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31. <title>Ross Co. Sheriff&#8217;s Office daily log &#8211; October 21, 2024</title>
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41. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212; Ross County deputies responded to a variety of calls throughout the area on October 21, 2024. Below is a summary of significant reports from that day. Case Number: SO-P2405095Offenses: Alleged to be Mentally IllReported Date/Time: 10/21/24 3:26 AMAddress: Blue Lick Rd, LondonderryNarrative: Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Blue Lick Rd [&#8230;]</p>
42. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/ross-co-sheriffs-office-daily-log-october-21-2024/">Ross Co. Sheriff’s Office daily log – October 21, 2024</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
43. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212;</strong> Ross County deputies responded to a variety of calls throughout the area on October 21, 2024. Below is a summary of significant reports from that day.</p>
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47. <p><strong>Case Number: SO-P2405095</strong><br><strong>Offenses: Alleged to be Mentally Ill</strong><br><strong>Reported Date/Time: 10/21/24 3:26 AM</strong><br><strong>Address: Blue Lick Rd, Londonderry</strong><br><strong>Narrative:</strong> Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Blue Lick Rd in response to a possible domestic violence situation. An investigation was conducted.</p>
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51. <p><strong>Case Number: SO-P2405096</strong><br><strong>Offenses: Death &#8211; Non Suspicious</strong><br><strong>Reported Date/Time: 10/21/24 5:45 AM</strong><br><strong>Address: Egypt Pike, Chillicothe</strong><br><strong>Narrative:</strong> Deputies responded to a death report. Upon arrival, an investigation was conducted, and no foul play was suspected.</p>
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55. <p><strong>Case Number: SO-P2405098</strong><br><strong>Offenses: Theft &#8211; Without Consent</strong><br><strong>Reported Date/Time: 10/21/24 9:57 AM</strong><br><strong>Address: Pleasant Valley Rd, Chillicothe</strong><br><strong>Narrative:</strong> A report was made by a resident claiming that someone obtained her EBT account information and made fraudulent transactions, depleting her account. An investigation is ongoing.</p>
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59. <p><strong>Case Number: SO-P2405100</strong><br><strong>Offenses: Death &#8211; Non Suspicious</strong><br><strong>Reported Date/Time: 10/21/24 10:21 AM</strong><br><strong>Address: US 50, South Salem</strong><br><strong>Narrative:</strong> Deputies responded to a death report. No foul play is suspected.</p>
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63. <p><strong>Case Number: SO-P2405103</strong><br><strong>Offenses: Motor Vehicle Theft</strong><br><strong>Reported Date/Time: 10/21/24 12:27 PM</strong><br><strong>Address: Waugh Rd, Greenfield</strong><br><strong>Narrative:</strong> Deputies responded to a stolen vehicle report. The vehicle was logged as stolen, and a warrant was issued. Investigation pending.</p>
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67. <p><strong>Case Number: SO-P2405107</strong><br><strong>Offenses: Warrant</strong><br><strong>Reported Date/Time: 10/21/24 4:14 PM</strong><br><strong>Address: Cattail Rd, Chillicothe</strong><br><strong>Narrative:</strong> Deputies were dispatched to a welfare check on Cattail Rd. All parties were found safe. A subject with an active warrant was located, arrested, and the warrant was served.</p>
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71. <p><strong>Case Number: SO-P2405108</strong><br><strong>Offenses: Assault</strong><br><strong>Reported Date/Time: 10/21/24 4:28 PM</strong><br><strong>Address: Pleasant Valley Rd, Chillicothe</strong><br><strong>Narrative:</strong> Deputies received an assault complaint from Unioto High School, where a student reported being assaulted by another student in the cafeteria. An investigation was initiated.</p>
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75. <p><strong>Case Number: SO-P2405109</strong><br><strong>Offenses: Telecommunications Harassment; Criminal Trespass</strong><br><strong>Reported Date/Time: 10/21/24 8:52 PM</strong><br><strong>Address: Renick Ln, Chillicothe</strong><br><strong>Narrative:</strong> Deputies responded to a complaint regarding telecommunications harassment and trespassing. An investigation is ongoing.</p>
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85. <title>Chillicothe Police Dept. daily log &#8211; October 21, 2024</title>
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95. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212; Chillicothe police officers responded to several incidents throughout the city on October 21, 2024. Below is a summary of the more significant reports from that day. Case Number: PD-P2405919Offenses: Aggravated Menacing; Criminal TrespassReported Date/Time: 10/21/24 12:30 AMStreet Name: Scioto AveNarrative: Officers responded to a report of disorderly conduct at 209 Scioto Ave [&#8230;]</p>
96. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/chillicothe-police-dept-daily-log-october-21-2024/">Chillicothe Police Dept. daily log – October 21, 2024</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
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101. <p><strong>Case Number: PD-P2405919</strong><br><strong>Offenses: Aggravated Menacing; Criminal Trespass</strong><br><strong>Reported Date/Time: 10/21/24 12:30 AM</strong><br><strong>Street Name: Scioto Ave</strong><br><strong>Narrative:</strong> Officers responded to a report of disorderly conduct at 209 Scioto Ave involving threats made by an individual. Investigation is ongoing.</p>
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105. <p><strong>Case Number: PD-P2405922</strong><br><strong>Offenses: Obstructing Official Business; Warrant</strong><br><strong>Reported Date/Time: 10/21/24 7:50 AM</strong><br><strong>Street Name: E 4th St</strong><br><strong>Narrative:</strong> Officers responded to a suspicious person call. A male suspect provided a false name to avoid arrest for an active warrant. The suspect was identified and arrested for the warrant and charged with obstructing official business.</p>
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109. <p><strong>Case Number: PD-P2405924</strong><br><strong>Offenses: Theft by Threat; Motor Vehicle Theft</strong><br><strong>Reported Date/Time: 10/21/24 8:37 AM</strong><br><strong>Street Name: Western Ave</strong><br><strong>Narrative:</strong> A motorcycle theft was reported at the Law Enforcement Complex. The case is under investigation.</p>
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113. <p><strong>Case Number: PD-P2405930</strong><br><strong>Offenses: Breaking and Entering</strong><br><strong>Reported Date/Time: 10/21/24 12:16 PM</strong><br><strong>Street Name: Limestone Blvd</strong><br><strong>Narrative:</strong> A breaking and entering was reported, and the investigation is ongoing.</p>
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117. <p><strong>Case Number: PD-P2405937</strong><br><strong>Offenses: Theft Without Consent</strong><br><strong>Reported Date/Time: 10/21/24 4:06 PM</strong><br><strong>Street Name: River Trace Ln</strong><br><strong>Narrative:</strong> Officers responded to a theft at Walmart on River Trace Lane. The investigation is pending.</p>
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121. <p><strong>Case Number: PD-P2405947</strong><br><strong>Offenses: Possession of Drugs; DUS (Driving Under Suspension)</strong><br><strong>Reported Date/Time: 10/21/24 11:57 PM</strong><br><strong>Street Name: N Bridge St</strong><br><strong>Narrative:</strong> Officers initiated a traffic stop on a black Chevy Malibu. The driver was found to be in possession of drugs and driving under suspension. Investigation continues.</p>
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129. <p></p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/chillicothe-police-dept-daily-log-october-21-2024/">Chillicothe Police Dept. daily log – October 21, 2024</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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135. <title>Felony charges filed after Pickaway County woman is mauled to death by vicious dogs</title>
136. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/felony-charges-filed-after-pickaway-county-woman-is-mauled-to-death-vicious-dogs/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=felony-charges-filed-after-pickaway-county-woman-is-mauled-to-death-vicious-dogs</link>
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139. <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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145. <description><![CDATA[<p>ASHVILLE, Ohio — Authorities have announced felony charges following the death of a local woman who was mauled by dogs while doing yard work outside her home. The tragic incident occurred on October 17, when JoAnn Echelbarger was attacked by two canines on Kildow Court. She was rushed to Grant Hospital but later succumbed to [&#8230;]</p>
146. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/felony-charges-filed-after-pickaway-county-woman-is-mauled-to-death-vicious-dogs/">Felony charges filed after Pickaway County woman is mauled to death by vicious dogs</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
147. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>ASHVILLE, Ohio —</strong> Authorities have announced felony charges following the death of a local woman who was mauled by dogs while doing yard work outside her home. The tragic incident occurred on October 17, when JoAnn Echelbarger was attacked by two canines on Kildow Court. She was rushed to Grant Hospital but later succumbed to her injuries.</p>
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151. <p>Ashville police officers responded to the scene, where they shot and killed one of the dogs. The second dog fled, prompting a public alert. The animal was later found near Teays Valley East Middle School, where it attacked and killed another dog before police fatally shot it as well.</p>
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155. <p>On Monday, Prosecutor Judy Wolford announced that two individuals, Adam Withers and his mother Susan Withers, both of 665 Kildow Court, were arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and failure to restrain a vicious dog.</p>
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169. <p>The investigation into the case is ongoing.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/felony-charges-filed-after-pickaway-county-woman-is-mauled-to-death-vicious-dogs/">Felony charges filed after Pickaway County woman is mauled to death by vicious dogs</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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175. <title>Police investigate armed robbery in Jackson</title>
176. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/police-investigate-armed-robbery-in-jackson/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=police-investigate-armed-robbery-in-jackson</link>
178. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
179. <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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184. <description><![CDATA[<p>JACKSON, Ohio — Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place at a local convenience store on Monday evening, just days after a similar incident occurred in nearby Fayette County. According to officials, the robbery happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. at the Jackson Express on East Main Street. The suspect, described as a masked [&#8230;]</p>
185. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/police-investigate-armed-robbery-in-jackson/">Police investigate armed robbery in Jackson</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
186. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>JACKSON, Ohio —</strong> Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place at a local convenience store on Monday evening, just days after a similar incident occurred in nearby Fayette County.</p>
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190. <p>According to officials, the robbery happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. at the Jackson Express on East Main Street. The suspect, described as a masked man, approached two store employees outside and demanded money, jewelry, and their phones at gunpoint. After obtaining the items, the suspect reportedly fled the scene on foot.</p>
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194. <p>An alert issued by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office described the suspect as wearing a mask, a black and gray hoodie, and red shorts.</p>
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198. <p>At this time, authorities have not stated whether they believe the robbery is connected to the recent armed robbery in Fayette County.</p>
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202. <p>The investigation into the Jackson robbery is ongoing, and no further details have been released.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/police-investigate-armed-robbery-in-jackson/">Police investigate armed robbery in Jackson</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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208. <title>Halloween display warns of nuclear dangers in Pike County</title>
209. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/halloween-display-warns-of-nuclear-dangers-in-pike-county/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=halloween-display-warns-of-nuclear-dangers-in-pike-county</link>
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212. <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
213. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
214. <category><![CDATA[-Pike County]]></category>
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219. <description><![CDATA[<p>PIKETON, Ohio — Nuclear activists have created a haunting Halloween display to raise awareness about what has been called the most serious accident in the history of the Piketon Atomic Plant. The display reflects the March 7, 1978, incident when a cylinder carrying a dangerous and radioactive material was dropped, rupturing and releasing hazardous substances [&#8230;]</p>
220. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/halloween-display-warns-of-nuclear-dangers-in-pike-county/">Halloween display warns of nuclear dangers in Pike County</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
221. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>PIKETON, Ohio —</strong> Nuclear activists have created a haunting Halloween display to raise awareness about what has been called the most serious accident in the history of the Piketon Atomic Plant. The display reflects the March 7, 1978, incident when a cylinder carrying a dangerous and radioactive material was dropped, rupturing and releasing hazardous substances into the atmosphere.</p>
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225. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="768" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1188-1-1024x768.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58473" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1188-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1188-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1188-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1188-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1188-1-750x563.jpg 750w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1188-1-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1188-1.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong><em>Image Credit| Hipnosis</em></strong></figcaption></figure>
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229. <p><strong>The 1978 Accident:</strong></p>
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233. <p>On March 7, 1978, a cylinder hauler at the Piketon Atomic Plant dropped a container of uranium hexafluoride (UF6), causing it to rupture and release 20,000 pounds of radioactive material. Fortunately, heavy snow on the day of the accident helped prevent a far more catastrophic spread of the radioactive cloud, experts say.</p>
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237. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="295" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1171-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58470" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1171-1.jpg 500w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1171-1-300x177.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong><em>Workers at the Piketon Atomic Plant can be seen assessing the situation following the cylinder rupture. </em></strong></figcaption></figure>
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241. <p><strong>What is Uranium Hexafluoride?</strong></p>
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245. <p>Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) is a volatile and highly radioactive compound used in the uranium enrichment process. When exposed to air, it reacts with moisture to form corrosive and toxic gases. The release of such a substance poses severe health risks, including radiation poisoning and respiratory damage.</p>
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253. <p>Some nuclear experts argue that the amount of radioactive material released in Piketon in 1978 was greater than the amount released during the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in Pennsylvania in 1979. While the Three Mile Island incident involved a partial reactor meltdown, containment measures limited the radiation’s impact, but it remains a benchmark for nuclear accidents in the U.S.</p>
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257. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="345" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1170-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58471" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1170-1.jpg 500w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1170-1-300x207.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong><em>Some of the workers who responded to the accident later died from cancer</em></strong>. </figcaption></figure>
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261. <p><strong>Ongoing Activism:</strong></p>
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265. <p>Activist Vina Colley told the Guardian that’s she wanted to honor the memory of her friend who died from cancer after working at the plant. “I wanted to honor my friend Owen Thompson and others in this release. Owen died of brain cancer.” Their display is not just a commemoration of the 1978 accident; it’s a powerful reminder of the ongoing risks of nuclear activities.</p>
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269. <p>The display can be seen along 8th Street in the city of Portsmouth.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/halloween-display-warns-of-nuclear-dangers-in-pike-county/">Halloween display warns of nuclear dangers in Pike County</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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275. <title>A Checklist for Everything You Need to Do Before Submitting Your Research Paper</title>
276. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/a-checklist-for-everything-you-need-to-do-before-submitting-your-research-paper/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-checklist-for-everything-you-need-to-do-before-submitting-your-research-paper</link>
278. <dc:creator><![CDATA[S C]]></dc:creator>
279. <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 07:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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281. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58480</guid>
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283. <description><![CDATA[<p>Submitting a research paper is often the final hurdle in a long academic journey, but before you hit that “submit” button, it’s crucial to ensure that your paper is polished and meets all the necessary requirements. Even the best-researched and well-written papers can lose marks if proper care isn’t taken during the final stages of [&#8230;]</p>
284. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/a-checklist-for-everything-you-need-to-do-before-submitting-your-research-paper/">A Checklist for Everything You Need to Do Before Submitting Your Research Paper</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
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289. <p>Submitting a research paper is often the final hurdle in a long academic journey, but before you hit that “submit” button, it’s crucial to ensure that your paper is polished and meets all the necessary requirements. Even the best-researched and well-written papers can lose marks if proper care isn’t taken during the final stages of preparation. By following a detailed checklist, you can ensure that your research paper is not only well-structured and accurate but also professionally presented. Below is a comprehensive checklist to guide you through the process.</p>
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293. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-review-your-research-and-main-argument">Review Your Research and Main Argument</h2>
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297. <p>Before you move on to formatting and proofreading, the first step is to ensure that your research and argument hold up. Review the paper with fresh eyes and critically assess whether your research fully supports your thesis statement. Are your arguments clear, concise, and supported by credible sources? Have you addressed counterarguments and presented a balanced perspective?</p>
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301. <p>While reviewing your research, it’s important to evaluate whether your paper fits within the required guidelines. For instance, some students might find themselves running out of time and seek <a href="https://paperwriter.com/">research paper writing services online</a> like PaperWriter to help polish their work or meet a deadline. Such services can provide expert input to ensure your research is coherent and meets academic standards.</p>
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305. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-double-check-citations-and-references">Double-Check Citations and References</h2>
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309. <p>One of the most common mistakes students make when submitting research papers is incorrect or incomplete citations. Make sure that you have cited all sources correctly, following the required citation style (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.). Verify that every in-text citation has a corresponding entry in your reference list and that all the necessary details (author’s name, publication year, page numbers) are accurate.</p>
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313. <p>Using a professional research paper writing service can also help with this step, especially if you’re unsure about the proper citation format or need assistance organizing your references. Many academic services offer help with citations, ensuring that your paper is properly referenced to avoid any issues with plagiarism.</p>
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317. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-proofread-for-grammar-punctuation-and-style">Proofread for Grammar, Punctuation, and Style</h2>
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321. <p>Grammatical errors and awkward sentence structures can significantly detract from the quality of your paper. Even the most thorough research can seem unprofessional if basic language issues remain unaddressed. Proofreading involves carefully checking for errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Additionally, pay attention to the style and tone of your writing. Academic papers should be formal and objective, so remove any slang or overly casual language.</p>
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325. <p>While self-proofreading is essential, many students choose to use a college research paper writing service to get a second set of eyes on their work. This can be especially helpful for catching subtle mistakes and ensuring the overall flow of your paper is smooth and easy to follow.</p>
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329. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ensure-consistent-formatting">Ensure Consistent Formatting</h2>
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333. <p>Formatting may seem like a small detail, but it can have a major impact on the overall presentation of your research paper. Check that your paper follows the specific formatting guidelines provided by your professor or institution. This includes font type and size, margins, line spacing, and headings. Also, ensure that the title page, page numbers, and section headings are all correctly formatted.</p>
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337. <p>Inconsistent formatting can create a negative impression, so it’s worth taking the time to ensure your paper looks clean and professional. If you’re unsure about how to apply specific formatting rules, many custom research paper writing services offer formatting assistance as part of their service.</p>
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341. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-verify-word-count-and-structural-requirements">Verify Word Count and Structural Requirements</h2>
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345. <p>Before submitting your research paper, make sure you’ve met the word count and structural requirements outlined in the assignment guidelines. Check if your paper includes all necessary sections, such as an abstract, introduction, methodology, discussion, and conclusion. Each section should contribute to the overall argument and be clearly labeled.</p>
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349. <p>If you find that you’re significantly over or under the word count, consider revising your content. Remove any redundant information or add necessary details to strengthen your argument. Alternatively, some students turn to a cheap research paper writing service to help trim down or expand their paper while maintaining the core message.</p>
