Thursday, January 31, 2013

SelfRefind Drug Treatment Coming To Chillicothe

Southern Ohio Social Times confirmed this afternoon that SelfRefind Drug Treatment is coming to Chillicothe. SelfRefind offers a proven approach to addiction recovery. Patients make dramatic improvement from their addiction to OxyContin, Lortab, morphine, heroin, Percocet and alcohol in just days. No one, no matter how sick, is beyond addiction treatment. Patients rediscover the dignity, self worth, family and friends taken from them by addiction. Opening time and location is not completely clear at this time but when we have it we'll get it posted.

Triple Crown Sports Wants City Pool Lease

Mayor Jack Everson made the announcement Thursday morning on the WBEX Sounding Board..... Read more

United Way Final Report Meeting

The Ross County United Way has raised over 76% of its campaign goal, which will benefit local services Read more

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Check Out Holly Miller As She Performs

The next step for Waverly’s Holly Miller in the 2013 American Idol competition HOLLYWOOD Miller talks about her experience and performs for WBEX's Dan & Mike.....

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

2 Sides of a Coin/Sydney's Other Experience

Many of you have read the Southern Ohio Social Times blog story about local teen Sydney Hodge's unfortunate experience today in a local restaurant. If not read HERE ....Well after leaving there they went out to Olive Garden on N.Bridge to eat, and a server named Llyod came up to her and asked if they could pray together. And they did, and it goes to show ya things are always in the right place at the right time.....

Local Girl with Cancer Denied Service In Local Restaurant For Wearing Protective Germ Mask

Southern Ohio Social Times spoke exclusively with Mother of local teen Sydney Hodge, teen with Nodular Sclerosing Hodgkin's Lymphoma that had her funding bracelets recently stolen from her home in Bourneville. Sydney is required to where a germ mask for her protection during treatment. Sydney and 3 of her friends went to eat at the Los Mariaches Western Ave/Central Center location today. As they were ordering, they were asked by the server to remove the mask. Sydney explained she had to wear it and he "rolled his eyes" according to her. He then asked again and she said she could not remove it. He then proceeded to ask them to leave. According to the teens,on the way out the door a kitchen worker "whistled" as they were leaving. When the mother attempted to call and ask why this had happened and to complain, the person answering the phone at Los Mariaches said "Me speak no english" and was no help to her on the compliant. When ~AB of Southern Ohio Social Times contacted them after speaking with the mother via phone, he was told again "Me speak no english. More on this as we have it.......
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Monday, January 28, 2013

Sheriff to Provide More School Security

Via WBEX.com
Two part-time deputies will be rotating through Ross County schools........

Ross County schools will be getting some extra security, compliments of the Ross County Commissioners and Sheriff. Sheriff George Lavender says funds have been provided to his department, that enables two part-time deputies to rotate through the schools- unannounced.

Lavender says the part-time deputies will be armed

Friday, January 25, 2013

Local Teen With Cancer Has Fund Raiser Braclets Stolen

A Bainbridge area woman has filed a police report with the Ross County Sheriff after somebody stole an important box of bracelets off her porch. It was filled with hundreds of purple plastic bands meant to support her teenaged daughter Sydney Hodge who was recently diagnosed with Stage Two Hodgkins Lymphoma. Carol Lynn Adkins was tending to her daughter at Nationwide Childrens Hospital when she heard from a friend that the box had been delivered. But by the time she arrived home on Wednesday night, the package had been stolen...... Read More

Jury seated in Inman Trial

A jury was seated today in the high-profile trial of William A. “Bill” Inman, who could receive the death penalty if convicted of the abduction and strangulation of his daughter-in-law.............Read More


Thursday, January 24, 2013

Major Decline in Union Membership

SOURCE: Chillicothe Gazette
Written by
Sam Hananel
Associated Press



WASHINGTON — Union membership plummeted last year to the lowest level since the 1930s as cash-strapped state and local governments shed workers and unions had difficulty organizing new members in the private sector despite signs of an improving economy.

