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Southern Ohio Online News, Circleville, OH (2025)

12/02/2025

The Circleville City School district has also closed for December 2, 2025.

12/02/2025

The Chillicothe City School administration has announced a snow day for December 2, 2025.

11/24/2025

Pike County, Ohio - One man charged with Aggravated Murder after allegedly shooting another man in the head.

Pike County Sheriff Tracy D. Evans reports that on Sunday morning at 8:25 am 11-23-25 Deputies were dispatched to 425 CurtIs Lane in reference to a shooting.

The caller advised that a male subject identified as Jason L. Scott had been shot in the head by Christopher L. Barfield of Waverly, Ohio. Mr. Scott was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Mr. Barfield fled from the scene but was later apprehended by Pike County Deputies and Piketon Police Department in the aera of Curtis Lane.

Pike County Prosecutor’s Office investigator and Pike County Deputies placed Mr. Barfield in custody and transported him to the Sheriff’s Office for questioning.

Mr. Barfield was later charged with Aggravated Murder and transported to the Ross County Jail for housing.

The Attorney General’s Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) was notified and assisted in processing the scene. Mr. Barfield will be later arranged in Pike County Court.

11/12/2025

11/11/2025 The Northern Lights are visible in Ohio.
These pictures were sent to me from Ross County, Ohio.

11/11/2025

Circleville, Ohio will have some new vending machines soon, according to this information released by Pickaway County Public Health.
What are your thoughts ?
Do you think these vending machines should be made available in your city ?

🚨 COMING SOON to Circleville!

Pickaway County Public Health is launching 3 Harm Reduction Vending Machines — with a 4th on the way.

📍 Locations:
Hope Valley Recovery
Vineyard Church
Integrated Services

Each machine offers FREE:
💊 Naloxone
🧪 Fentanyl test strips
🧷 Safer s*x kits
🩹 Hygiene & first aid items
🧤 Winter & summer essentials

💬 “These machines are about compassion, access, and hope — giving people tools to stay safe and connected to care.” – Tiffany Singer

11/10/2025

Ross County, Ohio - A juvenile has died, two other juveniles and the adult driver were seriously injured in an early morning single vehicle crash.

The Chillicothe Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a one vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Black Run Road approximately one mile west of State Route 772 in Ross County.

On November 10, 2025, at 7:33 AM, a 2020 Toyota Corolla SE, driven by Christian Griesheimer, age 27, of Chillicothe, Ohio was traveling southeast on Black Run Road. The vehicle was also occupied by four juvenile passengers. The Toyota hatchback traveled off the right side of the roadway, into roadside vegetation, struck a utility pole guywire, a tree, a concrete retaining wall, and another tree.

All occupants of the vehicle were transported to Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio by local Emergency Medical Services. A juvenile who was seated in the backseat of the vehicle was later pronounced deceased at Adena Regional Medical Center. Mr. Griesheimer and two of the three juvenile occupants sustained serious injuries as a result of this crash.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by the Ross County Sheriff’s Office, Bainbridge Fire Department and EMS, Huntington Township Fire Department and EMS, Union Township EMS, Scioto Township EMS, and the Veteran’s Affairs Fire Department.

This crash remains under investigation.

10/30/2025

What is going on in Logan, Ohio - Hocking County ?!?!?

First this.....On 10/28/2025 at 3:01 PM, Logan Police Department received a call regarding suspects attempting to steal items from the Tee Jays Carry-Out on E Front St. After a search of the area, Officers came into contact with the alleged suspects. While detained, one suspect later to be identified as a juvenile repeatedly failed to abide by commands, and during the interaction drew a pistol-shaped object which was in fact a BB gun. Officer Smyers, using verbal commands, defused the situation, and the suspect was arrested. Both suspects have been identified, and charges are pending with the Hocking County Juvenile Courts.

The Logan Police department would like to congratulate the officer for his quick thinking and verbal de-escalation skills to defuse a situation that could have ended poorly.

Attached below is the BB Gun that was produced (brown); versus a currently issued G***k handgun (black). either color is available from G***k, which is the most popular semi-automatic handgun sold in the US. We are urging the public, especially the parents of juveniles, that many of these airsoft/bb guns, are exact replicas of the actual handgun, and are identical in weight, dimension, and function and can be easily be mistaken for an actual firearm by law enforcement personnel.

Now this.......On Thursday, October 30, 2025, at approximately 12:09 a.m., a resident of Arlington Avenue in the City of Logan reported that several rounds had been fired into his home.
Responding officers from the Logan Police Department, assisted by units from the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office, arrived on scene and confirmed that multiple bullets had struck the residence. Several shell casings were located in the street directly in front of the house.