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353. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-check-for-plagiarism">Check for Plagiarism</h2>
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357. <p>Academic integrity is critical when submitting a research paper. Even unintentional plagiarism can have serious consequences, so it’s essential to check that all sources are properly attributed and that no part of your paper is copied without acknowledgement. Use plagiarism detection software to scan your document for any accidental instances of copied text. Make sure that all paraphrased information is cited correctly and that no direct quotes are left without attribution.</p>
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361. <p>While most students are careful about plagiarism, using an affordable research paper writing service that includes plagiarism checks can add an extra layer of security, ensuring that your paper is original and free from any potential issues.</p>
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365. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-review-feedback-from-peers-or-advisors">Review Feedback from Peers or Advisors</h2>
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369. <p>If possible, ask a peer, mentor, or advisor to review your research paper before submission. Fresh eyes can catch mistakes or inconsistencies that you might have missed. Feedback from others can help you refine your argument, improve clarity, and address any potential weaknesses in your paper. Even if your advisor only provides general comments, these insights can guide your final revisions and improve the overall quality of your paper.</p>
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373. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-final-proofread-and-submission">Final Proofread and Submission</h2>
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377. <p>After completing all the previous steps, take one last look at your paper. This final proofread should focus on catching any minor errors you may have missed earlier, such as typos or formatting inconsistencies. Ensure that your research paper flows logically from one section to the next and that all points are clearly articulated.</p>
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381. <p>Finally, double-check the submission guidelines to make sure you are submitting the paper in the correct format (PDF, Word, etc.) and through the appropriate channels (email, online portal, etc.). Once everything looks good, it’s time to submit your research paper with confidence, knowing that you’ve covered all bases.</p>
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385. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-conclusion">Conclusion</h2>
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389. <p>Submitting a well-polished research paper requires attention to detail and careful preparation. By following this checklist, you can avoid common mistakes and ensure that your paper meets academic standards. Whether you choose to review your work independently or seek assistance from a service, it’s important to take the time to properly proofread, format, and organize your paper before submission.</p>
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393. <p>Remember, the quality of your research paper reflects your academic abilities, so don’t rush through the final steps. Taking the time to carefully review your work will pay off in the end, leading to a stronger submission and a greater chance of academic success.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/22/a-checklist-for-everything-you-need-to-do-before-submitting-your-research-paper/">A Checklist for Everything You Need to Do Before Submitting Your Research Paper</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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399. <title>New details released in Ross County gunshot death investigation</title>
400. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/new-details-released-in-ross-county-gunshot-death-investigation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=new-details-released-in-ross-county-gunshot-death-investigation</link>
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403. <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
404. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
405. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
406. <category><![CDATA[Chillicothe]]></category>
407. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58466</guid>
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409. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — New details have emerged in the investigation of the man found dead from a gunshot wound in his home on Rozelle Creek Road on October 20, 2024. According to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office, authorities are continuing to probe the circumstances surrounding the incident as they await further forensic results. Initial reports [&#8230;]</p>
410. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/new-details-released-in-ross-county-gunshot-death-investigation/">New details released in Ross County gunshot death investigation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
411. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — </strong>New details have emerged in the investigation of the man found dead from a gunshot wound in his home on Rozelle Creek Road on October 20, 2024. According to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office, authorities are continuing to probe the circumstances surrounding the incident as they await further forensic results.</p>
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415. <p>Initial reports revealed the man was discovered in his kitchen with a severe head wound, and a sawed-off .410 shotgun was found near his body. Investigators now confirm that while the gun was positioned near the victim’s left leg, no one else was located inside the home at the time of the discovery. The back doors of the residence were found unlocked, but there were no signs of forced entry.</p>
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419. <p>Neighbors told deputies they had heard a gunshot between 1:00 and 2:00 a.m. on the day of the incident but were not alarmed due to previous disturbances at the property. Investigators have yet to determine if the shot heard by neighbors was connected to the fatal wound.</p>
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423. <p>Authorities are working closely with the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office as they await the results of the autopsy, which they hope will shed more light on the cause and timeline of death. While some items were collected from the scene, the sheriff’s office has not disclosed further details on what might have led to the incident.</p>
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427. <p>This remains an open investigation, and anyone with information is urged to contact the Ross County Sheriff’s Office. More updates are expected as forensic results and further witness statements are processed.</p>
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431. <p></p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/new-details-released-in-ross-county-gunshot-death-investigation/">New details released in Ross County gunshot death investigation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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437. <title>Ross County man faces animal cruelty charges after 47 dogs found in inhumane conditions</title>
438. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/ross-county-man-faces-animal-cruelty-charges-after-47-dogs-found-in-inhumane-conditions/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ross-county-man-faces-animal-cruelty-charges-after-47-dogs-found-in-inhumane-conditions</link>
440. <dc:creator><![CDATA[News Release]]></dc:creator>
441. <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
442. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
443. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
444. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58462</guid>
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446. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A Ross County man faces multiple charges of animal cruelty after authorities discovered 47 dogs locked in makeshift cages without doors, forcing them to live in squalor, according to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office. On October 18, 2024, law enforcement responded to a property on Chapel Creek Road, where they assisted the [&#8230;]</p>
447. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/ross-county-man-faces-animal-cruelty-charges-after-47-dogs-found-in-inhumane-conditions/">Ross County man faces animal cruelty charges after 47 dogs found in inhumane conditions</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
448. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — </strong>A Ross County man faces multiple charges of animal cruelty after authorities discovered 47 dogs locked in makeshift cages without doors, forcing them to live in squalor, according to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office.</p>
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452. <p>On October 18, 2024, law enforcement responded to a property on Chapel Creek Road, where they assisted the Ross County Humane Society with an investigation into reports of animal cruelty. Upon arrival, authorities observed 47 canines confined in pens with no entry or exit points. The dogs were allegedly forced to eat, sleep, and relieve themselves in the same enclosed area, as they had no access to food or water bowls.</p>
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456. <p>Craig Hatton, the resident of the property, demonstrated to authorities how he would dump food over the top of the cages, leaving the dogs to eat off the ground, which was reportedly littered with their own urine and feces. Additionally, investigators discovered three crates containing felines—two crates each held two live cats along with one deceased cat, while a third crate housed three live cats. All the animals were living in unsanitary conditions.</p>
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460. <p>Further inspection of the property revealed crates with chickens, also in poor conditions, authorities said. The Fayette County Humane Society arrived on scene and took custody of the cats, while the Ross County Humane Society began the process of removing the dogs and chickens.</p>
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464. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="960" height="591" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1174-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58461" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1174-1.jpg 960w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1174-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1174-1-768x473.jpg 768w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1174-1-750x462.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /></figure>
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468. <p>Hatton was arrested and transported to the Ross County Jail. The Ross County Humane Society plans to file charges of animal cruelty against him. Authorities plan to return to the property to rescue the remaining dogs.</p>
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472. <p>The investigation is ongoing, and Hatton could face additional charges as the case progresses.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/ross-county-man-faces-animal-cruelty-charges-after-47-dogs-found-in-inhumane-conditions/">Ross County man faces animal cruelty charges after 47 dogs found in inhumane conditions</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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478. <title>Dog missing for 3 years reunited with family thanks to local humane society</title>
479. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/dog-missing-for-3-years-reunited-with-family-thanks-to-local-humane-society/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=dog-missing-for-3-years-reunited-with-family-thanks-to-local-humane-society</link>
481. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
482. <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
483. <category><![CDATA[-Fayette County]]></category>
484. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
485. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58457</guid>
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487. <description><![CDATA[<p>FAYETTE COUNTY, Ohio — After three years of being missing, a dog named Patty Mayonnaise has been reunited with her owner. Patty was recently found roaming along a roadside in Fayette County, and a Good Samaritan brought her to the Fayette County Humane Society. The Humane Society staff scanned Patty for a microchip, which led [&#8230;]</p>
488. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/dog-missing-for-3-years-reunited-with-family-thanks-to-local-humane-society/">Dog missing for 3 years reunited with family thanks to local humane society</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
489. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>FAYETTE COUNTY, Ohio —</strong> After three years of being missing, a dog named Patty Mayonnaise has been reunited with her owner. Patty was recently found roaming along a roadside in Fayette County, and a Good Samaritan brought her to the Fayette County Humane Society.</p>
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493. <p>The Humane Society staff scanned Patty for a microchip, which led them to contact her owner, located in Illinois. The details of how Patty ended up in Ohio remain unknown.</p>
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497. <p>This reunion was made possible by the microchip, which allowed the shelter to identify and contact its owner. After being separated for three years, Patty is finally back with her family.</p>
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501. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="682" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/c9fe457a-8c81-4651-aee9-4c6c32d9f0fd-1-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58456" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/c9fe457a-8c81-4651-aee9-4c6c32d9f0fd-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/c9fe457a-8c81-4651-aee9-4c6c32d9f0fd-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/c9fe457a-8c81-4651-aee9-4c6c32d9f0fd-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/c9fe457a-8c81-4651-aee9-4c6c32d9f0fd-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/c9fe457a-8c81-4651-aee9-4c6c32d9f0fd-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/c9fe457a-8c81-4651-aee9-4c6c32d9f0fd-1-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/c9fe457a-8c81-4651-aee9-4c6c32d9f0fd-1.jpg 1655w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/dog-missing-for-3-years-reunited-with-family-thanks-to-local-humane-society/">Dog missing for 3 years reunited with family thanks to local humane society</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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507. <title>Chicago man sentenced to prison for selling drugs to fund ISIS</title>
508. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/chicago-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-selling-drugs-to-fund-isis/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=chicago-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-selling-drugs-to-fund-isis</link>
510. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
511. <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
512. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
513. <category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
514. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58453</guid>
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516. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHICAGO, Illinois — A Chicago man has been sentenced to federal prison for selling fentanyl and attempting to provide financial support to ISIS. Jason Brown, 42, of Lombard, Illinois, was sentenced on October 16, 2024, by U.S. District Judge Mary M. Rowland after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including attempting to provide material support to [&#8230;]</p>
517. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/chicago-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-selling-drugs-to-fund-isis/">Chicago man sentenced to prison for selling drugs to fund ISIS</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
518. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHICAGO, Illinois — </strong>A Chicago man has been sentenced to federal prison for selling fentanyl and attempting to provide financial support to ISIS. Jason Brown, 42, of Lombard, Illinois, was sentenced on October 16, 2024, by U.S. District Judge Mary M. Rowland after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including attempting to provide material support to ISIS, distributing fentanyl, and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.</p>
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522. <p>In 2019, Brown gave $500 in cash on three separate occasions to an individual, believing the money would be sent to an ISIS fighter involved in terrorist activities in Syria. Unbeknownst to Brown, the individual was cooperating with law enforcement, and the supposed ISIS fighter was actually an undercover officer.</p>
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526. <p>That same year, Brown trafficked fentanyl and other drugs from California to the Chicago suburbs, while also illegally possessing loaded firearms to further his drug operations.</p>
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530. <p>Brown has been in custody since his 2019 arrest and received his sentence after his guilty plea last year.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/chicago-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-selling-drugs-to-fund-isis/">Chicago man sentenced to prison for selling drugs to fund ISIS</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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536. <title>Gun toting suspect robs Fayette Co. convenience store</title>
537. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/gun-toting-suspect-robs-fayette-co-convenience-store/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=gun-toting-suspect-robs-fayette-co-convenience-store</link>
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540. <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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545. <description><![CDATA[<p>WCH, Ohio — The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that took place Sunday evening, October 20, 2024, at approximately 9:28 p.m. at the Flagway (Cruz Thru) convenience store on State Route 41. According to authorities, a suspect wearing dark clothing, including a Carhartt hooded sweatshirt and a black face covering, entered [&#8230;]</p>
546. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/gun-toting-suspect-robs-fayette-co-convenience-store/">Gun toting suspect robs Fayette Co. convenience store</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
547. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>WCH, Ohio —</strong> The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that took place Sunday evening, October 20, 2024, at approximately 9:28 p.m. at the Flagway (Cruz Thru) convenience store on State Route 41.</p>
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551. <p>According to authorities, a suspect wearing dark clothing, including a Carhartt hooded sweatshirt and a black face covering, entered the store and displayed a handgun, demanding cash and cigarettes. Based on a description provided by the store clerk, the suspect is believed to be female. No injuries were reported during the incident.</p>
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555. <p>The suspect fled the scene on foot, taking an undisclosed amount of cash and several cartons of cigarettes. Deputies, with the assistance of officers from the Washington Court House Police Department, responded to the scene shortly after the robbery.</p>
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559. <p>The sheriff’s office is asking anyone with information about the robbery or the identity of the suspect to come forward. Individuals can contact the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office at 740-335-6170 or email Det. Sgt. Charles Kyle at charles.kyle@fayette-co-oh.com. Crime tips can also be submitted online at www.faycoso.com or through the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office mobile app.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/gun-toting-suspect-robs-fayette-co-convenience-store/">Gun toting suspect robs Fayette Co. convenience store</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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565. <title>Authorities investigate a case of alleged elder abuse in Ross County</title>
566. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/authorities-investigate-a-case-of-alleged-elder-abuse-in-ross-county/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=authorities-investigate-a-case-of-alleged-elder-abuse-in-ross-county</link>
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569. <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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572. <category><![CDATA[Chillicothe]]></category>
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575. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Police are investigating allegations of adult neglect after a 74-year-old ICU patient at Adena Health System made a concerning statement while receiving treatment. The investigation began following a mandated report filed by a nurse at the hospital on October 19, 2024. According to the nurse, the patient had recently undergone shoulder surgery [&#8230;]</p>
576. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/authorities-investigate-a-case-of-alleged-elder-abuse-in-ross-county/">Authorities investigate a case of alleged elder abuse in Ross County</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
577. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio —</strong> Police are investigating allegations of adult neglect after a 74-year-old ICU patient at Adena Health System made a concerning statement while receiving treatment. The investigation began following a mandated report filed by a nurse at the hospital on October 19, 2024.</p>
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581. <p>According to the nurse, the patient had recently undergone shoulder surgery and was dropped off at home by a family member on Monday, October 14. It was reported that no one checked on the patient after their return home. A relative later discovered the patient on Thursday, October 17, lying on the floor, unable to move, covered in feces, and showing signs of altered mental status.</p>
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585. <p>The patient was brought to Adena’s ICU for treatment and remains under medical care. While in the ICU, the patient pointed at two family members and made a statement that raised concerns about potential neglect. According to the police report, the patient pointed to two family members and stated &#8220;They did this to me&#8221;. </p>
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588.  
589. <p>The nurse who filed the report indicated that the situation seemed suspicious and forwarded the report to Adult Protective Services for further review.</p>
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593. <p>No charges have been filed at this time, and police are continuing to investigate the matter. Further details have not been released.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/authorities-investigate-a-case-of-alleged-elder-abuse-in-ross-county/">Authorities investigate a case of alleged elder abuse in Ross County</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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599. <title>Chillicothe police investigate attempted sextortion of a child</title>
600. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/chillicothe-police-investigate-attempted-sextortion-of-a-child/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=chillicothe-police-investigate-attempted-sextortion-of-a-child</link>
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603. <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
604. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
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606. <category><![CDATA[Chillicothe]]></category>
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609. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212; Police in Chillicothe are investigating the alleged attempted sextortion of an 11-year-old child. According to the Chillicothe Police Department, officers were alerted by the child&#8217;s parents after he received messages through email asking general questions about him. The content of the messages, according to the police report, then turned sexual. The suspect [&#8230;]</p>
610. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/chillicothe-police-investigate-attempted-sextortion-of-a-child/">Chillicothe police investigate attempted sextortion of a child</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
611. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212;</strong> Police in Chillicothe are investigating the alleged attempted sextortion of an 11-year-old child.</p>
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615. <p>According to the Chillicothe Police Department, officers were alerted by the child&#8217;s parents after he received messages through email asking general questions about him. The content of the messages, according to the police report, then turned sexual. The suspect reportedly sent pictures of the child that had been previously shared on social media apps, followed by several explicit images of a male reproductive organ. The suspect then allegedly demanded the child send money, threatening to post the pictures online if he didn’t comply.</p>
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618.  