Government figures released Wednesday showed union membership declined from 11.8 percent to 11.3 percent of the workforce, another blow to a labor movement already stretched thin by battles in Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and other states to curb bargaining rights and weaken union clout.

Overall membership fell by about 400,000 workers to 14.4 million, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. More than half the loss, about 234,000, came from government workers, including teachers, firefighters and public administrators.

But unions also saw losses in the private sector even as the economy created 1.8 million new jobs in 2012. That membership rate fell from 6.9 percent to 6.6 percent, a troubling sign for the future of organized labor, as job growth generally has taken place at nonunion companies.

“To employers, it’s going to look like the labor movement is ready for a knockout punch,” said Gary Chaison, professor of industrial relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. “You can’t be a movement and get smaller.”

Union membership was 13.2 percent in 1935 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act. Labor’s ranks peaked in the 1950s, when about 1 of every 3 workers was in a union. By 1983, roughly 20 percent of U.S. workers were union members.

Losses in the public sector are hitting unions particularly hard because that has been one of the few areas where membership had grown in the past two decades. About 51 percent of union members work in government, where the rate of union membership is 37 percent, more than five times higher than in the private sector.

Until recently, there had been little resistance to unions organizing government workers. But that began to change when Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin signed a law in 2011 eliminating most union rights for government workers. The state lost about 46,000 union members last year, the vast majority in the public sector.

The recession that began in 2008 also led to much deeper cuts in state and local government than any previous recession, according to a report this month from the Nelson Rockefeller Institute of Government at the State University of New York at Albany. Since August 2008, state government employment has declined by 135,000, while local government employment fell by 546,000.

Teachers unions were among the hardest hit, with the ranks of unionized public school teachers and educators falling by 123,000 last year. Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers union, accused politicians who cut public education funding of “inflicting tremendous harm to our nation’s 50 million students and risking our children’s future.”

Despite the steady membership decline, unions remain a potent political force because of the money they spend helping union-friendly candidates seeking public office. Unions spent more than $400 million during the 2012 election cycle to support President Barack Obama’s re-election, keep a Democratic majority in the Senate, and aid other state and local candidates.

But as more governors and state lawmakers target unions, labor leaders have been forced to spend more money fighting political skirmishes and less on organizing new members.

Dwindling membership means unions carry far less influence than they used to in setting a benchmark for wages and benefits. Unions are already gearing up to defeat Republican governors in Ohio, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, where they fear more anti-union measures could crop up soon.

Creed Named Fire Chief

Chillicothe's interim fire chief can take the interim title off..... Read more

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

One person injured in Wednesday Evening Car Accident

One person was injured Wednesday Evening in a one car accident on Walnut Creek Road just south of State Route 180.....Colerain Twp responded and it appeared via scanner chatter one person would be transported to a Hospital.....Stay with us for updates on the incident.......

Missing Local Dog

Dog missing around South Sugar Street and she's a miniature pincher Chihuahua mix her name is Sassy......Contact Charles Wyatt Edward Spencer on Facebook if ya see or have found Sassy
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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Anti Bullying Project Offered

The Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMH) Board and The Ross County Juvenile Court are joining up with Family and Children First Councils in Fayette, Highland, Pickaway, Pike and Ross Counties to collaborate on an Anti Bullying project....... Read more
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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Cat found in Huntington Township

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This cat recently showed up at my house within the past few days. It's wearing two collars, but has no ID. Found in Huntington Twp. near Hunstmen Market. Please respond if this is your cat. I'm taking good care of it in the meantime. Please "share" if you are in Huntington Twp,etc.

Approximately 30 jobs lost in Local Ponderosa Closing

A person with knowledge about the situation says over 30 people worked at the restaurant..... READ MORE

2 Car Accident Thursday Afternoon

A 2 car automobile accident occurred at around 4:10 pm this afternoon in the 6000 block of US Rt 23 south of Chillicothe in Scioto Township with at least 1 injury according to scanner, and currently no other details are available.
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Semi-Truck Fire Overnight

A Semi-Truck caught fire overnight in the 4300 Block of Charleston Pike around 2:30 this morning. Springfield Twp responded and upon arrival truck was fully engulfed and only feet from a house but they were to quickly contain the blaze and scanner indicated no injuries.