The area was immediately secured to preserve evidence, and a Logan Police Department Detective responded to process the scene. Numerous items of evidence were collected and have been sent to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) Crime Laboratory for further analysis.

At this time, no suspects have been identified, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information related to this incident is urged to contact the Logan Police Department at 740-385-6866.

10/27/2025

Ross County, Ohio - An officer involved shooting has been reported by the Ross County Sheriff’s Office.

On October 26, 2025 at approximately 3:00 p.m. my office was dispatched to the 400 block of State Route 180 in reference to a disorderly complaint. Deputies arrived and started an investigation. The investigation revealed there was probable cause to arrest 58-year-old Bryan Rothe for Assault.

Deputies attempted to place Mr. Rothe under arrest. That attempt escalated into an officer involved shooting.

The investigation into the shooting was turned over to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office BCI&I.

Any inquiries should be directed to BCI&I.

George W. Lavender Jr.
Ross County Sheriff

10/06/2025

Washington Court House man killed in a single vehicle motorcycle crash.

Fayette County, Ohio – The Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a single vehicle crash involving a traffic fatality. The crash occurred on October 5, 2025 at approximately 7:06 P.M. on Good Hope New Holland Road north of White Road in Wayne Township, Fayette County.

The preliminary investigation shows a 2003 Harley-Davidson Road King, operated by John Landman, age 62, Washington Court House, Ohio, was southwest on Good Hope New Holland Road. The Harley-Davidson failed to negotiate a curve, drove off the right side of the roadway, and struck a utility pole. Mr. Landman was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, Wayne Township Fire Department, Fayette County EMS, Pic-A-Fay Joint Fire District, and the Fayette County Coroner’s Office during the investigation.

The crash remains under investigation at this time.

09/14/2025

27 Year-old woman was killed in a head-on crash on SR682.

Athens County, Ohio – Troopers from the Athens Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Perry County woman.

The crash occurred at approximately 09:18 a.m., Sunday, September 14, 2025, on State Route 682
just south of Wildwood Lane in Athens Township, Athens County.

Monica Leigh Perani, age 27, of Corning, Ohio was traveling northwest on State Route 682 in a 2024 Nissan Sentra when her vehicle was struck head-on by a 2016 Ram 1500 pick-up that went left of center. The pick-up was being operated by Paul Richard Biehl, age 69, of Athens.

Ms. Perani was pronounced deceased on the scene by the Athens County Coroners Office.
Mr. Biehl was transported by the Athens County EMS to OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital
with non-life-threatening injuries.

Troopers were assisted on scene by officers from the Athens County Sheriff Office, the Athens Police Department, Athens County Fire Department, The Plains Fire Department,
Athens County EMS, Athens County Coroner’s Office and the Ohio Department of
Transportation.

Safety-belts were in use by both parties and alcohol is not suspected as being involved in
this crash.

The crash remains under investigation.

08/29/2025

(8-29-2025) 35 Year-old Chillicothe man has died after being struck by a vehicle on SR159

Ross County, Ohio – Troopers from the Chillicothe Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal hit-skip crash this morning on state Route 159 near milepost 3.

Preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 5:44 a.m., Bruce M. Hardesty, 28, Chillicothe, was southbound on state Route 159 in a dark blue 2008 Chevrolet Uplander when his vehicle struck a pedestrian, identified as Frankie J. Bostwick, 35, Chillicothe. Hardesty then left the scene, abandoning his vehicle near 221 N. Bridge St. in Chillicothe. Bostwick was taken to Adena Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. Hardesty was later located and is currently incarcerated at the Ross County Law Enforcement Complex.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Chillicothe Police Department, Ross County Sheriff’s Office, Chillicothe Fire Department, and the Ohio Department of Transportation.

08/27/2025

CHILLLICOTHE, OH – On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at approximately 1:00 AM, a Chillicothe
Police Officer was involved in a shooting incident in the 300 block of East Main Street.

One Chillicothe Police Officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Adena Regional Medical Center for treatment. A male involved in the incident was also transported to Adena Regional Medical Center and later transported to Grant Hospital in Columbus with
serious injuries.

At the request of the Chillicothe Police Department, the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) is leading the investigation of this incident.

No further details are being released by the Chillicothe Police Department at this time.
Questions regarding this incident can be directed to Steve Irwin, AGO Press Secretary, at 614-
955-8844 or [email protected]

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