619. <p>The family stated in the police report that they blocked the initial email account, but additional messages continued to come from other accounts.</p>
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623. <p>Officers noted in the report that they were uncertain if the suspect could be tracked. They advised the parents to keep blocking the unwanted messages until the officer could &#8220;find out what, if anything, could be done to track down the responsible individuals.&#8221;</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/chillicothe-police-investigate-attempted-sextortion-of-a-child/">Chillicothe police investigate attempted sextortion of a child</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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629. <title>Rhetoric versus reality: Addressing common misconceptions about immigration</title>
630. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/rhetoric-versus-reality-addressing-common-misconceptions-about-immigration/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rhetoric-versus-reality-addressing-common-misconceptions-about-immigration</link>
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633. <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
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638. <description><![CDATA[<p>MYTH: Immigrants increase crime rates  Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Ohio Capital Journal &#8212; Among the most persistent political talking points raised by opponents of immigration is that migrants bring crime with them into the U.S. “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best,” former President Donald Trump famously said on the&#160;campaign trail in 2016. [&#8230;]</p>
639. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/rhetoric-versus-reality-addressing-common-misconceptions-about-immigration/">Rhetoric versus reality: Addressing common misconceptions about immigration</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
640. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-myth-immigrants-increase-crime-rates">MYTH: Immigrants increase crime rates </h4>
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642.  
643.  
644. <p><strong>Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Ohio Capital Journal &#8212; </strong>Among the most persistent political talking points raised by opponents of immigration is that migrants bring crime with them into the U.S.</p>
645.  
646.  
647.  
648. <p>“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best,” former President Donald Trump famously said on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/31/politics/donald-trump-mexico-statements/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">campaign trail in 2016</a>.</p>
649.  
650.  
651.  
652. <p>“Has anybody ever seen the movie ‘Gangs of New York’?” Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance asked during a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/18/us/politics/vance-immigration-gangs-of-new-york.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">meeting with the Milwaukee Police Association in August</a>. “We know that when you have these massive ethnic enclaves forming in our country, it can sometimes lead to higher crime rates.”</p>
653.  
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655.  
656. <p>In reality, the opposite is true. Immigrants are far less likely than U.S.-born citizens to commit crimes,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/debunking-myth-migrant-crime-wave?ms=gad_illegal%20immigrant%20crime_700983500566_8628877148_163578260112&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw68K4BhAuEiwAylp3kp1mQKIVpvdZ8ZjqQV6azMhRHYe6hMGR9W-P3nwG1a1rCsiQ0lrB4xoCtj4QAvD_BwE" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">numerous studies show</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nber.org/papers/w31440" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">One</a>&nbsp;study of incarceration rates going back over 150 years — between 1870 and 2020 — found that U.S.-born citizens were consistently more likely to end up in prison than immigrants. And the gap between the two groups has only increased in recent years, with immigrants 60% less likely to be incarcerated than U.S.-born citizens today, according to the nonpartisan&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nber.org/papers/w31440" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Bureau of Economic Research</a>.</p>
657.  
658.  
659.  
660. <p>Assertions that immigrants have caused spikes in crime in the areas where they settle&nbsp;<a href="https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/03/30/the-myth-of-the-criminal-immigrant" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">have also been proven false</a>. Overall, incidents of crime, including violent crime,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/analyzing-fbis-national-crime-data-2022-eye-toward-2023-trends" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">have fallen in cities across the country</a>&nbsp;since peaking during the pandemic, FBI data shows. And while politicians have claimed that border cities have been overwhelmed by lawlessness and chaos, the data shows that crime rates, including for homicide, are far&nbsp;<a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/08/border-cities-lower-homicide-rates-nation" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">lower than the national average</a>.</p>
661.  
662.  
663.  
664. <p>The equation of immigrants with criminals is exhausting to hear for Irayda Flores, a businesswoman in Phoenix, Arizona. Flores moved to the Grand Canyon State from Sonora, Mexico, in 2004, hoping to make her entrepreneurial dreams a reality. Since then, her seafood wholesale business, El Mar de Cortez Corp, has thrived, serving restaurants across the city and employing more than a dozen people. But despite the example she and other immigrants provide, politicians continue to frame them as villains.</p>
665.  
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667.  
668. <p>The rhetoric is the same every election year, she said, and it ignores the positive contributions of many of the immigrants who left their home countries to seek a better future.</p>
669.  
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671.  
672. <p>“Politicians talk about the migrant community like they’re criminals like they are really awful people,” Flores said. “But when migrants leave their country — their culture and the land that they were born and grew up in — they do it because they’re searching for opportunity. And searching for a new opportunity means they come here with the intention to work and get ahead.”</p>
673.  
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675.  
676. <p>Dismissing all immigrants as criminals is harmful, she added, and unfair to the work many immigrants have put in to make a difference in their host communities.</p>
677.  
678.  
679.  
680. <p>“You can’t generalize or treat an entire immigrant group as criminals because there are people who’ve lived in the country for decades, and they bring benefits to the table,” Flores said. “They benefit the economy, they benefit their communities, and they deserve to be treated with respect.”</p>
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683.  
684. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-myth-there-s-an-invasion-at-the-u-s-mexico-border">MYTH: There’s an invasion at the U.S.-Mexico border</h4>
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686.  
687.  
688. <p>While the campaign season has prompted politicians to stir up voters about an “invasion” at the country’s southern border, the situation is more complex. In late 2023, the number of migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border hit record highs. In December 2023,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters-by-component" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">more than 300,000 encounters</a>&nbsp;between border officials and migrants occurred at the country’s southern border — an all-time high. Experts believe the surge was, in part, the result of a global spike in migration patterns&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/29/us/us-mexico-border-migration/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">caused by economic strains during the pandemic</a>.</p>
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692. <p>!function(){“use strict”;window.addEventListener(“message”,(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(“iframe”);for(var t in a.data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var r=0;r&lt;e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data[&#8220;datawrapper-height&#8221;][t]+&#8221;px&#8221;;e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();</p>
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695.  
696. <p>In January 2024 the record high set in December plummeted to about 176,000 encounters. The number eventually fell to a three-year low not seen since before the pandemic. In August, the month for which the most recent data is available, encounters increased slightly from to 107,503 from 104,101 in July.</p>
697.  
698.  
699.  
700. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-myth-fentanyl-is-smuggled-into-the-country-by-migrants">MYTH: Fentanyl is smuggled into the country by migrants</h4>
701.  
702.  
703.  
704. <p>The U.S.-Mexico border stretches across nearly&nbsp;<a href="https://immigrationforum.org/article/illicit-fentanyl-and-drug-smuggling-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-an-overview/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2,000 miles and includes 26 land ports of entry</a>. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents monitor both ports and the spaces in between. The vast majority of fentanyl is smuggled into the U.S. via legal routes by citizens, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reports.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2024/03/08/fact-sheet-presidents-state-union-highlights-dhs-efforts-front-lines-combating" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">More than 90% of interdicted fentanyl</a>&nbsp;is confiscated by border officials at land ports of entry, according to DHS, and cartels mainly seek to move the drug across the border with the help of U.S. citizens. In fiscal year 2023, the latest year for which there is data,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-and-publications/quick-facts/Fentanyl_FY23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">86.4% of fentanyl trafficking convictions were citizens</a>.</p>
705.  
706.  
707.  
708. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-myth-immigrants-take-advantage-of-public-benefits-nbsp">MYTH: Immigrants take advantage of public benefits&nbsp;</h4>
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712. <p>In most cases, immigrants who aren’t citizens of the United States are&nbsp;<a href="https://immigrationforum.org/article/fact-sheet-immigrants-and-public-benefits/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ineligible for public benefits</a>. Federal programs like Section 8 housing aid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)&nbsp; are all strictly reserved for U.S. citizens.</p>
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715.  
716. <p>Immigrants who aren’t citizens also can’t receive subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, and they can’t apply for federal health insurance coverage through the marketplace.</p>
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719.  
720. <p>People with legal permanent residency status, however, may be able to access some public benefits after reaching the five-year residency mark.</p>
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724. <p>Some federal protections are in place to ensure that migrants have access to care if they are facing life-threatening circumstances. Emergency Medicaid helps migrants without legal status receive urgent medical treatment, and some benefits are available to migrant women under the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program.</p>
725.  
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727.  
728. <p>Eligibility for state public benefit programs&nbsp;<a href="https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/BENEFITS-MAP/#info" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">varies across the country</a>&nbsp;and can range from access to driver’s licenses to in-state tuition rates and scholarships.</p>
729.  
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731.  
732. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-myth-it-s-easy-to-gain-u-s-citizenship-nbsp">MYTH: It’s easy to gain U.S. citizenship&nbsp;</h4>
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735.  
736. <p>Gaining citizenship is a costly, multistep and complicated process. And backlogged naturalization and asylum systems mean long wait times for hopeful migrants.</p>
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740. <p>Those seeking to achieve legal status through marriage must pass a number of hurdles meant to verify that the marriage is genuine, including periodic interviews with immigration officials. Couples often spend hundreds or thousands of dollars and years in the application process.</p>
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743.  
744. <p>Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals grants people without legal status who were brought to the country as minors protection from deportation and a temporary work permit, but recipients must meet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/DACA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">strict criteria</a>&nbsp;to qualify. That includes living in the U.S. since 2007, having arrived in the country before turning 16, no significant criminal convictions and either current enrollment in a high school, a diploma or a GED.</p>
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746.  
747.  
748. <p>DACA recipients who were accepted into the program must reapply for a renewal every two years. And while recipients can apply for legal residency status if they are eligible through their family or via employment-based immigration, the DACA program is currently frozen. Though applications are still being accepted, they aren’t being processed while the program is under ongoing litigation that threatens to end it altogether.</p>
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751.  
752. <p>Asylum seekers must undergo fear screenings with immigration officials to determine if their concerns about persecution or threats to their lives warrant being granted protection in the U.S. New guidance issued by the Biden administration&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-asylum-migration-immigration-mexico-border-1241e365e68f8b6f7031c6ba4279bfac" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">barring the consideration of asylum claims when high numbers of migrant encounters occur</a>&nbsp;has made it more difficult for people to request asylum.</p>
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755.  
756. <p>Those hoping for a resolution in their asylum or refugee cases might wait years. In 2019, the immigration backlog&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/12/us/politics/immigration-courts-delays-migrants-title-42.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ballooned to more than 1 million cases</a>, a number that only doubled in the following years. As of September, the number of pending immigration cases&nbsp;<a href="https://trac.syr.edu/immigration/quickfacts/eoir.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">exceeded 3 million</a>. The average time it takes to close a case is four years, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/27/immigration-court-backlog-grows/72030952007/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse</a>, an organization that compiles and analyzes federal immigration data.</p>
757.  
758.  
759.  
760. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-myth-immigrants-don-t-pay-taxes">MYTH: Immigrants don’t pay taxes</h4>
761.  
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763.  
764. <p>Roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States, and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-immigrants-taxes-rent-vaccine-requirements-983035929946" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">all of them pay some form of taxes</a>. An&nbsp;<a href="https://immigrationimpact.com/2024/04/15/immigrants-contribute-billions-federal-state-taxes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">analysis of the 2022 American Community Survey</a>, an annual demographics survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, estimated that immigrants contributed $383 billion in federal taxes, and $196 billion in state and local taxes. And while people without legal status can’t benefit from Social Security, the administration receives about&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/09/undocumented-immigrants-and-taxes/499604/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">$13 billion</a>&nbsp;from the paychecks of workers without citizenship status every year.</p>
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766.  
767.  
768. <p>Saúl Rascón moved to the U.S. with his family when he was 5-years-old. He became a DACA recipient in high school and has been employed ever since. Today, he works with Aliento Votes, a pro-immigrant voter outreach campaign. Accusations that immigrants don’t pay their taxes irritate Rascón, who views it as a way to diminish the demographic group’s contributions.</p>
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772. <p>“It’s particularly frustrating when immigrants are pinned as this economic deficit and harm when it’s been proven time and time again that they’re not,” he said.</p>
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776. <p>The problem, Rascón said, is that the claim is believable to the average voter who doesn’t do additional research. And that claim is dangerous for all immigrants, including himself, because it could engender hostility towards the community as a whole.</p>
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780. <p>The spread of disinformation about immigrants is harmful, he added, not just because it fosters anti-immigrant sentiment, but also because it makes it more difficult to find common ground when it comes to changing the country’s immigration system. While Republican politicians have focused on riling up their base against immigrants, Democrats have shifted to the right on the issue, increasingly spotlighting enforcement policy to capture as many votes as possible.</p>
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784. <p>“We’re no longer focusing our energy on our Dreamers and DACA, on undocumented people who’ve been here, and contributing taxes,” Rascón said. “We’ve seen a shift towards border security, which isn’t unproductive but it’s not the best use of our time and resources.”</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/rhetoric-versus-reality-addressing-common-misconceptions-about-immigration/">Rhetoric versus reality: Addressing common misconceptions about immigration</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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790. <title>180th Fighter Wing to take to the night skies over southern Ohio</title>
791. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/180th-fighter-wing-to-take-to-the-night-skies-over-southern-ohio/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=180th-fighter-wing-to-take-to-the-night-skies-over-southern-ohio</link>
793. <dc:creator><![CDATA[News Release]]></dc:creator>
794. <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
795. <category><![CDATA[-Highland County]]></category>
796. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
797. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
798. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58435</guid>
799.  
800. <description><![CDATA[<p>SWANTON, Ohio — Residents in and around the Hillsboro area may hear or see fighter jets in the skies as the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing conducts an air defense exercise starting Monday, October 21, through Thursday, October 24, between 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. As part of the exercise, fighter jets will [&#8230;]</p>
801. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/180th-fighter-wing-to-take-to-the-night-skies-over-southern-ohio/">180th Fighter Wing to take to the night skies over southern Ohio</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
802. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>SWANTON, Ohio —</strong> Residents in and around the Hillsboro area may hear or see fighter jets in the skies as the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing conducts an air defense exercise starting Monday, October 21, through Thursday, October 24, between 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.</p>
803.  
804.  
805.  
806. <p>As part of the exercise, fighter jets will be in close proximity to a Civil Air Patrol aircraft acting as a &#8220;Track of Interest&#8221; (TOI), a term used to describe an aircraft identified as a potential threat. The purpose of the exercise is to test and evaluate response and coordination procedures in the event of such a scenario.</p>
807.  
808.  
809.  
810. <p>F-16 fighter jets will be taking off and landing, potentially with the use of flares, until around 10:00 p.m. each night.</p>
811.  
812.  
813.  
814. <p>The sounds of freedom may be heard across the region as the jets soar through the skies. Residents are advised not to be alarmed by the increased activity.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/180th-fighter-wing-to-take-to-the-night-skies-over-southern-ohio/">180th Fighter Wing to take to the night skies over southern Ohio</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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820. <title>Ross County Sheriff&#8217;s Office investigates death of man found with gunshot wound</title>
821. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/ross-county-sheriffs-office-investigates-death-of-man-found-with-gunshot-wound/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ross-county-sheriffs-office-investigates-death-of-man-found-with-gunshot-wound</link>
823. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
824. <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
825. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
826. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
827. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58431</guid>
828.  
829. <description><![CDATA[<p>ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The Ross County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is investigating the death of a man found inside a home on Rozelle Creek Road on Sunday, October 20. Deputies were dispatched to the residence after a 911 caller said they found their friend on the ground with blood everywhere inside the home. Upon arrival, they [&#8230;]</p>
830. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/ross-county-sheriffs-office-investigates-death-of-man-found-with-gunshot-wound/">Ross County Sheriff’s Office investigates death of man found with gunshot wound</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
831. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — </strong>The Ross County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is investigating the death of a man found inside a home on Rozelle Creek Road on Sunday, October 20.</p>
832.  
833.  
834.  
835. <p>Deputies were dispatched to the residence after a 911 caller said they found their friend on the ground with blood everywhere inside the home. Upon arrival, they discovered a deceased male inside the home with apparent trauma to the head. A firearm was found nearby, and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident was initiated.</p>
836.  
837.  
838.  
839. <p>The identity of the deceased and further details regarding the situation have not yet been released, as the case remains under investigation.</p>
840.  
841.  
842.  
843. <p></p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/ross-county-sheriffs-office-investigates-death-of-man-found-with-gunshot-wound/">Ross County Sheriff’s Office investigates death of man found with gunshot wound</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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848. <item>
849. <title>Husband guns down fleeing spouse in Jackson County</title>
850. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/husband-guns-down-fleeing-spouse-in-jackson-county/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=husband-guns-down-fleeing-spouse-in-jackson-county</link>
852. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
853. <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
854. <category><![CDATA[--FEATURED]]></category>
855. <category><![CDATA[-Jackson County]]></category>
856. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
857. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58425</guid>
858.  
859. <description><![CDATA[<p>JACKSON, Ohio — A man is behind bars today after an alleged deadly domestic dispute escalated into a dangerous hours-long standoff with law enforcement, during which he reportedly posted updates to social media. According to the Jackson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, 37-year-old Steven Kisor of Franklin Grange Road is accused of fatally shooting his wife, 38-year-old [&#8230;]</p>
860. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/husband-guns-down-fleeing-spouse-in-jackson-county/">Husband guns down fleeing spouse in Jackson County</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
861. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>JACKSON, Ohio</strong> — A man is behind bars today after an alleged deadly domestic dispute escalated into a dangerous hours-long standoff with law enforcement, during which he reportedly posted updates to social media.</p>
862.  
863.  
864.  
865. <p>According to the Jackson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, 37-year-old Steven Kisor of Franklin Grange Road is accused of fatally shooting his wife, 38-year-old Tara Kisor, during the overnight hours of October 19 and 20. Sheriff Tedd Frazier reported that the incident began when Tara Kisor attempted to flee from her husband, who pursued her on a motorcycle.</p>
866.  
867.  
868.  
869. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="545" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1150-1-1024x545.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58426" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1150-1-1024x545.jpg 1024w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1150-1-300x160.jpg 300w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1150-1-768x409.jpg 768w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1150-1-750x400.jpg 750w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1150-1-1140x607.jpg 1140w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1150-1.jpg 1147w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong><em>Image of Steven Kisor on a motorcycle posted to the social media app TikTok</em></strong></figcaption></figure>
870.  
871.  
872.  
873. <p>The pursuit ended tragically on Four Mile Road when Steven Kisor allegedly fired an automatic rifle, striking his wife as she drove. The impact caused her to lose control of her vehicle, crashing through a fence. Tara Kisor was rushed to Holzer Medical Center in Jackson, where she was pronounced dead.</p>
874.  
875.  
876.  
877. <p>As law enforcement responded to the scene, Kisor reportedly opened fire on deputies before fleeing into a nearby field and wooded area, triggering a manhunt that involved multiple law enforcement agencies. Aviation units from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, along with drones, were used to track Kisor’s movements, and a two-mile perimeter was set up around his location.</p>
878.  
879.  
880.  
881. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="712" height="807" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-091821.png" alt="" class="wp-image-58427" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-091821.png 712w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-091821-265x300.png 265w" sizes="(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong><em>Kisor made this post to Facebook moments after the deadly shooting.</em></strong></figcaption></figure>
882.  
883.  
884.  
885. <p>Throughout the standoff, which included intermittent exchanges of gunfire, Kisor was actively posting updates on social media, reportedly responding to comments on the events unfolding and his intentions. </p>
886.  
887.  
888.  
889. <p>The standoff came to an end around 1:00 a.m. on October 20, when Kisor surrendered to law enforcement without further incident.</p>
890.  
891.  
892.  
893. <p>Steven Kisor remains in custody at the Jackson County Jail, facing charges of murder and additional charges related to the shootout and standoff. </p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/21/husband-guns-down-fleeing-spouse-in-jackson-county/">Husband guns down fleeing spouse in Jackson County</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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898. <item>
899. <title>5 Best Crypto Casinos: (Reviews &#038; Ratings) Top Bitcoin Gambling Sites Online To Play In 2024! Get Latest Offers And Bonuses!</title>
900. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/20/5-best-crypto-casinos-reviews-ratings-top-bitcoin-gambling-sites-online-to-play-in-2024-get-latest-offers-and-bonuses/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=5-best-crypto-casinos-reviews-ratings-top-bitcoin-gambling-sites-online-to-play-in-2024-get-latest-offers-and-bonuses</link>
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903. <pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 06:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
904. <category><![CDATA[SC]]></category>
905. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58422</guid>
906.  
907. <description><![CDATA[<p>The best Crypto casinos are listed here. You do not need to go anywhere else searching for the top crypto casinos in 2024. We have researched, and analyzed various factors, then made this list of the best crypto casinos in 2024.&#160; You can find a total of five cryptocurrency casinos here and they happen to [&#8230;]</p>
908. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/20/5-best-crypto-casinos-reviews-ratings-top-bitcoin-gambling-sites-online-to-play-in-2024-get-latest-offers-and-bonuses/">5 Best Crypto Casinos: (Reviews & Ratings) Top Bitcoin Gambling Sites Online To Play In 2024! Get Latest Offers And Bonuses!</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
909. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXduV6i1Te1eOk-F_T5xkLDEKuL6zMkj5Y_g0Jldlx-_htD0QulQ7mo0_lae4AEfevRvcntIU69Mc8SdrlG9I_o6YQW4okm1LYy7Pcqr9v70gvhO0ecDaLu7gUWzfjSfbnCrnqjFEJdgSgEWvF3aNLEf2ggXNTXS90_GR50L4QMp-OLMGVkFG58?key=GMZo8J2CdmtzUmGMWNo1Xw" alt=""/></figure>
910.  
911.  
912.  
913. <p>The best Crypto casinos are listed here. You do not need to go anywhere else searching for the top crypto casinos in 2024. We have researched, and analyzed various factors, then made this list of the best crypto casinos in 2024.&nbsp;</p>
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917. <p>You can find a total of five cryptocurrency casinos here and they happen to be the best options for online real money gambling that you have, currently. Are you excited about finding the best cryptocurrency casinos for you? Let us read more about these modern crypto online casinos.</p>
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920.  
921. <h1 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-list-of-best-crypto-casinos-online-in-2024-we-find-the-best-crypto-gambling-sites"><strong>List Of Best Crypto Casinos Online In 2024: We Find The Best Crypto Gambling Sites</strong></h1>
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923.  
924.  
925. <p>First, we have prepared a glimpse of each of the five best Bitcoin casinos and their latest bonuses. You can go through this to get a brief understanding of them.&nbsp;</p>
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930.  
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933. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-top-5-crypto-casinos-2024-your-ultimate-guide-to-the-best-bitcoin-gambling-experience"><strong>Top 5 Crypto Casinos 2024: Your Ultimate Guide To The Best Bitcoin Gambling Experience</strong></h2>
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935.  
936.  
937. <p>Let us start this best crypto casino list with 7Bit Casino. Following it, you can read more about 7Bit Casino, JACKBIT Casino, BitStarz Casino, Mirax Casino, and Wild Casino.</p>
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939.  
940.  
941. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-1-7bit-casino-overall-best-crypto-casino"><strong>#1. 7bit Casino: Overall Best Crypto Casino</strong></h2>
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944.  
945. <figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXf-7Pq5NZOcQ5PNEwGsl05ttdnZxYt23RZszoHn1PMyShZGraMBAKAzsftLOhvidogx-6YhbihHyscmdDlQY0vX7XlUFAw5D5aGPe6AI4oPpj8yimToxWSDgP7Iv9hjn9uXJKSBQ0uexdCSHcQX_fdYvf8wENAl_zn6cravd0AbaiuWfl-e-Wo?key=GMZo8J2CdmtzUmGMWNo1Xw" alt=""/></figure>
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953. <p>7bit Casino has been operating since 2014. The casino did not take much longer time to become one of the top crypto casinos. It can be seen in all the best crypto casinos 2024 lists. The casino website is user-friendly and even the first-time visitors will not be confused. You can easily find anything that you are looking for at the casino. The games at the casino are classified into each category. When you visit the games lobby, you will be able to see these different categories at each session.&nbsp;</p>
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956.  
957. <p>Also, you will have the option to find the game by searching for its title on the casino website. All the games present at the casino are proven of fair and random. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the online casino scam affecting you when you choose 7Bit Casino.&nbsp;</p>
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961. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-7bit-casino-bonuses-and-promotions"><strong>7bit Casino Bonuses and Promotions</strong></h3>
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963.  
964.  
965. <p>Let us whether there are the best bonuses at 7bit Casino, one of the top Bitcoin casinos:</p>
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967.  
968.  
969. <ul class="wp-block-list">
970. <li>Welcome Pack: 325% bonus up to 5.25 BTC + 250 free spins
971. <ul class="wp-block-list">
972. <li>1st deposit bonus: 100% + 100 free spins</li>
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974.  
975.  
976. <li>2nd deposit bonus: 75% + 100 free spins</li>
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978.  
979.  
980. <li>3rd deposit bonus: 50% match bonus</li>
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982.  
983.  
984. <li>4th deposit bonus: 100% + 50 free spins</li>
985. </ul>
986. </li>
987.  
988.  
989.  
990. <li>Reload bonuses</li>
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993.  
994. <li>Weekly Cashback: up to 20% bonus</li>
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998. <li>Pre-release offer: 45 free spins</li>
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1000.  
1001.  
1002. <li>New Game Offer: 45 free spins</li>
1003. </ul>
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1007. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-7bit-casino-crypto-banking-amp-non-crypto-banking-nbsp"><strong>7bit Casino Crypto Banking &amp; Non Crypto Banking</strong>&nbsp;</h3>
1008.  
1009.  
1010.  
1011. <p>The crypto and non-crypto patent methods that you can use at 7bit are as follows:</p>
1012.  
1013.  
1014.  
1015. <p><strong>Crypto Payments:</strong></p>
1016.  
1017.  
1018.  
1019. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1020. <li>Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum</li>
1021.  
1022.  
1023.  
1024. <li>Binance, Bitcoin Cash, Dogecoin </li>
1025. </ul>
1026.  
1027.  
1028.  
1029. <p><strong>Non-Crypto Payments:</strong></p>
1030.  
1031.  
1032.  
1033. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1034. <li>VISA, Interac</li>
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1036.  
1037.  
1038. <li>MasterCard, Neteller</li>
1039. </ul>
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1041.  
1042.  
1043. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-7bit-casino-game-selection"><strong>7bit Casino Game Selection</strong></h3>
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1045.  
1046.  
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1049.  
1050.  
1051. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1052. <li><strong>Slot Games</strong></li>
1053. </ul>
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1055.  
1056.  
1057. <p><em>Stampede Gold, Area 69, Pirates Legacy, Kraken’s Hunger, The Big Score, Golden Joker 27, Mummyland Treasures, Rise of Triton, </em>and <em>Lime Time</em></p>
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1059.  
1060.  
1061. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1062. <li><strong>Jackpot Games</strong></li>
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1065.  
1066.  
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1070.  
1071. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1072. <li><strong>Table Games</strong></li>
1073. </ul>
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1075.  
1076.  
1077. <p><em>Single Deck Blackjack, Lucky Roulette, Penalty Kick, Bonus Deuces Wild, Top Card Trumps, Deuces Wild, Baccarat VIP, Caribbean Poker, </em>and <em>Oasis Poker</em></p>
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1084.  
1085. <figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXflyqnwwP72HQ91twO8mener8VvlRH_kBIa3ZpAh-iJrhi5XLA3Y_Tj65OtwH6AitE3zmUJQ3T3WRxHHQsqjJKGDoGpXJrKwdOPs7JUzokwNT7mzBXiO6NR5Bd6bpbt6fwwKcj7knG0DgPehTgcDrEynRngLSlPwobu9MT10xFir7Hw_OpHDHM?key=GMZo8J2CdmtzUmGMWNo1Xw" alt=""/></figure>
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1099.  
1100.  
1101. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-jackbit-casino-bonuses-and-promotions"><strong>Jackbit Casino Bonuses and Promotions</strong></h3>
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1103.  
1104.  
1105. <p>As one of the top crypto casinos, Jackbit offers a range of rewards to its players. Here’s a breakdown of the exciting promotions available at Jackbit:</p>
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1107.  
1108.  
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1112.  
1113. <ul class="wp-block-list">
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1116.  
1117.  
1118. <li>2nd deposit bonus: 75% up to 1.25 BTC + 50 free spins</li>
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1120.  
1121.  
1122. <li>3rd deposit bonus: 50% up to 1.25 BTC</li>
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1124.  
1125.  
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1127. </ul>
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1129.  
1130.  
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1134.  
1135. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1136. <li>Pre-release bonus</li>
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1139.  
1140. <li>New Game Bonus</li>
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1142.  
1143.  
1144. <li>Monday Reload Bonus</li>
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1147.  
1148. <li>Wednesday Reload Bonus</li>
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1150.  
1151.  
1152. <li>High Roller Cash Back Bonus</li>
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1155.  
1156.  
1157. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-jackbit-casino-crypto-banking-amp-non-crypto-banking"><strong>Jackbit Casino Crypto Banking &amp; Non-Crypto Banking</strong></h3>
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1159.  
1160.  
1161. <p>Jackbit offers multiple banking options for deposits and withdrawals, making it convenient for crypto and non-crypto players alike.</p>
1162.  
1163.  
1164.  
1165. <p><strong>Crypto Payments:</strong></p>
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1167.  
1168.  
1169. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1170. <li>Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin</li>
1171.  
1172.  
1173.  
1174. <li>USDT, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin</li>
1175. </ul>
1176.  
1177.  
1178.  
1179. <p><strong>Non-Crypto Payments:</strong></p>
1180.  
1181.  
1182.  
1183. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1184. <li>Skrill, Neteller</li>
1185.  
1186.  
1187.  
1188. <li>MuchBetter, VISA, Neosurf</li>
1189. </ul>
1190.  
1191.  
1192.  
1193. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-jackbit-casino-game-selection"><strong>Jackbit Casino Game Selection</strong></h3>
1194.  
1195.  
1196.  
1197. <p>Jackbit offers an extensive library of games that cater to all types of players. Below are some of the most popular titles available:</p>
1198.  
1199.  
1200.  
1201. <p><strong>Slot Games:</strong></p>
1202.  
1203.  
1204.  
1205. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1206. <li><strong>Popular Titles</strong>: Crazy Bananas, Thunder Strike, Dragon&#8217;s Breath, Gold Rush Deluxe, Pirate Kingdom, Ancient Warriors, Jungle Wild, Firestorm, Treasure Blast, and Candy Craze</li>
1207. </ul>
1208.  
1209.  
1210.  
1211. <p><strong>Instant Win Games:</strong></p>
1212.  
1213.  
1214.  
1215. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1216. <li><strong>Popular Titles</strong>: Sky Plinko, Supernova Drop, Fruit Frenzy Plinko, Roll Mania, Jet X, Boom Dash, Mystic Bingo, Keno Deluxe, Balloon Pop, Robo Spin, and Lucky 88 Bingo</li>
1217. </ul>
1218.  
1219.  
1220.  
1221. <p><strong>Jackpot Games:</strong></p>
1222.  
1223.  
1224.  
1225. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1226. <li><strong>Popular Titles</strong>: Wheel of Fortune, Cash Volcano, Thunder Wolf, Llama’s Riches, King of Coins, Royal Joker: Dawn, Heist Frenzy, Ranger’s Fortune, Wild Buffalo Stampede, and Flaming Chilli Jackpot</li>
1227. </ul>
1228.  
1229.  
1230.  
1231. <p>Jackbit Casino is a strong contender for the best crypto casino, offering exciting bonuses, a wide selection of games, and multiple payment options, ensuring a smooth gaming experience for players across the globe.</p>
1232.  
1233.  
1234.  
1235. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-3-bitstarz-casino-award-winning-best-crypto-casino"><strong>#3. BitStarz Casino: Award-Winning Best Crypto Casino</strong></h2>
1236.  
1237.  
1238.  
1239. <figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXe0BP_sAk4k8bbjzBPKN_mPhqPLOIWbhVs0aNctnDB1xRXb41AJWYbwcB9V59lZE7sCiCsapYsYFcGtVP_3JhDHMV8gjxB4yuYAnMr7aLF3l68YzL-oQYLiVSCNWQY0xowusjDVcKriDzj3j-Od9s5x4OlwMUojeXFVlZmHZY3V_1myNNj64w?key=GMZo8J2CdmtzUmGMWNo1Xw" alt=""/></figure>
1240.  
1241.  
1242.  
1243. <p><a href="https://slotsy.co/recommends/bitstarz-svgoct16/"><strong>Join BitStarz Today – Click Here To Sign Up!</strong></a></p>
1244.  
1245.  
1246.  
1247. <p>It was in 2014 that BitStarz Casino entered the online casino industry scene. Ever since it has served as one of the best virtual casino options for people. The casino has some of the best offers for gamblers. The welcome bonus itself is a huge crypto bonus when you get Bitcoins for free just for creating an account at the casino. It has a user-friendly website which makes the navigation quite easy. BitStarz mobile casino is an advanced option and it can be accessed from devices other than laptops.&nbsp;</p>
1248.  
1249.  
1250.  
1251. <p>All the games that you can find at the casino desktop site can be found in this, too. The casino ensures the safety of all the players who enter its platform. All the user data that you will be required to create an account at the casino are not shared with any third parties. It says that the player does not have to worry about privacy and confidentiality.</p>
1252.  
1253.  
1254.  
1255. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-bitstarz-casino-bonuses-and-promotions"><strong>BitStarz Casino Bonuses and Promotions</strong></h3>
1256.  
1257.  
1258.  
1259. <p>Let us look at the bonus availability selection at this best online crypto casino.</p>
1260.  
1261.  
1262.  
1263. <p>Welcome Bonus:&nbsp;</p>
1264.  
1265.  
1266.  
1267. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1268. <li>5 BTC + 180 free spins</li>
1269.  
1270.  
1271.  
1272. <li>Jackpot Mania Promotion</li>
1273.  
1274.  
1275.  
1276. <li>Creepy Carnival Level-Up Adventure</li>
1277.  
1278.  
1279.  
1280. <li>Slot Wars Tournament</li>
1281.  
1282.  
1283.  
1284. <li>Table Wars</li>
1285.  
1286.  
1287.  
1288. <li>50% Monday Reload Bonus</li>
1289.  
1290.  
1291.  
1292. <li>Wednesday Free Spin</li>
1293. </ul>
1294.  
1295.  
1296.  
1297. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-bitstarz-casino-crypto-banking-amp-non-crypto-banking-nbsp"><strong>BitStarz Casino Crypto Banking &amp; Non-Crypto Banking&nbsp;</strong></h3>
1298.  
1299.  
1300.  
1301. <p>Here are all the crypto banking and non-crypto banking methods that you have access to at BitStarz Casino:</p>
1302.  
1303.  
1304.  
1305. <p><strong>Crypto Payments:</strong></p>
1306.  
1307.  
1308.  
1309. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1310. <li>Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin</li>
1311.  
1312.  
1313.  
1314. <li>Bitcoin Cash, Dogecoin</li>
1315. </ul>
1316.  
1317.  
1318.  
1319. <p><strong>Non-Crypto Payments:</strong></p>
1320.  
1321.  
1322.  
1323. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1324. <li>VISA, Skrill, Neteller</li>
1325.  