Ross County Making Moves To Protect Schools

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Warrant issued for stabbing suspect

CHILLICOTHE — Chillicothe police have issued a warrant for a suspect in a Friday stabbing on East Second Street.

The warrant for Ruben L. Reeves, 37, is on a single count of felonious assault, a second-degree felony. He is believed to be in the Columbus area.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Minor Hurt in Bainbridge Pellet Gun Incident

Authorities say he was flown to a Columbus hospital....... Read more

Friday death of RCI inmate might be homicide

Deceased Woman Found at Hotel

Police say the incident occurred at the Country Hearth Inn...... Read more

Obituary: Christi Lynn Metzger

Christi Lynn Metzger, 48, of Chillicothe, died January 13, 2013, unexpectedly.

She was born September 16, 1964 to the late Leo Smith and Pat (Smith) Upton. She was the mother of Michael, Josh (Erin) and Jon (Rebekah) Metzger; meme of Gabe, Taylor, Joey, Payton and Brody; sister of Bret (Angela) and Robin Mavis, Brad, Tara, Betsy and Travis Smith, and an aunt to Nat Mavis.

Christi was a student at Ohio University-Chillicothe, where she recently completed her associate’s degree in health and human services, and was working towards her bachelor degree. She was an intern with the Ross Co. Juvenile Court working at Zane Trace Middle School.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 8:30 am, Thursday, at St. Mary Church, Rev. Lawrence Hummer officiating. Graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family in St. Margaret Cemetery. Friends may call 5-8 pm Wednesday at the Haller Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Haller Funeral Home, 1661 Western Ave., Chillicothe, OH 45601 to help with final expenses.

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Shawnee Square Break-in

Shawnee Square Break-in

SOURCE:As first reported by the Chillicothe Gazette

Chillicothe police responded to an alarm with glass breakage at 5:32 a.m. Saturday at Game Stop. Upon arrival, police found the front door had been broken with a cinder block. The robbers made away with the cash register containing $464 and left behind a trail of coins southeast of the store, according to the police report.

Surveillance video revealed two men wearing dark clothing and coats walk by the store a couple of times before throwing the cinder block through the door. One of the men entered, took the cash register and handed it to the other man before running from the area.

Anyone with information can call the police at 740-773-1191 or anonymously call Southern Ohio Crime Stoppers at 740-773-TIPS.

2013 Mid Ohio Food Bank Dates

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Friday, January 11, 2013

Suicide in Ross County

The incident took place on Scott Road, Friday....... Read more

Chillicothe Police Seek Info on Friday AM Stabbing

One person stabbed and the assailant flees the scene......... Read more


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Possible Arsonist in Ross County Area

Police are looking for a possible arsonist after three fires were set in the same Chillicothe neighborhood.......READ MORE

Thursday, January 10, 2013

6th Person Charged in Hall Vandalism Case

A 6th indivdual was charged in the Hall Christmas Display Vandalism Case Thursday. According to Chillicothe Municipal Court records 18 yr old Collin Hill of Chillicothe was charged with 1st Degree and 3rd Degree Misdemeanors.

Drug Raid Thursday Afternoon in Chillicothe

Chillicothe Police Dept executed a search warrant at 203 Lincoln Park early Thursday afternoon......Names and details of arrests have not been announced but we'll get it to you asap...

