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CYBL Commissioner Randy Brown responds to parents' concerns
As a follow-up to the comments made at the June 5th meeting of the Circleville Board of Park Commissioners, Circleville Youth Baseball League (CYBL) Commissioner Randy Brown visited the Circleville Herald’s office and provided the following details about incidents and happenings addressed at the meeting. The online version of this story includes a link to that story — Parents voice concerns about the CYBL — which was published June 8. Brown explained that: ...
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Blinken: Some of Hamas’ proposed changes to a cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable, some not BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that mediators will keep trying to close an elusive cease-fire deal after Hamas proposed numerous changes to a U.S.-backed proposal. He said Wednesday that some of the changes were “workable” and some not. The back-and-forth keeps hopes alive for an accord that can bring an end to eight months of war that has decimated Gaza, killed tens of thousands...
American Pickers to film in Ohio
The American Pickers are excited to return to Ohio! They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in August 2024. American Pickers is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on The History Channel. The hit show follows skilled pickers in the business, as they hunt for America’s most valuable antiques. They are always excited to find historically significant...
City of Circleville 2025 Budget revealed
The fiscal year for the City of Circleville ends each year on December 31, so even though it’s six months away from the start of the 2025 Fiscal Year, Mark Bidwell, City Auditor, and the City Council’s Finance Committee have already been at work preparing the 2025 budget which will forecast revenue and spending for 2025. At last week’s meeting, an ordinance was presented for its first reading that would adopt the budget thus far prepared to be the official budget. The Finance Committee’s Chair...
Teays Valley High School's 4th Nine Weeks Honor Roll
TVHS Q4 Honor Roll Grade 9Jacob Abercrombie, Aiden Adair, Charlotte Adams, Violet Adams, Mackenzie Addy, Mylee Adorna, Sana Afzaal, Stephen Alava, Aiden Allmon, Hussein Amin, Alyssa Anderson, Lindsay Autullo, Kaylee Babbert, Paige Baker, Kaden Barrick, Jack Baumgardner, Alabama Beumer, Hayden Blackstock, Cameron Blakel, Owen Blake, Trinity Blake, Joseph Blaney, Katelyn Blaney, Kaylee Borgman, Sophia Boyer, Evangeline Branch, Trevor Bridges, Lauren Bright, Samuel Bristle, Addison Brown, Austin Brown, Chesney Brown, Miley Brown, Natalie Brown, Mia Browning, Amelia Brumfield, Sydney Brumfield, Brylee Brunton, Madilyn Burdette, Merveille Byiringiro, Samuel Caceres, Cheyenne Caldwell, Emma Camden, Brielle Cannon, Cohen Carpenter, Kaleb Cassidy, Franciska Castro-Climer, Benton...
71% of Ohio eighth-graders not proficient in math, according to a new report
Almost three-fourths of Ohio eighth-graders were not proficient in math and nearly two-thirds of Ohio fourth graders were not proficient in reading in 2022, according to a new study. Seventy-one percent of Ohio eighth-graders were not proficient in math — a number that has only gotten worse over time, according to the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book. Back in 2019, 62% of Ohio eighth graders were not proficient in math. ...
Sculpture unveiling is one week away
Circleville citizens are invited to attend the unveiling of the two monuments at the southeast and southwest corners of Court & Main Street at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 18. It is obvious to a casual observer that the southeast monument will be a pedestal clock, but what is under wraps across the street? “A small group of us thought it would be good to bring back the history of Circleville,” said Richard Gerhardt, Chairman of the Design Committee of Uptown Circleville, whose motto is “shop.live.play.invest.” ...
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The far right’s election gains rattle EU’s traditional powers BRUSSELS (AP) — Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President Emmanuel Macron, who called snap legislative elections. Some ballots in the vote for the European Parliament were still being counted Monday, but the outcome showed the 27-nation bloc’s parliament membership has clearly shifted to the right. The surge by nationalist and populist parties will make it much harder for...
With cowboy hat, sheriff spurs new look
WINDSOR, NC — What started out as a costume accessory for a Christmas party has grown into a full-blown fashion statement for Bertie County Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin. Ruffin started donning a cowboy hat and boots around the beginning of the year, saying he liked the attention the western attire commanded as he carried out his law enforcement responsibilities. “It’s a funny story of how I started wearing the cowboy hat...
Planning & Zoning receives updated plans
The Planning & Zoning Committee of the City Council met on Wednesday to hear the presentation by BR Realty Properties regarding their plans for a housing development right across the street from Ohio Christian University (OCU). Speaking for the developer was their consultant, Gary Smith of G2 Planning & Design. Smith went through the images from the original design to the most recent, showing the evolution of the project as it successfully accommodated the requests of the various entities involved. The development project, named the...