1326.  
1327.  
1328. <li>MasterCard, Neosurf</li>
1329. </ul>
1330.  
1331.  
1332.  
1333. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-bitstarz-casino-game-selection"><strong>BitStarz Casino Game Selection</strong></h3>
1334.  
1335.  
1336.  
1337. <p>The selection of the games at BitStarz is as follows, classified into respective categories:</p>
1338.  
1339.  
1340.  
1341. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1342. <li><strong>Slot Games</strong></li>
1343. </ul>
1344.  
1345.  
1346.  
1347. <p><em>Wild Spin, 777 Slot, Gemhalla, Gold Gold Gold, Elvis Frog, Diamond Riches, Alchemy Academy, Infernal Fruits, Wild Crowns, </em>and <em>Cash Pig</em></p>
1348.  
1349.  
1350.  
1351. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1352. <li><strong>Table Games</strong></li>
1353. </ul>
1354.  
1355.  
1356.  
1357. <p><em>Texas Hold&#8217;Em, Multi-hand Blackjack Pro, Blackjack Single Deck, Bonus Deuces Wild, American Blackjack, Multi-hand Blackjack, Jacks or Better, Mini Roulette, </em>and <em>VIP Baccarat</em></p>
1358.  
1359.  
1360.  
1361. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1362. <li><strong>Bitcoin Games</strong></li>
1363. </ul>
1364.  
1365.  
1366.  
1367. <p><em>Tiki Treasures, Aztec Magic, Carnival Bonanza, Mega Lucky Diamonds, Book Bonanza, 4708 Numbers, Fruit Vegas, Potion Spells, </em>and <em>Alien Fruits.</em></p>
1368.  
1369.  
1370.  
1371. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-4-wild-casino-popular-gambling-site-offering-numerous-promotions"><strong>#4. Wild Casino: Popular Gambling Site Offering Numerous Promotions</strong></h2>
1372.  
1373.  
1374.  
1375. <figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXf3qDlEpgHIU2brsxpbMOBY_FOAyDYFJ5j5izka4EJXlnbYE3OZ2Wv9Db453mpt6VqGBZUozA3TYyaDtR9u9Gk35eUpmvKL0EoXgABaX8EoiRdooj4UOb9-Ue1TDudN6c6sx2xwJKSzJJ8sz0akOu8ABf1_ctfCPQk05_8Bv9kKy26Xk2g93Q?key=GMZo8J2CdmtzUmGMWNo1Xw" alt=""/></figure>
1376.  
1377.  
1378.  
1379. <p><a href="https://slotsy.co/recommends/wildcasino-svgoct16/"><strong>Join WILD Casino Today – Click Here To Sign Up!</strong></a></p>
1380.  
1381.  
1382.  
1383. <p>Wild Casino started providing online casino services to its players in 2018. The casino has a cool and sleek casino website with a black and green theme. Many users have found this quite appealing. Wild Casino has some of the best bonus offers for its players. It does not matter whether you are a first-time player at the casino or an existing player, you will receive multiple bonuses which have the potential to increase your winning odds.&nbsp;</p>
1384.  
1385.  
1386.  
1387. <p>If you face any difficulty while playing at the casino, then you can get in touch with the customer support team. You can contact them using the live chat or the email option. The customer assistance team at the casino is composed of experienced and trained professionals who are dedicated to resolving your issues.&nbsp;</p>
1388.  
1389.  
1390.  
1391. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-wild-casino-bonuses-and-promotions"><strong>Wild Casino Bonuses and Promotions</strong></h3>
1392.  
1393.  
1394.  
1395. <p>Wild is another cryptocurrency casino with the top bonuses. Let us see what are all the bonuses at Wild:</p>
1396.  
1397.  
1398.  
1399. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1400. <li>5000 dollars welcome bonus</li>
1401.  
1402.  
1403.  
1404. <li>October Reloads Booster</li>
1405.  
1406.  
1407.  
1408. <li>10% Weekly Rebate</li>
1409.  
1410.  
1411.  
1412. <li>9000 dollars crypto deposit bonus</li>
1413.  
1414.  
1415.  
1416. <li>Game of the Week bonus</li>
1417.  
1418.  
1419.  
1420. <li>The Ultimate Spin-Off Bonus</li>
1421.  
1422.  
1423.  
1424. <li>Tuesday Top-Up Bonus</li>
1425.  
1426.  
1427.  
1428. <li>Wild Wednesdays Bonus</li>
1429.  
1430.  
1431.  
1432. <li>Sunday Funday Bonus</li>
1433.  
1434.  
1435.  
1436. <li>Referral Bonus</li>
1437. </ul>
1438.  
1439.  
1440.  
1441. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-wild-casino-crypto-banking-amp-non-crypto-banking-nbsp"><strong>Wild Casino Crypto Banking &amp; Non-Crypto Banking&nbsp;</strong></h3>
1442.  
1443.  
1444.  
1445. <p>Have you been thinking about the different fund transfer methods that you can find at Wild? You can&#8217;t stop thinking because your answer is here:</p>
1446.  
1447.  
1448.  
1449. <p><strong>Crypto Payments:</strong></p>
1450.  
1451.  
1452.  
1453. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1454. <li>Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum</li>
1455.  
1456.  
1457.  
1458. <li>Litecoin, Ripple, Dogecoin </li>
1459. </ul>
1460.  
1461.  
1462.  
1463. <p><strong>Non-Crypto Payments:</strong></p>
1464.  
1465.  
1466.  
1467. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1468. <li>VISA, MasterCard</li>
1469.  
1470.  
1471.  
1472. <li>American Express, Discover</li>
1473. </ul>
1474.  
1475.  
1476.  
1477. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-wild-casino-game-selection"><strong>Wild Casino Game Selection</strong></h3>
1478.  
1479.  
1480.  
1481. <p>These are all the best games that you can find once you get inside the virtual realm of Wild Casino:</p>
1482.  
1483.  
1484.  
1485. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1486. <li><strong>Slot Games</strong></li>
1487. </ul>
1488.  
1489.  
1490.  
1491. <p><em>Hot Lucky 7s, The Titans, Wynloch Keep, Spin it Vegas, Coins of Alkemor, Super Golden Dragon Inferno, Gorgon’s Stash, Larry’s Lucky Tavern, </em>and <em>Fruit Fortune</em></p>
1492.  
1493.  
1494.  
1495. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1496. <li><strong>Video Poker</strong></li>
1497. </ul>
1498.  
1499.  
1500.  
1501. <p><em>Ultimate VP Double Bonus, Ultimate VP Aces and Faces, Ultimate VP Joker Poker, Pocket Flush, Deuces Wild Multi-hand, Jacks or Better, Bonus Poker, </em>and <em>Tens or Better</em></p>
1502.  
1503.  
1504.  
1505. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1506. <li><strong>Table Games</strong></li>
1507. </ul>
1508.  
1509.  
1510.  
1511. <p><em>Multi-hand Blackjack, Dragon Blackjack, European Roulette, American Roulette, Ultimate Baccarat, Craps, Three Card Rummy, </em>and <em>Teen Patti</em></p>
1512.  
1513.  
1514.  
1515. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-5-mirax-casino-best-bitcoin-casino-with-high-value-welcome-bonus"><strong>#5. Mirax Casino: Best Bitcoin Casino With High-Value Welcome Bonus</strong></h2>
1516.  
1517.  
1518.  
1519. <figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeteJ1iv1O5GUrpbQ04ju5rPHAkDXAjIWEoiP1Rk34AoltxwmrQ4RVqprDgJfjQLRE5CJ7dYhDjHjROfV7s9bDSBt0GoJBRzVt3jYVvrdPhFpIHDbUs3I4mhYXLcBQQGmP0nq6Q3OjbVFkWOHml6uNLxOAG0KQTDg5UqS1ZB5i1v7bOzXZ1gQ?key=GMZo8J2CdmtzUmGMWNo1Xw" alt=""/></figure>
1520.  
1521.  
1522.  
1523. <p><a href="https://slotsy.co/recommends/mirax-svgoct16/"><strong>Join MIRAX Casino Today – Click Here To Sign Up!<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f396.png" alt="🎖" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></strong></a></p>
1524.  
1525.  
1526.  
1527. <p>Mirax Casino is the last best crypto casino on this list. The casino was only established two years ago in 2022. However, Mirax did not take long to ascend to the top list of virtual casinos out there. This crypto casino can be accessed by anyone from anywhere in the world. However, make sure that you comply with the legal guidelines of your jurisdiction.&nbsp;</p>
1528.  
1529.  
1530.  
1531. <p>Mirax Casino has a smooth navigation ensuring website. The casino is highly crypto-compatible, too. You can find many games of your choice at this casino. The bonuses and rewards at the casino are designed in a way to benefit the players and increase their winning odds.&nbsp;</p>
1532.  
1533.  
1534.  
1535. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-mirax-casino-bonuses-and-promotions"><strong><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f381.png" alt="🎁" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />Mirax Casino Bonuses and Promotions</strong></h3>
1536.  
1537.  
1538.  
1539. <p>Mirax is one of the best crypto casino sites that we have on our list. Let us look at the various rewards that you have access to at Mirax:</p>
1540.  
1541.  
1542.  
1543. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1544. <li>Welcome Bonus Package
1545. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1546. <li>1st deposit bonus: 100% up to 1.5 BTC + 100 free spins</li>
1547.  
1548.  
1549.  
1550. <li>2nd deposit bonus: 75% up to 1.25 BTC + 50 free spins</li>
1551.  
1552.  
1553.  
1554. <li>3rd deposit bonus: 50% up to 1.25 BTC</li>
1555.  
1556.  
1557.  
1558. <li>4th deposit bonus: 100% up to 1 BTC</li>
1559. </ul>
1560. </li>
1561.  
1562.  
1563.  
1564. <li>Pre-release bonus</li>
1565.  
1566.  
1567.  
1568. <li>New Game Bonus</li>
1569.  
1570.  
1571.  
1572. <li>Monday Reload Bonus</li>
1573.  
1574.  
1575.  
1576. <li>Wednesday Reload Bonus</li>
1577.  
1578.  
1579.  
1580. <li>High Roller Cash Back bonus</li>
1581. </ul>
1582.  
1583.  
1584.  
1585. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-mirax-casino-crypto-banking-amp-non-crypto-banking-nbsp"><strong><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f4b1.png" alt="💱" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />Mirax Casino Crypto Banking &amp; Non-Crypto Banking&nbsp;</strong></h3>
1586.  
1587.  
1588.  
1589. <p>You can add money to your account using all these methods. The same can be used to withdraw money, as well.</p>
1590.  
1591.  
1592.  
1593. <p><strong>Crypto Payments:</strong></p>
1594.  
1595.  
1596.  
1597. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1598. <li>Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin</li>
1599.  
1600.  
1601.  
1602. <li>USDT, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin </li>
1603. </ul>
1604.  
1605.  
1606.  
1607. <p><strong>Non-Crypto Payments:</strong></p>
1608.  
1609.  
1610.  
1611. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1612. <li>Skrill, Neteller, </li>
1613.  
1614.  
1615.  
1616. <li>MuchBetter, VISA, Neosurf</li>
1617. </ul>
1618.  
1619.  
1620.  
1621. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-mirax-casino-game-selection"><strong><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f3b2.png" alt="🎲" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />Mirax Casino Game Selection</strong></h3>
1622.  
1623.  
1624.  
1625. <p>The game selection at MIrax casino is not small and limited. Here we have included the titles of the most played games:</p>
1626.  
1627.  
1628.  
1629. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1630. <li><strong>Slots Games</strong></li>
1631. </ul>
1632.  
1633.  
1634.  
1635. <p><em>Sticky Fruity Madness, Hold the Gold, 9 Dragon Kings, Hell Hot 100, Sweet Punks, Juicy Wheel, Egypt Sphere, Wild West, Throne of Camelot, </em>and <em>Slotcade</em></p>
1636.  
1637.  
1638.  
1639. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1640. <li><strong>Instant Win Games</strong></li>
1641. </ul>
1642.  
1643.  
1644.  
1645. <p><em>Midas Golden Plinko, Crazy Crazy Claw, Fruit Paradise Plinko, Roll X, Aviator, Boom X, Jogo Do Bicho Simple, Balloon, Robospin, Super Keno, </em>and <em>88 Bingo 88</em></p>
1646.  
1647.  
1648.  
1649. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1650. <li><strong>Jackpot Games</strong></li>
1651. </ul>
1652.  
1653.  
1654.  
1655. <p><em>Boost the Wheel, Money Pipe, Wolf Thunder, Kick Cash Llama, Majestic Wolf, Joker Ra: Sunrise, Easter Heist, American Ranger, Buffalo Goes Wild, </em>and <em>40 Chilli Fruits</em>.</p>
1656.  
1657.  
1658.  
1659. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-final-words-on-5-best-crypto-casinos-online-2024"><strong>Final Words On 5 Best Crypto Casinos Online 2024</strong></h2>
1660.  
1661.  
1662.  
1663. <p>Well done, you have finished reading this article! We hope you were able to find the details about the best crypto casinos online and arrive at a decision. Here you come across the best Bitcoin casino bonus, the crypto banking methods available, and also the huge collection of games that each of these casinos has.&nbsp;</p>
1664.  
1665.  
1666.  
1667. <p>If you feel the need to know more about these casinos, feel free to visit the official casino websites. We are wrapping this article with the following section of frequently asked questions and their answers. By the end of that, you can pick one casino from the list and think of proceeding to create an account in it. We wish you luck!</p>
1668.  
1669.  
1670.  
1671. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-faqs-about-best-crypto-casinos"><strong>FAQs About Best Crypto Casinos</strong></h2>
1672.  
1673.  
1674.  
1675. <ol class="wp-block-list">
1676. <li><strong>Which is the best online casino Bitcoin?</strong></li>
1677. </ol>
1678.  
1679.  
1680.  
1681. <p>All of the five casinos that we mentioned above can be seen as the best crypto casinos online out there. They are Mirax Casino, Wild Casino, 7bit Casino, Stake Casino, and BitStarz Casino.&nbsp;</p>
1682.  
1683.  
1684.  
1685. <ol start="2" class="wp-block-list">
1686. <li><strong>Why should I consider Bitcoin gambling? </strong></li>
1687. </ol>
1688.  
1689.  
1690.  
1691. <p>You should consider Bitcoin gambling because it&#8217;s swift, smooth, safe, and transparent, all at the same time.&nbsp;</p>
1692.  
1693.  
1694.  
1695. <ol start="3" class="wp-block-list">
1696. <li><strong>Can I play online poker using cryptocurrency? </strong></li>
1697. </ol>
1698.  
1699.  
1700.  
1701. <p>Yes, you can play online poker using crypto. Most of the online casinos that we mentioned above support playing poker using crypto.&nbsp;</p>
1702.  
1703.  
1704.  
1705. <ol start="4" class="wp-block-list">
1706. <li><strong>Does the casino provide any special bonus to those who choose crypto gambling? </strong></li>
1707. </ol>
1708.  
1709.  
1710.  
1711. <p>Yes, most of the top crypto casinos provide crypto and Bitcoin special bonuses to those who use these currencies to engage in online gambling.&nbsp;</p>
1712.  
1713.  
1714.  
1715. <ol start="5" class="wp-block-list">
1716. <li><strong>Can I engage in crypto online gambling from mobile?</strong></li>
1717. </ol>
1718.  
1719.  
1720.  
1721. <p>Yes, you can engage in online crypto gambling using your mobile devices. All the casinos that we mentioned above are mobile-compatible either through a special app or through a multi-device-compatible website.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/20/5-best-crypto-casinos-reviews-ratings-top-bitcoin-gambling-sites-online-to-play-in-2024-get-latest-offers-and-bonuses/">5 Best Crypto Casinos: (Reviews & Ratings) Top Bitcoin Gambling Sites Online To Play In 2024! Get Latest Offers And Bonuses!</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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1726. <item>
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1735. <description><![CDATA[<p>In today’s digital age, finding a streamlined and efficient way to build and manage a business is crucial for aspiring entrepreneurs. DropServe, a soon-to-be-launched digital platform, offers a unique approach to drop-servicing, providing a fully automated system that simplifies many traditionally time-consuming tasks.&#160; This DropServe review covers all currently available information on this program, giving [&#8230;]</p>
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1737. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today’s digital age, finding a streamlined and efficient way to build and manage a business is crucial for aspiring entrepreneurs. DropServe, a soon-to-be-launched digital platform, offers a unique approach to drop-servicing, providing a fully automated system that simplifies many traditionally time-consuming tasks.&nbsp;</p>
1738.  
1739.  
1740.  
1741. <p>This DropServe review covers all currently available information on this program, giving insight into how it works, who created it, and whether it’s worth your investment.</p>
1742.  
1743.  
1744.  
1745. <figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXc1VtmgftW34ok_hg5hz45NUO12HoqNPZGShe9qCkQBOh12-vRUs8C0Q5zvrF5AtVGXiC9sVoSfpZiepjq22V7JvF7TEYGMXIQpuvRJJoPfGGJsVf0PKO4gR1_SlORDy3SoqTXUWF-H7RB_yuReQbpav5HknBwut0d6mO4XmZOZs5LCi4M9BWM?key=whZ8pkPQJQYI8qgJ4TCgVw" alt=""/></figure>
1746.  
1747.  
1748.  
1749. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1750. <li><strong>Program Name</strong>: DropServe</li>
1751.  
1752.  