High Profile Murder Case begins in Chillicothe

(AP) Jury selection is set to get under way today in the trial of a southeast Ohio man accused of strangling his daughter-in-law with a zip tie and dumping her body in a septic tank.......... Read more
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

More info on Fire on Black Run Road late Wednesday

The structure fire was reported Wednesday afternoon.....READ MORE
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House Fire on Black Run Road Wednesday

A House caught fire at 1871 Black Run Road late Wednesday Afternoon with 3-4 TWP's responding.......More Details as we have them

Violent Home Invasion in Gahanna

Biden on Gun Control Debate

Source: NBC

Ramping up meetings with key groups in the gun control debate, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the administration is "determined to take action" in the wake of the Newtown shooting spree that left 20 children dead.

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Crowd at Jackson County's School Board errupts into applause when announcement of Jesus Portrait staying is read

"Pretzel Burger" on Test Menu at Wendy's

Volunteer for Adena

Adena Health System will be holding an informational meeting about Volunteer Services on Thursday, January 10th at 3pm in the Tecumseh Room at Adena Medical Center in Chillicothe....... Read more


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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Triple Crown Family Fun Center

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Names Released from Egypt Pk Shooting Friday

Authorities have released the names of the victims from last Friday's shooting, which took place at an Egypt Pike apartment. According to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office Read more
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Flying J Update

The proposed Flying J Truck Stop will be discussed....... Read more
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Fisher-price recalls 800,000 baby sleepers for possible mold

By The Associated Press

The government is warning consumers to inspect Fisher-Price Newborn Rock 'N Play Sleepers due to risk of exposure to mold for infants who use them.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday that its warning applies to 800,000 infant recliner seats, called sleepers, that were sold at stores nationwide and online since September 2009, with prices ranging between $50 and $85. The seats, designed for babies up to 25 pounds, feature a soft plastic seat held in a tubular metal rocking frame. The product has a removable fabric cover.

Mold can develop between the removable seat cushion and the hard plastic frame if the sleeper remains wet or is infrequently cleaned, the agency said. Mold is associated with respiratory illnesses and other infections, the warning said. Fisher-Price has received 600 reports of mold and 16 infants have been treated for respiratory issues, coughs and hives after they were in the Fisher-Price sleepers.

The agency said consumers should check for dark brown, gray or black spots that can indicate the presence of mold under the removable seat cushion. If mold is found, they are advised to immediately stop using the product and to contact Fisher-Price for cleaning instructions or further assistance.

Units currently in retail stores are not affected by the warning, but mold growth can occur after use of the infant sleepers.

Monday, January 7, 2013

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Letter to Jackson Ohio School Asking Jesus Portrait To Be Taken Down



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Obituary: May Sheets

Bainbridge Women Has Chance to Win BIG Bucks

BAINBRIDGE — A Bainbridge woman is looking to bring home a large sum of money after being selected as a contestant for an upcoming Ohio Lottery television show known as “Cash Explosion.” Flo Sheets said she usually buys about $10 worth of “Cash Explosion” tickets each week and typically has sent winning tickets through the mail in the hopes she would be selected as one of the show’s contestants. However, Sheets’ most recent entry was submitted online.....READ MORE


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Sunday, January 6, 2013

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Semi-Truck Accident on Charleston Pike

A Semi jack-knifed at Shrader road (Jones Farm) and Charleston Pike early Sunday Evening at approx 6:30 pm....Update to the story soon as we have more details....

Protestors Outraged by Steubenville, Ohio, Authorities' Handling of Rape

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It’s official – Kimes-Brown is the new Vinton County prosecutor

MCARTHUR – In the presence of friends, family and a standing room only crowd of supporters, Trecia Kimes-Brown was sworn in as the new Vinton County Prosecutor Friday afternoon.......READ MORE
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Jackson County Commissioner Riepenhoff says farewell

JACKSON— As another year passes and a new one begins there will be some new faces filling some public offices. Long-time businessman and two-term Jackson County Commissioner James (Jim) Riepenhoff is one of those who will be saying farewell......READ MORE
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Obituary: Helen M. Micheal




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Obituary: Anna Lea Dixon

Chillicothe Parks & Rec Director Position Eliminated

Due to budget woes Mayor Jack Everson eliminated six administrative jobs in the city..... Read more

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