.circlevilleherald.com. Established in 1817 as The Olive Branch, the Circleville Herald began publishing under its current name in 1832 as a weekly publication. Daily publishing began in 1894.
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