1753.  
1754. <li><strong>Description</strong>: A fully automated digital platform to help entrepreneurs build and manage a drop-servicing business.</li>
1755.  
1756.  
1757.  
1758. <li><strong>Creators</strong>: Chris Munch and Jay Cruiz</li>
1759.  
1760.  
1761.  
1762. <li><strong>Launch Details</strong>:
1763. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1764. <li>Prelaunch: October 15th, 2024</li>
1765.  
1766.  
1767.  
1768. <li>Cart Open: October 22nd, 2024</li>
1769.  
1770.  
1771.  
1772. <li>Cart Close: November 1st, 2024</li>
1773. </ul>
1774. </li>
1775.  
1776.  
1777.  
1778. <li><strong>Program Type</strong>: Online business automation platform for drop-servicing</li>
1779.  
1780.  
1781.  
1782. <li><strong>Core Features</strong>:
1783. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1784. <li>Automated order fulfillment</li>
1785.  
1786.  
1787.  
1788. <li>High-demand service marketplace</li>
1789.  
1790.  
1791.  
1792. <li>Custom-branded store</li>
1793.  
1794.  
1795.  
1796. <li>Mastermind community</li>
1797.  
1798.  
1799.  
1800. <li>Detailed training and step-by-step videos</li>
1801.  
1802.  
1803.  
1804. <li>Fulfillment center</li>
1805.  
1806.  
1807.  
1808. <li>Aim and Fire Traffic System</li>
1809. </ul>
1810. </li>
1811.  
1812.  
1813.  
1814. <li><strong>Target Users</strong>: Entrepreneurs, beginners with no technical skills, business owners</li>
1815.  
1816.  
1817.  
1818. <li><strong>Benefits</strong>:
1819. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1820. <li>Saves time through automation</li>
1821.  
1822.  
1823.  
1824. <li>Increases profit potential with high-demand services</li>
1825.  
1826.  
1827.  
1828. <li>Simplifies learning curve</li>
1829.  
1830.  
1831.  
1832. <li>Offers community support and coaching</li>
1833.  
1834.  
1835.  
1836. <li>Reduces financial risk</li>
1837. </ul>
1838. </li>
1839.  
1840.  
1841.  
1842. <li><strong>Special Edition</strong>: Ampire: Special Reseller Edition</li>
1843.  
1844.  
1845.  
1846. <li><strong>Notable Features</strong>: 8-Figure Launch Funnel to enhance business success</li>
1847.  
1848.  
1849.  
1850. <li><strong>Availability</strong>: Only through the official website after launch</li>
1851.  
1852.  
1853.  
1854. <li><strong>Official Website: </strong><a href="https://pbtvr.org/recommends/dropserve-ebook/"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></li>
1855. </ul>
1856.  
1857.  
1858.  
1859. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-introduction-to-dropserve"><strong>Introduction To DropServe</strong></h2>
1860.  
1861.  
1862.  
1863. <p>DropServe is an online platform designed to help entrepreneurs create and manage drop-servicing businesses efficiently. Drop-servicing is a model similar to drop-shipping but focuses on services rather than products. With the DropServe digital program, you can set up and run a business without needing to be directly involved in every aspect of service delivery. The platform handles tasks like client onboarding, fulfillment, and traffic generation, which allows you to focus on scaling and expanding your business.</p>
1864.  
1865.  
1866.  
1867. <p>The DropServe program provides its users with a comprehensive system that attracts and converts visitors into clients. With features such as video instructions, detailed strategies, and a supportive community, even beginners can effectively learn how to operate a successful drop-servicing business.</p>
1868.  
1869.  
1870.  
1871. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-who-created-dropserve"><strong>Who Created DropServe?</strong></h2>
1872.  
1873.  
1874.  
1875. <p>DropServe is developed by Chris Munch and Jay Cruiz, both renowned names in the digital marketing industry. They have extensive experience in creating and launching successful programs that help entrepreneurs build profitable online businesses.&nbsp;</p>
1876.  
1877.  
1878.  
1879. <figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcpgrAvSLA5tN9-j-cFkCD1AFl5giVXrQn0rcrF121La_8poem2KjRAxKaLFdK4A9pCnSrgnYrdHUhTXf9sbVEDwcFhEFw9lygNhK6xWoPRQFv0JPGh1v_c0kAZr1Lza2GpuPg7r4UBmjK9z_Fp8w7jHmxdbFeQJRTe-uWBb-cFKTOZLUoFLpI?key=whZ8pkPQJQYI8qgJ4TCgVw" alt=""/></figure>
1880.  
1881.  
1882.  
1883. <p>Leveraging their expertise, they’ve built a fully automated system that generates high-ticket, high-profit, and recurring sales. Their reputation and past successes have generated anticipation for the DropServe program, as it’s expected to continue its trend of impactful digital solutions.</p>
1884.  
1885.  
1886.  
1887. <p><a href="https://pbtvr.org/recommends/dropserve-ebook/"><strong>Click Here To Visit The Official DropServe Website</strong></a></p>
1888.  
1889.  
1890.  
1891. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-nbsp-how-does-dropserve-money-making-program-work"><strong>&nbsp;How Does DropServe Money-making Program Work?</strong></h2>
1892.  
1893.  
1894.  
1895. <p>DropServe core function is to streamline drop-servicing by automating many of the repetitive tasks associated with running a business. Here are the main elements of how DropServe operates:</p>
1896.  
1897.  
1898.  
1899. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1900. <li><strong>Automation of Repetitive Tasks:</strong> DropServe program automates client onboarding, order fulfillment, and other routine tasks, freeing up time for you to focus on growing your business.</li>
1901.  
1902.  
1903.  
1904. <li><strong>High-Demand Services:</strong> The platform identifies high-value services that are in demand, making it easier to attract clients willing to pay premium prices.</li>
1905.  
1906.  
1907.  
1908. <li><strong>Traffic Generation:</strong> The program uses its Aim and Fire Traffic System to drive visitors to your customized drop-service store, which helps convert leads into customers.</li>
1909.  
1910.  
1911.  
1912. <li><strong>Comprehensive Training Resources:</strong> Users are provided with an array of learning resources, including video tutorials, strategies, and plans to ensure success. Additionally, a Mastermind Group offers a community for sharing insights and gaining support.</li>
1913. </ul>
1914.  
1915.  
1916.  
1917. <p>The DropServe platform is designed to cater to users at all levels, including those with little or no technical expertise. It includes a user-friendly interface and clear instructions to ease the learning curve, allowing beginners to navigate through its features smoothly.</p>
1918.  
1919.  
1920.  
1921. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-dropserve-launch-and-contest-details"><strong>DropServe Launch And Contest Details</strong></h2>
1922.  
1923.  
1924.  
1925. <p>DropServe pre-launched on October 15th, marking the start of its early access phase before the official launch. During this period, users can explore the platform, learn more about its features, and participate in various pre-launch activities. The cart opens on October 22nd and will remain open until November 1st, providing interested individuals ample time to sign up and take advantage of the platform&#8217;s offerings.&nbsp;</p>
1926.  
1927.  
1928.  
1929. <p>The DropServe book and blueprint are available on the official website. Here’s a breakdown of the prizes:</p>
1930.  
1931.  
1932.  
1933. <figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcIoBZn0F2z8kHLZn4ZhHDkbnF15gC5QOp-Bm3b7YZ24RUNyLOOSPdBU2VRJgLYD9RdLe9n0WDH41u25rDfOZPRcB9MqOmbU4HffqNnHkImTTQGGgUEyqhayNiTTgiuzkxCNJnnLkqHqy_rbfnmnOendI5roixWp1IjazSnkafkjAHC1SJHxQ?key=whZ8pkPQJQYI8qgJ4TCgVw" alt=""/></figure>
1934.  
1935.  
1936.  
1937. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1938. <li><strong>Launch Contest Prizes:</strong>
1939. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1940. <li>1st Place: $20,000</li>
1941.  
1942.  
1943.  
1944. <li>2nd Place: $10,000</li>
1945.  
1946.  
1947.  
1948. <li>3rd Place: $5,000</li>
1949. </ul>
1950. </li>
1951.  
1952.  
1953.  
1954. <li><strong>Pre-Launch Prizes:</strong>
1955. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1956. <li>1st Place: $5,000</li>
1957.  
1958.  
1959.  
1960. <li>2nd Place: $3,000</li>
1961.  
1962.  
1963.  
1964. <li>3rd Place: $1,000</li>
1965. </ul>
1966. </li>
1967.  
1968.  
1969.  
1970. <li><strong>Speed Contest Prizes:</strong> Awards for the first individuals to reach specific sales milestones, with prizes ranging from $100 to $5,000.</li>
1971. </ul>
1972.  
1973.  
1974.  
1975. <p>Additionally, there is a Bonus Prize for affiliates who create the most valuable and creative bonus offers, which can win them an extra $500.</p>
1976.  
1977.  
1978.  
1979. <p><a href="https://pbtvr.org/recommends/dropserve-ebook/"><strong>Click Here To Know More About DropServe Program</strong></a></p>
1980.  
1981.  
1982.  
1983. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-features-of-dropserve"><strong>Features of DropServe</strong></h2>
1984.  
1985.  
1986.  
1987. <p>DropServe digital program includes several key components that support users in building a successful drop-servicing business:</p>
1988.  
1989.  
1990.  
1991. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1992. <li><strong>The DropServe Training Program:</strong> A comprehensive guide covering every aspect of the business from setup to scaling, tailored to simplify learning.</li>
1993.  
1994.  
1995.  
1996. <li><strong>A-Z Guide:</strong> Step-by-step instructions for setting up, managing, and growing your business, ideal for those new to drop-servicing.</li>
1997.  
1998.  
1999.  
2000. <li><strong>Custom-Built Store:</strong> A drop-servicing store designed to maximize conversions, helping turn website visitors into paying customers.</li>
2001.  
2002.  
2003.  
2004. <li><strong>Aim and Fire Traffic System:</strong> Tools and strategies for attracting a steady stream of potential buyers to your store.</li>
2005.  
2006.  
2007.  
2008. <li><strong>Mastermind Group:</strong> A private community for users to share insights, seek support, and enhance accountability.</li>
2009.  
2010.  
2011.  
2012. <li><strong>Fulfillment Center:</strong> Automates the order fulfillment process, ensuring seamless service delivery to clients.</li>
2013.  
2014.  
2015.  
2016. <li><strong>Ampire: Special Reseller Edition:</strong> Exclusive rights to resell the platform’s services under your brand, expanding potential revenue streams.</li>
2017. </ul>
2018.  
2019.  
2020.  
2021. <p>Each of these components is designed to make the drop-servicing model more accessible, automated, and profitable.</p>
2022.  
2023.  
2024.  
2025. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-8-figure-launch-funnel"><strong>The 8-Figure Launch Funnel</strong></h3>
2026.  
2027.  
2028.  
2029. <p>One of the DropServe programs anticipated features is its 8-Figure Launch Funnel, a strategy aimed at significantly boosting sales. While specifics about the funnel have yet to be revealed, it promises to offer a proven model for scaling the business to generate substantial revenue. This funnel is expected to provide a detailed framework for customer acquisition, conversion, and retention.</p>
2030.  
2031.  
2032.  
2033. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-benefits-of-using-the-dropserve-program"><strong>Benefits Of Using The DropServe Program</strong></h2>
2034.  
2035.  
2036.  
2037. <p>DropServe offers a host of benefits to its users, designed to support business growth and streamline processes</p>
2038.  
2039.  
2040.  
2041. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2042. <li><strong>Marketing Tools:</strong> DropServe provides advanced tools to attract and convert leads, essential for scaling your business.</li>
2043.  
2044.  
2045.  
2046. <li><strong>Profit Potential:</strong> By focusing on high-demand services, the DropServe program allows users to charge premium prices, increasing profit margins.</li>
2047.  
2048.  
2049.  
2050. <li><strong>Time-Saving Automation:</strong> With automated processes, you can focus on strategic growth rather than day-to-day operations.</li>
2051.  
2052.  
2053.  
2054. <li><strong>Comprehensive Support:</strong> The DropServe digital program offers training resources, video guides, and a community for ongoing learning and support.</li>
2055.  
2056.  
2057.  
2058. <li><strong>Reduced Financial Risk:</strong> The initial investment is lower compared to traditional businesses, making it an appealing option for new entrepreneurs.</li>
2059. </ul>
2060.  
2061.  
2062.  
2063. <p><a href="https://pbtvr.org/recommends/dropserve-ebook/"><strong>Click Here To Download The DropServe From The Official Website</strong></a></p>
2064.  
2065.  
2066.  
2067. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-who-should-consider-using-dropserve"><strong>Who Should Consider Using DropServe?</strong></h2>
2068.  
2069.  
2070.  
2071. <p>DropServe is a versatile platform designed for individuals from various backgrounds who want to expand their business and increase revenue. Here are some specific groups who may find DropServe particularly beneficial:</p>
2072.  
2073.  
2074.  
2075. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2076. <li><strong>Aspiring Entrepreneurs:</strong> The DropServe program offers an accessible entry point for beginners interested in starting a business with minimal financial risk. Its automated system and support resources make it an ideal platform for newcomers seeking high-profit potential without extensive experience.</li>
2077.  
2078.  
2079.  
2080. <li><strong>Experienced Business Owners:</strong> Seasoned entrepreneurs can leverage DropServe to build a large client base and secure recurring sales. The platform’s focus on automation and high-demand services can help established business owners scale and enhance their revenue.</li>
2081.  
2082.  
2083.  
2084. <li><strong>Side Hustlers:</strong> Those looking for an additional income stream can use DropServe to complement their primary job. Its automated processes allow users to manage their drop-servicing business with minimal time commitment, making it a suitable option for those juggling multiple commitments.</li>
2085.  
2086.  
2087.  
2088. <li><strong>Service Providers:</strong> Freelancers and digital service providers looking to grow their businesses can benefit from DropServe’s marketplace and automated fulfillment. It provides a framework for freelancers to reach more clients and streamline service delivery, enabling them to focus on their core skills.</li>
2089.  
2090.  
2091.  
2092. <li><strong>Business Consultants:</strong> For business coaches and consultants, DropServe can be an excellent addition to their existing services. By incorporating drop-servicing into their portfolio, consultants can offer additional value to clients while building a profitable side business.</li>
2093. </ul>
2094.  
2095.  
2096.  
2097. <p>DropServe flexible model, ease of use, and scalability make it suitable for anyone looking to boost their income, regardless of their current level of experience or area of expertise.</p>
2098.  
2099.  
2100.  
2101. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-pros-and-cons-of-dropserve"><strong>Pros And Cons Of DropServe</strong></h2>
2102.  
2103.  
2104.  
2105. <p>Like any business platform, DropServe has its pros and cons. Understanding both can help you make an informed decision:</p>
2106.  
2107.  
2108.  
2109. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-pros-of-dropserve"><strong>Pros of DropServe</strong></h3>
2110.  
2111.  
2112.  
2113. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2114. <li>Enhances profit potential by providing access to high-value services.</li>
2115.  
2116.  
2117.  
2118. <li>Automates repetitive tasks, reducing the workload.</li>
2119.  
2120.  
2121.  
2122. <li>Comprehensive training materials make it accessible to beginners.</li>
2123.  
2124.  
2125.  
2126. <li>Offers significant cash prizes through various contests.</li>
2127. </ul>
2128.  
2129.  
2130.  
2131. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-cons-of-dropserve"><strong>Cons of DropServe</strong></h3>
2132.  
2133.  
2134.  
2135. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2136. <li>Technical glitches in an automated system could disrupt business operations.</li>
2137.  
2138.  
2139.  
2140. <li>Users with zero technical knowledge might need extra time to familiarize themselves with the platform.</li>
2141. </ul>
2142.  
2143.  
2144.  
2145. <p><a href="https://pbtvr.org/recommends/dropserve-ebook/"><strong>Click Here To Order DropServe From Its Official Website</strong></a></p>
2146.  
2147.  
2148.  
2149. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-final-verdict-on-dropserve"><strong>Final Verdict On DropServe</strong></h2>
2150.  
2151.  
2152.  
2153. <p>Based on the available information in this DropServe review, this money-making program appears to be a promising platform for aspiring entrepreneurs. Its fully automated system, coupled with extensive training resources, makes it an ideal option for individuals looking to start a business without needing technical skills or prior experience.&nbsp;</p>
2154.  
2155.  
2156.  
2157. <p>With the backing of experienced creators Chris Munch and Jay Cruiz, DropServe is likely to deliver on its promises and provide a robust support system for drop-servicing.</p>
2158.  
2159.  
2160.  
2161. <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-frequently-asked-questions-faqs"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)</strong></h3>
2162.  
2163.  
2164.  
2165. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2166. <li><strong>Is DropServe suitable for beginners?</strong></li>
2167. </ul>
2168.  
2169.  
2170.  
2171. <p>Yes, the platform offers step-by-step instructions and video guides, making it accessible to beginners, though it may require some time to adapt for those with no technical experience.</p>
2172.  
2173.  
2174.  
2175. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2176. <li><strong>Is DropServe available on other platforms?</strong></li>
2177. </ul>
2178.  
2179.  
2180.  
2181. <p>No, the DropServe money-making program is only available through its official website to ensure authenticity and protect users from fraudulent sites.</p>
2182.  
2183.  
2184.  
2185. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2186. <li><strong>What is the cost of DropServe?</strong></li>
2187. </ul>
2188.  
2189.  
2190.  
