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3 weeks ago | 
newswatchman.com | Bret Bevens
The prosecution in the case of Edward “Jake” Wagner filed a motion with the Ohio Supreme Court, Monday, asking the high court to overrule the sentence of Wagner, which was delivered in Pike County Common Pleas Court on January 3. Wagner will serve 12 years on two gun specification charges.
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3 weeks ago | 
vintonjacksoncourier.com | Bret Bevens
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4 weeks ago | 
newswatchman.com | Bret Bevens
CHILLICOTHE — After splitting two games with the Johnstown Mill Rats the Chillicothe Paints played their home opener Thursday night against the REX baseball club from Terre Haute, Indiana. The Paints treated the home fans to a 12-2, eighth-inning victory over the REX to improve their record to 2-2 on the young year. kAmp 7@FC\CF? D6G6?E9 :??:?8 7@==@H65 3J 2 E9C66\CF? 6:89E9 :??:?8 82G6 E96 !2:?ED E96 H:? 3J >6C4J CF=6 E@ @A6? E96 D62D@? :? 7C@?E @7 E96 9@>6E@H?
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1 month ago | 
newswatchman.com | Bret Bevens
Waverly Village Council announced at its May 7 meeting, that starting with the May 21 meeting of council, that department heads would address council with reports concerning their departments at the second council meeting of each month. The first department head to address council was Waverly Fire Chief Jeff Minshall. kAm|:?D92== 82G6 2 3C:67 3:@8C2A9J @7 9:D 42C66C 2D 2 G:==286 6>A=@J66]k^AmkAm“x 2> y677 |:?D92==] x 2> J@FC 7:C6 49:67] x 92G6 366?
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1 month ago | 
newswatchman.com | Bret Bevens
Local businesspeople and business owners came to the Pike County Board of Commissioners Monday morning responding to an order made by Pike County Common Pleas Judge Rob Junk concerning parking in the parking lots adjacent to the courthouse. “This court finds that there is a current problem with the parking lots of the Pike County County Courthouse.
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1 month ago | 
newswatchman.com | Bret Bevens
VINCENT — During tournament time, the name of the game is survive and advance. That is exactly what the Waverly Lady Tigers did with a 2-0 win over the Warren Lady Warriors Wednesday evening in rural Washington County. For the first three innings, Waverly junior pitcher Lexi Smith matched her performance in the circle with that of pitcher Gracie Adams from Warren. Both pitchers had yet to surrender a single run heading into the fourth inning. kAm$>:E9 6?565 FA 86EE:?8 E96 H:?[ 8@:?8 E96 5:DE2?46 :?
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1 month ago | 
newswatchman.com | Bret Bevens
Voters in Pike County only had one ballot measure to vote on in the May 6 Primary Election unless they lived in Ward 4 of Waverly. Residents in that precinct had two measures to decide. The minimal number of issues on the ballot kept many people away from the polls, rather than attracting voters to come out and vote. Only 701 ballots were cast in a county with more than 18,000 registered voters. The voter turnout was 3.87% in Pike County.
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1 month ago | 
newswatchman.com | Bret Bevens
PIKETON — On Thursday, April 24, Scioto Valley Local School District (SVLSD) announced a partnership with Valley View Health, with support from the Community Action Committee of Pike County, the Appalachian Children’s Coalition and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The partnership and support along with $1.6 million awarded from the state will allow the district to open an on-campus health center.
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1 month ago | 
newswatchman.com | Bret Bevens
Representatives from local, state and federal offices, local school district officials, community members, local school district officials and Rio Grande alums joined University of Rio Grande President Ryan Smith at the old Piketon High School and the new site of the Rio Grande’s Pike Center for a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, May 1.
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2 months ago | 
newswatchman.com | Bret Bevens
The Pike County Board of Commissioners met with Pike County Airport Board President Sara Junk Monday morning at its regularly scheduled meeting. The airport board and commissioners planned to use FY 2022 grant money to aid in construction of the new six bay hangars. The engineer’s estimate for the construction of the hangars was $800,000, and the one bid received came at more than $1.8 million. kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ yF?<[ H96?