Parents voice concerns about Circleville Youth Baseball
“I’m here because I want to make you aware of some major concerns I, amongst others, have with the way the Circleville Youth Baseball (CYBB) is being operated,” said Misty Brooks as she opened the discussion at the Circleville Park Board meeting on Wednesday. Brooks gave Park Commissioners Megan Travis and Beth Mason a book with copies of letters from other concerned parents to substantiate her claims. One encounter Brooks described was about the aftermath of a game between a team that was coached by...
Logan Elm High School's Academic Superstars
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 the school’s Honor Roll starting on the front page. Congrats to these Braves’ scholars for achieving a spot on the Fourth Nine Weeks Honor Roll. Grade 9: Tea’ Adkins, Morgan Armold, Anson Baird, Isabelle Baughn, Brycen Blair, Brooke Brown, Jacob Brown, Zoe Burson, Lucy Caplinger, Zallana Clark, Lillian Conaway, Hannah Cook, Aaron Dennis, Aaniyah Drake, Alexis Drum, Adam Fast, Jessica Fike,...
Pickaway Court of Common Pleas News
Cases recently adjudicated before Pickaway Court of Common Pleas Judge P. Randall Knece: Tyler W. Christman, 34, of 590 E. Ohio St., Apt. 40, Circleville, pleaded guilty to a Violation of Community Control, Theft from the Elderly. Disposition: Defendant to complete drug courtAlara Craddock, 26, of 57 Buhl Morton Rd., Gallipolis, pleaded guilty to a Violation of Terms of Intervention. Disposition: Intervention continued with inpatient programRobert E. Davis, II, 39, of 12047 Bolen Pierce Rd., Lockbourne, pleaded not guilty to a Violation of Community Control,...
Pick. Co. jury finds man guilty
A three-day criminal trial was held before Judge P. Randall Knece in Pickaway County Common Pleas Court on June 3 through June 5, 2024. In that trial a Pickaway County jury found Chris Agin, 61, of New Holland, guilty of eighteen counts on a twenty-count indictment, according to a press release from Pickaway County Common Pleas Court. Agin was found guilty of four counts of Intimidation of a Victim in...
Congratulations to these Pick. Co. students
Good luck and congratulations to Pickaway County’s high schools’ valedictorians, salutatorians and an honor graduate for the Class of 2024. Tigers’ valedictorian is Ty Foster, who is involved in varsity baseball, National Honor Society, and In the Know. He is also a student ambassador for the Circleville City Schools Foundation. Following graduation, Foster plans to attend Ohio University and pursue a degree in accounting. Tigers’ salutatorian is William Slater Search,...
City Council moves ahead
At last Tuesday’s regular meeting of Circleville City Council, Council member Sheri Theis noted a potential conflict in dates with the next regular meeting scheduled two weeks ahead on Tuesday, June 18. She explained the plans for the unveiling of the new city statuettes at Main and Court will also be held on that date, and will take place at 6 p.m. She encouraged everyone to attend the unveiling and to not make plans for other committee meetings on that date. Mayor Michelle Blanton briefed...
Judiciary Committee plans ahead
Before Tuesday evening’s City Council meeting, there was a meeting of the Judiciary Committee, which includes Tom Klitzka, Chair, Sheri Theis and John Moats. The first matter before the committee was the issue of renewal of the existing solid waste agreement. Pickaway County is one of four counties that are joined together in the Ross-Pickaway-Highland-Fayette Joint Solid Waste Management District. Under a law passed in 1988, House Bill 592, every county in Ohio is required to establish its own or join other counties to form...
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Cross-examination of FBI agent continues in Hunter Biden's gun trial, as first lady again attends WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Testimony continued Wednesday in Hunter Biden's gun trial with the cross-examination of an FBI agent who is being questioned about messages he sent around the time of the gun purchase in question. First lady Jill Biden attended the proceedings for the third day, ahead of a trip to France. Prosecutors say the president's son had a drug problem that was ongoing when he lied on a...
Commissioners announce repairs
At Tuesday morning’s weekly meeting of the Pickaway County Commissioners, Tim McGinnis, Director of Pickaway County Planning & Development, was given the floor to discuss the progress on the road repairs in Tarlton. The repairs will be on Harrison Street south of Main Street, from Main Street to the Village line. Outside of town, the road is called Tarlton-Adelphi Road. It is a main connector road for traffic on OH-159 connecting to OH-56 and traffic from Tarlton to Laurelville. ...
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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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