2191. <p>Pricing details have not been disclosed yet but will be available upon launch.</p>
2192.  
2193.  
2194.  
2195. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2196. <li><strong>How long will the cart be open?</strong></li>
2197. </ul>
2198.  
2199.  
2200.  
2201. <p>The cart opens on October 22nd and closes on November 1st.</p>
2202.  
2203.  
2204.  
2205. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2206. <li><strong>What can I expect from this program?</strong></li>
2207. </ul>
2208.  
2209.  
2210.  
2211. <p>You will gain access to a suite of tools and resources to help you establish, manage, and grow a drop-servicing business, even if you’re starting from scratch.</p>
2212.  
2213.  
2214.  
2215. <p><a href="https://pbtvr.org/recommends/dropserve-ebook/"><strong>Click Here To Order DropServe From Its Official Website</strong></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/20/dropserve-reviews-is-dropserve-the-automated-business-solution-youve-been-looking-for/">DropServe Reviews: Is DropServe the Automated Business Solution You’ve Been Looking For?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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2232. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE – A man is in custody following a violent stabbing that occurred on Friday night, under the Bridge Street bridge near the Nourse Used Car lot and IHOP. Authorities were called to the scene and discovered Dale Mootispaw, covered in dried blood. Authorities say the man confessed to the stabbing when approached by deputies. [&#8230;]</p>
2233. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/19/man-arrested-after-brutal-stabbing-in-chillicothe/">Man arrested after brutal stabbing in Chillicothe</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
2234. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE – </strong>A man is in custody following a violent stabbing that occurred on Friday night, under the Bridge Street bridge near the Nourse Used Car lot and IHOP.</p>
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2238. <p>Authorities were called to the scene and discovered Dale Mootispaw, covered in dried blood. Authorities say the man confessed to the stabbing when approached by deputies. The victim, who suffered multiple stab wounds, was rushed to Grant Hospital for emergency treatment. Mootispaw was arrested at the scene for felonious assault and is now being held at the Ross County Jail.</p>
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2242. <p></p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/19/man-arrested-after-brutal-stabbing-in-chillicothe/">Man arrested after brutal stabbing in Chillicothe</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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2248. <title>Governor DeWine grants reprieves to three Death Row inmates in Chillicothe</title>
2249. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/governor-dewine-grants-reprieves-to-three-death-row-inmates-in-chillicothe/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=governor-dewine-grants-reprieves-to-three-death-row-inmates-in-chillicothe</link>
2251. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
2252. <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 20:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
2253. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
2254. <category><![CDATA[Bainbridge]]></category>
2255. <category><![CDATA[Chillicothe]]></category>
2256. <category><![CDATA[Frankfort]]></category>
2257. <category><![CDATA[Kingston]]></category>
2258. <category><![CDATA[Londonderry]]></category>
2259. <category><![CDATA[Richmond Dale]]></category>
2260. <category><![CDATA[Waverly]]></category>
2261. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58413</guid>
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2263. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — In a significant move, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has issued reprieves of execution for three death row inmates at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution, citing ongoing difficulties in obtaining lethal injection drugs. The affected inmates—Stanley Adams, John Drummond, and James Hanna—will now face new execution dates in 2028, giving the state time to [&#8230;]</p>
2264. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/governor-dewine-grants-reprieves-to-three-death-row-inmates-in-chillicothe/">Governor DeWine grants reprieves to three Death Row inmates in Chillicothe</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
2265. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio —</strong> In a significant move, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has issued reprieves of execution for three death row inmates at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution, citing ongoing difficulties in obtaining lethal injection drugs. The affected inmates—Stanley Adams, John Drummond, and James Hanna—will now face new execution dates in 2028, giving the state time to address the persistent problem.</p>
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2267.  
2268.  
2269. <p>Stanley Adams, who was originally scheduled to be executed on February 19, 2025, has had his execution date moved to February 16, 2028. John Drummond, scheduled for April 16, 2025, now faces execution on March 15, 2028. James Hanna’s execution, which was to take place on May 14, 2025, has been postponed to April 19, 2028.</p>
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2271.  
2272.  
2273. <p>The reprieves come as Ohio continues to grapple with a shortage of lethal injection drugs, a problem that has plagued the state for years. Governor DeWine attributed the delays to difficulties in securing drugs for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) without jeopardizing public safety. Pharmaceutical suppliers have been increasingly reluctant to sell drugs for use in executions, fearing legal challenges and the potential impact on their broader business operations.</p>
2274.  
2275.  
2276.  
2277. <p>Ohio has struggled with this issue since at least 2014, when several executions were delayed due to the state’s inability to obtain a reliable drug supply. Despite Ohio&#8217;s ongoing challenges, many states have continued to carry out executions using a variety of methods. In 2024 alone, 20 inmates were executed in eight states across the country, according to available records. While some have argued that other states&#8217; ability to carry out executions undermines Ohio’s position, the state has faced unique hurdles that persist, making the procurement of drugs more complicated.</p>
2278.  
2279.  
2280.  
2281. <p>The future of the death penalty in Ohio remains uncertain as lawmakers, advocacy groups, and the public debate the ethical and logistical challenges associated with lethal injection. With these latest reprieves, the focus will likely return to finding a permanent solution to Ohio&#8217;s execution drug shortage.</p>
2282.  
2283.  
2284.  
2285. <p>Governor Mike DeWine has been a consistent voice in Ohio&#8217;s evolving debate over the death penalty. Though not outright abolishing it, his actions and statements in recent years suggest increasing opposition to the practice in its current form.</p>
2286.  
2287.  
2288.  
2289. <p>Since taking office, DeWine has repeatedly delayed executions, citing concerns over the availability and legality of the lethal injection drugs Ohio uses. His reprieves of execution for Stanley Adams, John Drummond, and James Hanna are part of a broader trend that reflects his discomfort with the death penalty’s implementation. He has called the current system “unsustainable” due to the difficulties in acquiring execution drugs, legal complications, and the growing opposition from pharmaceutical companies.</p>
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2291.  
2292.  
2293. <p>In fact, DeWine has repeatedly expressed concern that, under current conditions, Ohio is unlikely to carry out further executions unless the state can change its lethal injection protocol. He has also supported efforts in the state legislature to examine alternatives to lethal injection, or even consider whether the death penalty should remain part of Ohio&#8217;s justice system.</p>
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2295.  
2296.  
2297. <p>Though DeWine has not publicly called for an end to capital punishment, his consistent delays in executions and his remarks about the system&#8217;s flaws have led many to speculate that his opposition to the death penalty is growing. His actions contrast with the more traditional approach in Ohio, where the death penalty has historically been supported by many lawmakers and law enforcement officials.</p>
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2301. <p>As Governor, DeWine faces pressure from both sides of the issue, with some calling for the abolition of the death penalty and others pushing for the resumption of executions. While he hasn’t fully committed to either camp, his administration&#8217;s consistent reprieves and push for drug protocol reform suggest that Ohio’s use of the death penalty may be on pause for the foreseeable future.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/governor-dewine-grants-reprieves-to-three-death-row-inmates-in-chillicothe/">Governor DeWine grants reprieves to three Death Row inmates in Chillicothe</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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2307. <title>Child struck by car in Circleville</title>
2308. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/child-struck-by-car-in-circleville/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=child-struck-by-car-in-circleville</link>
2310. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
2311. <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
2312. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
2313. <category><![CDATA[-Pickaway County]]></category>
2314. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58409</guid>
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2316. <description><![CDATA[<p>CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — Emergency crews are responding to an incident where a 12-year-old was struck by a vehicle near 235 East Main Street, at the Duke and Duchess gas station. The accident occurred around 12:45 PM, and the extent of the child&#8217;s injuries is currently unknown. Authorities are on the scene conducting an investigation. Residents [&#8230;]</p>
2317. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/child-struck-by-car-in-circleville/">Child struck by car in Circleville</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
2318. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio —</strong> Emergency crews are responding to an incident where a 12-year-old was struck by a vehicle near 235 East Main Street, at the Duke and Duchess gas station. The accident occurred around 12:45 PM, and the extent of the child&#8217;s injuries is currently unknown.</p>
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2322. <p>Authorities are on the scene conducting an investigation. Residents and motorists are advised to avoid the area to allow first responders to work safely and to prevent traffic congestion. </p>
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2326. <p>No further details have been released at this time. </p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/child-struck-by-car-in-circleville/">Child struck by car in Circleville</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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2332. <title>New nuclear investment in Piketon ignites community outrage amid ongoing contamination fears</title>
2333. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/new-nuclear-investment-in-piketon-ignites-community-outrage-amid-ongoing-contamination-fears/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=new-nuclear-investment-in-piketon-ignites-community-outrage-amid-ongoing-contamination-fears</link>
2335. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
2336. <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
2337. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
2338. <category><![CDATA[-Pike County]]></category>
2339. <category><![CDATA[Piketon]]></category>
2340. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58404</guid>
2341.  
2342. <description><![CDATA[<p>PIKETON, Ohio — A recent announcement of a substantial partnership between Centrus Energy Corporation and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to produce advanced nuclear fuel in Piketon has been met with fierce opposition from local residents and environmental activists. While officials like U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) tout the project as a means to [&#8230;]</p>
2343. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/new-nuclear-investment-in-piketon-ignites-community-outrage-amid-ongoing-contamination-fears/">New nuclear investment in Piketon ignites community outrage amid ongoing contamination fears</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
2344. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>PIKETON, Ohio — </strong>A recent announcement of a substantial partnership between Centrus Energy Corporation and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to produce advanced nuclear fuel in Piketon has been met with fierce opposition from local residents and environmental activists. While officials like U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) tout the project as a means to create jobs and restore U.S. leadership in nuclear energy, many in the community view it as a dangerous step backward, threatening public health and the environment.</p>
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2346.  
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2348. <p>&#8220;This investment is not a cause for celebration but a call for alarm,&#8221; said <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vina.colley">Vina Colley</a>, founder of Piketon/Portsmouth Residents for Environmental Safety and Security (PRESS). &#8220;We have been living with the consequences of radioactive contamination for decades. Introducing more nuclear activity only exacerbates the risks to our community.&#8221;</p>
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2352. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="639" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/headlineImage.adapt_.1460.high_.piketon_ohio_24feb2016.1456369274825-1024x639.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-778" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/headlineImage.adapt_.1460.high_.piketon_ohio_24feb2016.1456369274825-1024x639.jpg 1024w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/headlineImage.adapt_.1460.high_.piketon_ohio_24feb2016.1456369274825-300x187.jpg 300w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/headlineImage.adapt_.1460.high_.piketon_ohio_24feb2016.1456369274825-768x479.jpg 768w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/headlineImage.adapt_.1460.high_.piketon_ohio_24feb2016.1456369274825.jpg 1460w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>
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2356. <p>Piketon&#8217;s troubled history with nuclear operations dates back to the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP), which operated from 1952 to 2001. The plant, involved in uranium enrichment for nuclear weapons and energy, left behind a legacy of environmental contamination that continues to impact the area. Recent studies have unveiled alarming levels of radioactive substances like neptunium-237—a byproduct with a half-life of over 2 million years—in local soil, water, and even vegetation.</p>
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2360. <p>In July, a<a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/07/15/plants-in-pike-co-are-radioactive-as-uranium-enrichment-begins-again/"> report led by Dr. Michael Ketterer</a>, Professor Emeritus at Northern Arizona University, confirmed significant contamination in waterways near the defunct plant. The study found that neptunium-237 had infiltrated groundwater and was being absorbed by local plant life, raising serious concerns about long-term health risks for residents.</p>
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2364. <p>Activists point to other unsettling incidents, such as mysterious blue liquids seeping into Little Beaver Creek and the abrupt closure of <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/07/19/pike-co-school-closed-due-to-radiation-may-become-another-school/">Zahn&#8217;s Corner Middle School </a>in 2019 due to radioactive contamination fears. &#8220;We want signs posted to warn residents about the radioactive dangers in our creeks,&#8221; Colley emphasized. &#8220;Our community deserves transparency and immediate action to address these hazards.&#8221;</p>
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2366.  
2367.  
2368. <p>Despite these concerns, Senator Brown hailed the new partnership as a boon for the region. &#8220;This investment will help develop new enrichment technologies and support American energy independence,&#8221; he stated. However, critics argue that economic gains cannot outweigh the potential health and environmental costs. They accuse officials of ignoring the community&#8217;s legitimate fears in favor of political and corporate interests.</p>
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2370.  
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2372. <p>&#8220;Bringing more nuclear activity to Piketon is like pouring salt into an open wound,&#8221; said a local resident who wished to remain anonymous due to fear of retaliation. &#8220;We&#8217;ve suffered enough. Our health, our environment, and our children&#8217;s futures are at stake.&#8221;</p>
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2381. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="345" data-id="58406" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/369686960_6427058727401912_5420902858702070198_n.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58406" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/369686960_6427058727401912_5420902858702070198_n.jpg 500w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/369686960_6427058727401912_5420902858702070198_n-300x207.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></figure>
2382. <figcaption class="blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption"><strong><em>Images taken from the 1978 UF6 release of nearly 21,000 lbs of radioactive material into the atmosphere. Experts say the amount of radiation released was more than the Three Mile Island accident. </em></strong></figcaption></figure>
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2385.  
2386. <p>Environmental advocates also question the promises of job creation and economic revitalization. They argue that similar assurances were made in the past, only to result in ongoing contamination and unfulfilled commitments. The new project, they fear, will repeat history, leaving the community to bear the brunt of the consequences.</p>
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2388.  
2389.  
2390. <p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve heard these promises before,&#8221; said another concerned resident. &#8220;What good are jobs if they come at the expense of our health and safety? The so-called benefits are not worth the risks.&#8221;</p>
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2392.  
2393.  
2394. <p>The controversy highlights a deep divide between governmental ambitions for nuclear advancement and the lived experiences of communities adversely affected by such projects. While the DOE and Centrus Energy focus on strategic goals like reducing reliance on foreign uranium supplies, locals are left grappling with the immediate realities of environmental degradation and health risks.</p>
2395.  
2396.  
2397.  
2398. <p>Activists like <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/650583485369538">Gina Doyle </a>are calling for comprehensive environmental assessments and remediation of existing contamination. She urges officials to prioritize the well-being of residents over industrial expansion.</p>
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2402. <p>&#8220;The legacy of the PGDP is one of environmental neglect and community harm,&#8221; Colley asserted. &#8220;We cannot, in good conscience, allow further nuclear development. They haven&#8217;t even addressed the ongoing contamination and its impact on our lives.&#8221;</p>
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2406. <p>As Piketon faces the prospect of renewed nuclear operations, many residents remain steadfast in their opposition, advocating for a future that prioritizes health, safety, and environmental integrity over uncertain economic gains. The debate serves as a stark reminder of the complexities surrounding nuclear energy and the importance of including community voices in decisions that profoundly affect their lives.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/new-nuclear-investment-in-piketon-ignites-community-outrage-amid-ongoing-contamination-fears/">New nuclear investment in Piketon ignites community outrage amid ongoing contamination fears</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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2412. <title>Multiple Chillicothe restaurants found in violation of health codes</title>
2413. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/multiple-chillicothe-restaurants-found-in-violation-of-health-codes/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=multiple-chillicothe-restaurants-found-in-violation-of-health-codes</link>
2415. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
2416. <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
2417. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
2418. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
2419. <category><![CDATA[Chillicothe]]></category>
2420. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58401</guid>
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2422. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Recent health inspections conducted by the Ross County Health Department revealed a mix of critical and non-critical violations at several popular Chillicothe restaurants. While some issues were addressed during inspections, others will require follow-up action. Julio’s PizzeriaLocation: 1680 N Bridge StInspection Date: October 16, 2024During a routine inspection, inspectors found a critical [&#8230;]</p>
2423. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/multiple-chillicothe-restaurants-found-in-violation-of-health-codes/">Multiple Chillicothe restaurants found in violation of health codes</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
2424. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio —</strong> Recent health inspections conducted by the Ross County Health Department revealed a mix of critical and non-critical violations at several popular Chillicothe restaurants. While some issues were addressed during inspections, others will require follow-up action.</p>
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2428. <p><strong>Julio’s Pizzeria</strong><br><em>Location</em>: 1680 N Bridge St<br><em>Inspection Date</em>: October 16, 2024<br>During a routine inspection, inspectors found a critical violation involving improper temperature of the wash solution in the restaurant&#8217;s mechanical warewasher. Despite this, Julio&#8217;s Pizzeria was commended for proper food storage, date marking, and temperature control. The violation was discussed with the person in charge (PIC).</p>
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2432. <p><strong>Cardo’s Family Fun Center</strong><br><em>Location</em>: 1 Nancy Wilson Way<br><em>Inspection Date</em>: October 15, 2024<br>Cardo’s Family Fun Center faced multiple violations, including debris accumulation in a pop dispenser nozzle, dirty walls and floors, and a damaged ceiling tile in the women’s restroom. The facility also failed to meet the Person in Charge (PIC) certification requirements. Corrective actions were discussed, and the facility has been instructed to address these issues. Notably, Cardo’s had previously failed an inspection in June of 2024.</p>
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2436. <p><strong>Charley’s Philly Steaks</strong><br><em>Location</em>: 960 N Bridge St<br><em>Inspection Date</em>: October 15, 2024<br>Inspectors found critical violations at Charley’s, including debris accumulation on the lemonade dispenser, which was cleaned during the inspection. Other repeat violations included unclean non-food contact surfaces and inadequate lighting in the walk-in cooler. These issues were reviewed with the PIC, and sample allergen notification documents were provided.</p>
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2440. <p><strong>Golden Corral</strong><br><em>Location</em>: 1660 N Bridge St<br><em>Inspection Date</em>: October 15, 2024<br>Golden Corral had several critical violations, including improper sanitizing temperatures in the dish machine, dirty food contact surfaces on lobby ice dispensers, and plumbing issues at a hand wash sink. While a complaint was received about improper pest control methods, the PIC clarified procedures and corrective actions were initiated. The facility is actively working to correct these issues, with a work order already placed for the dish machine and hand wash sink.</p>
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2444. <p>Residents are encouraged to stay informed about local food safety and hygiene standards by reviewing regular updates from the health department.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/multiple-chillicothe-restaurants-found-in-violation-of-health-codes/">Multiple Chillicothe restaurants found in violation of health codes</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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2450. <title>ODOT issues weekly road construction update for Ross County</title>
2451. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/odot-issues-weekly-road-construction-update-for-ross-county/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=odot-issues-weekly-road-construction-update-for-ross-county</link>
2453. <dc:creator><![CDATA[News Release]]></dc:creator>
2454. <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
2455. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
2456. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
2457. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58398</guid>
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2459. <description><![CDATA[<p>ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has provided its latest road construction update for the area, detailing ongoing and upcoming projects that could affect local traffic. Ross County Resurfacing Projects: U.S. 23 Resurfacing: Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead and check live traffic conditions on OHGO during these projects.</p>
2460. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/odot-issues-weekly-road-construction-update-for-ross-county/">ODOT issues weekly road construction update for Ross County</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
2461. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>ROSS COUNTY, Ohio —</strong> The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has provided its latest road construction update for the area, detailing ongoing and upcoming projects that could affect local traffic.</p>
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2465. <p><strong>Ross County Resurfacing Projects:</strong></p>
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2470. <li><strong>S.R. 207:</strong> Resurfacing work continues on State Route 207, with the bridge crossing the Scioto River reduced to one lane until October 25. Motorists should expect delays, particularly during morning and afternoon commutes. The estimated completion date is October 21, 2024.</li>
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2474. <li><strong>S.R. 28:</strong> As of October 7, resurfacing is underway on S.R. 28 between U.S. 50 and Harper Station Road. One lane will remain open throughout the project, which is expected to wrap up by November 1, 2024.</li>
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2478. <li><strong>S.R. 772:</strong> Work will begin on October 28 for resurfacing S.R. 772 between the Pike County Line and Blain Highway. One lane will remain open during the project, with an estimated completion date of November 22, 2024.</li>
2479. </ul>
2480.  
2481.  
2482.  
2483. <p><strong>U.S. 23 Resurfacing:</strong></p>
2484.  
2485.  
2486.  
2487. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2488. <li>Resurfacing on U.S. 23 between George Hollow Road and Cox Road is set to begin on October 18. One lane will remain open during the project, which is expected to be completed by Winter 2024.</li>
2489. </ul>
2490.  
2491.  
2492.  
2493. <p>Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead and check live traffic conditions on OHGO during these projects.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/odot-issues-weekly-road-construction-update-for-ross-county/">ODOT issues weekly road construction update for Ross County</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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2499. <title>While criticizing housing costs, Ohio GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno invests with speculators</title>
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2507. <description><![CDATA[<p>NICK EVANS, Ohio Capital Journal &#8212; Republican Bernie Moreno’s U.S. Senate campaign is premised on a straightforward argument. The increasing cost of gas, groceries and housing are putting the American Dream out of reach. But Moreno isn’t an obvious messenger. His personal fortune would make him one of the&#160;richest members of Congress&#160;if elected, and his [&#8230;]</p>
2508. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/while-criticizing-housing-costs-ohio-gop-senate-candidate-bernie-moreno-invests-with-speculators/">While criticizing housing costs, Ohio GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno invests with speculators</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
2509. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><br><strong>NICK EVANS, Ohio Capital Journal &#8212;</strong> Republican Bernie Moreno’s U.S. Senate campaign is premised on a straightforward argument. The increasing cost of gas, groceries and housing are putting the American Dream out of reach.</p>
2510.  
2511.  
2512.  
2513. <p>But Moreno isn’t an obvious messenger. His personal fortune would make him one of the&nbsp;<a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/08/20/despite-criticizing-economy-ohio-gop-u-s-sen-nominee-moreno-bought-five-homes-last-year/">richest members of Congress</a>&nbsp;if elected, and his family was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/republican-senate-bernie-moreno-ohio-colombia-family-f4e60027ce4e95dc2f1583160548078a" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">wealthy and well-connected in their native Colombia</a>&nbsp;before moving to the United States. Instead, on the campaign trail Moreno sometimes references his father-in-law who started working at U.S. Steel straight out of high school.&nbsp;</p>
2514.  
2515.  
2516.  
2517. <p>“(He) was able to retire recently debt free,” Moreno said in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/andy.hesselbart/videos/947943380105679/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a March 14 stump speech</a>. “Never worried about affording a car or house. He was able to do that on that good paying job at U.S. Steel.”</p>
2518.  
2519.  
2520.  
2521. <p>These days, Moreno said, things are different.&nbsp;</p>
2522.  
2523.  
2524.  
2525. <p>“You look at the young people today, they can’t afford a house. To afford a house in Ohio, you have to make about $114,000 a year.”</p>
2526.  
2527.  
2528.  
2529. <p>He made a similar pitch during a recent<a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/news-in-focus-with/on-air-candidate-forum-with-pX_OHaAizCD/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;podcast appearance</a>.</p>
2530.  
2531.  
2532.  
2533. <p>“When President Trump was in office, if you made $60,000 a year, you could afford a home in Ohio,” he said. “Today, it’s $114,000.”</p>
2534.  
2535.  
2536.  
2537. <p>Moreno’s figures for Ohio are off. A<a href="https://www.redfin.com/news/homebuyer-income-afford-home-record-high/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;Redfin analysis</a>&nbsp;last October put the income requirements to afford a median priced home at $114,627 nationwide. The same report indicated homebuyers in Ohio cities listed among the country’s top 100 metro areas would need to make somewhere between $60,000 to $90,000. And according to a<a href="https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/how-much-you-need-to-earn-in-every-state-to-buy-a-home/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;state-by-state analysis</a>&nbsp;from Realtor.com this April, homebuyers in Ohio would need to earn about $60,000 to afford a median priced home.</p>
2538.  
2539.  
2540.  
2541. <p>However, for Moreno’s frustration with the housing market, he’s not a passive bystander. According to his&nbsp;<a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Annual-Report-for-2024-Moreno-Bernie.pdf">personal financial disclosure</a>, Moreno is invested in firms and funds engaged in large-scale real estate speculation.&nbsp;</p>
2542.  
2543.  
2544.  
2545. <p>While researchers have differing views on whether institutional investors drive up prices or chase them, investors do benefit financially as housing grows more expensive. Meanwhile, at the local level, housing activists&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lisc.org/our-resources/resource/housing-rescue-mission-taking-institutional-investors-ohio/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">argue institutional investors distort real estate markets and have a reputation for raising rents, dragging their feet on repairs and filing eviction notices</a>.</p>
2546.  
2547.  
2548.  
2549. <p>Moreno’s opponent, Ohio Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, agrees that the cost of housing is too often out of reach. But&nbsp;while Moreno offers a vision of government “<a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/08/20/despite-criticizing-economy-ohio-gop-u-s-sen-nominee-moreno-bought-five-homes-last-year/">in the background</a>,” Brown wants guardrails.</p>
2550.  
2551.  
2552.  
2553. <p>In&nbsp;<a href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/majority/brown-chairs-hearing-bipartisan-bills-address-housing-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a hearing</a>&nbsp;last year, Brown highlighted the challenges posed by limited housing stock and exclusionary zoning policy, and then a few months later he&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sherrod-brown-colleagues-bill-crack-down-corporate-investors-buy-local-homes-housing-prices" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">filed legislation</a>&nbsp;to place limits on institutional investors targeting housing as an investment strategy.</p>
2554.  
2555.  
2556.  
2557. <p>In an emailed statement, Brown campaign spokeswoman Maggie Amjad said, “Sherrod is fighting to lower the cost of housing and create new pathways to home ownership for all Ohioans.”</p>
2558.  
2559.  
2560.  
2561. <p>Moreno’s campaign did not respond to requests for comment from the Ohio Capital Journal for this story.</p>
2562.  
2563.  
2564.  
2565. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-cardone-capital">Cardone Capital</h4>
2566.  
2567.  
2568.  
2569. <p>One of Moreno’s allies sits atop a billion-dollar real estate empire made up of personally branded properties, sells books that describe how you too can land the deals to become wealthy, and even runs what’s marketed as a “university” to teach paying clients his sales techniques.</p>
2570.  
2571.  
2572.  
2573. <p>According to his&nbsp;<a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Annual-Report-for-2024-Moreno-Bernie.pdf">financial disclosure</a>, Moreno has between a quarter and half a million dollars invested in a Grant Cardone equity fund. Moreno reported earning dividends of between $15,000 and $50,000 in the latest filing.</p>
2574.  
2575.  
2576.  
2577. <p>Cardone leveraged his large social media following to<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/grant-cardone-financial-influencer_n_64ada368e4b0e87d65574e9b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;crowdfund the capital for several multifamily rental buildings</a>. The pitch was relatively straightforward: back Cardone’s investment and he’ll give you a cut every month. Somewhere down the line he’ll sell the property, likely for a profit, and the investor gets their money back and then some.</p>
2578.  
2579.  
2580.  
2581. <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
2582. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/GrantCardone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GrantCardone</a> for your support, your friendship, and for your support of entrepreneurs! <a href="https://t.co/9TXNFJ872V">https://t.co/9TXNFJ872V</a></p>&mdash; Bernie Moreno (@berniemoreno) <a href="https://twitter.com/berniemoreno/status/1844887782780436541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
2583. </div></figure>
2584.  
2585.  
2586.  
2587. <p>In an<a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-8I1B5gMX6/?igsh=eGx2cG83Y29iNHpt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;Instagram video</a>&nbsp;with his daughter, he pencils out the purchase of a 500-unit building.</p>
2588.  
2589.  
2590.  
2591. <p>“If we raise the rents, and I’m not helping you on this, if we raise our rents just $100 how much does the value (of) the property increase?” he asked her. The camera zoomed in on an iPhone calculator as he added, “Yeah, almost $11 million. So, every, every time I could raise the rents just 100 bucks?”</p>
2592.  
2593.  
2594.  
2595. <p>“It’s worth 11 million more dollars,” she said.</p>
2596.  
2597.  
2598.  
2599. <p>Cardone came under fire after he was<a href="https://eu.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2022/12/12/workforce-housing-large-palm-beach-county-site-overcharged-tenants/10756539002/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;accused of abusing</a>&nbsp;a workforce housing program in Palm Beach County. The Palm Beach Post reported that in exchange for the right to build 200+ apartments on land zoned for 67 single family homes, the apartment complex was supposed to provide more than 150 affordable units. Instead, the Post reported, eligible residents were often overcharged by hundreds of dollars a month for years. The management even reportedly counted vacant units toward its workforce requirements.</p>
2600.  
2601.  
2602.  
2603. <p>The Ohio Capital Journal reached out to Cardone Capital for comment, but the company did not respond.</p>
2604.  
2605.  
2606.  
2607. <p>Cardone<a href="https://www.facebook.com/grantcardonefan/posts/ohio-go-out-hard-for-bernie-moreno-on-tuesdayive-known-bernie-for-30-years-he-al/964870448338690/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;endorsed Moreno</a>&nbsp;in the current U.S. Senate race as well as during his brief run in 2022. One of Cardone’s companies, Cardone Training Technologies,&nbsp;<a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cardone-contribution.pdf">cut a $40,000 check</a>&nbsp;to a Moreno-aligned Super PAC. Moreno has had Cardone speak to his employees and<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bernie-moreno-4251884_honored-to-have-joined-grant-cardone-at-activity-6825904029105754112-WQDr/?trk=public_profile_like_view" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;appeared on stage alongside him</a>&nbsp;for a real estate seminar.</p>
2608.  
2609.  
2610.  
2611. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-yellowstone">Yellowstone</h4>
2612.  
2613.  
2614.  
2615. <p>One of Moreno’s brothers runs a major construction company in Colombia called Amarilo. The company set up a private equity firm called Yellowstone Capital Partners to help finance its efforts. More recently, Yellowstone set up a fund for real estate and property development in the U.S.</p>
2616.  
2617.  
2618.  
2619. <p>According to his&nbsp;<a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Annual-Report-for-2024-Moreno-Bernie.pdf">financial disclosure</a>, Moreno has between $1 million and $5 million invested in the fund, called Yellowstone Housing Opportunity Fund III<strong>.</strong>&nbsp;The fund<a href="https://yellowstonecp.com/home-en/investment-strategy/yellowstone-housing-opportunity-fund-iii/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;bills itself</a>&nbsp;as an answer to the shortage of “attainable housing,” i.e. aimed at people earning 80% to 120% of an area’s median income. It backs “middle market” developers — those who have “outgrown ‘friends-and-family’ capital but remain below the radar of larger institutions.”</p>
2620.  
2621.  
2622.  
2623. <p>The face of that fund in the U.S. is a lending platform called Techo Funding, LLC run by Moreno’s nephew Paul Stockamore. The company did not respond to Ohio Capital Journal’s request for comment.</p>
2624.  
2625.  
2626.  
2627. <p>The company’s emphasis is funding build-to-rent projects. In a<a href="https://rei-ink.com/unlocking-the-build-for-rent-market/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;trade publication article</a>, Stockamore and his co-founder, J.P. Ackerman, described the approach as a hybrid of multi-family and single-family rental properties.</p>
2628.  
2629.  
2630.  
2631. <p>“The product is designed for the lifestyle of today’s renters while also delivering a more durable structure to withstand tenant use and turnover,” they wrote.&nbsp;</p>
2632.  
2633.  
2634.  
2635. <p>And in addition to lowering&nbsp;repair and maintenance costs for managers, they contend renters will pay a premium for a shiny new home — as much as 10% to 20% above market.</p>
2636.  
2637.  
2638.  
2639. <p>The company describes itself as part of the Anchor Loans family of companies. Anchor was acquired by the real estate investment management firm Pretium in 2021. At the time, the firm had $30 billion in assets; this summer it had grown to more than $50 billion. The company’s CEO Don Mullen<a href="https://pretium.com/pretium-raises-1-5-billion-with-sixth-single-family-housing-fund-exceeding-target/#:~:text=About%20Pretium&amp;text=Pretium's%20platform%20has%20more%20than,London%2C%20Seoul%2C%20and%20Sydney." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;described a new $1.5 billion fund</a>&nbsp;as a means of “growing the stock of quality single-family homes in key markets across the country, helping solve for the tremendous shortage of viable housing.”</p>
2640.  
2641.  
2642.  
2643. <p>A<a href="https://coronavirus-democrats-oversight.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/coronavirus-democrats-oversight.house.gov/files/2022.07.28%20SSCC%20Staff%20Report%20Examining%20Pandemic%20Evictions.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;congressional report from 2022</a>&nbsp;criticized Pretium’s eviction policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company led the pack among four corporate landlords in terms of eviction filings — many of those 6,264 filings coming during the CDC’s eviction moratorium. The report also noted Pretium established policies to refuse federal rental assistance if it was less than half what the tenant owed.&nbsp;</p>
2644.  
2645.  
2646.  
2647. <p>And while supporters of the build-to-rent approach argue producing new housing stock for rent lessens their impact on the home ownership market, a<a href="https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-106643" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;report from the Government Accountability Office</a>&nbsp;noted the Federal Housing Finance Agency isn’t so sure. Even if the developments aren’t taking homes out of the market for purchase, if new homes are going to the rental market instead of the ownership market, it still limits the available stock for homebuyers.</p>
2648.  
2649.  
2650.  
2651. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-blackstone-amp-legislative-pushback">Blackstone &amp; legislative pushback</h4>
2652.  
2653.  
2654.  
2655. <p>While Cardone and Yellowstone are positioned to take advantage of the rising housing costs Moreno criticizes, at the end of the day they’re relatively small players in the market. The poster child for institutional investors’ entry into the rental market is the investment management company Blackstone. Through&nbsp;<a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Annual-Report-for-2023-Moreno-Bernie.pdf">at least 2023</a>, Moreno maintained investments there, too.</p>
2656.  
2657.  
2658.  
2659. <p>Following the 2008 financial crisis, Blackstone bought up tens of thousands of distressed single-family homes and converted them to rentals. Similar to the mortgage-backed securities that helped fuel the 2008 recession, these rentals were packaged into securities and traded on financial markets.</p>
2660.  
2661.  
2662.  
2663. <p>The company’s tactics were so aggressive that in 2019, the<a href="https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/Housing/Financialization/OL_OTH_17_2019.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;United Nations Human Rights Council in a report criticized Blackstone</a>&nbsp;and its subsidiary Invitation Homes (also referenced in the Congressional report criticizing Pretium) for aggressively raising rents, charging tenants for routine maintenance and relying too heavily on evictions.</p>
2664.  
2665.  
2666.  
2667. <p>Moreno seemingly liquidated his reported holdings in a Blackstone fund this year.</p>
2668.  
2669.  
2670.  
2671. <p>In 2023,&nbsp;<a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Annual-Report-for-2023-Moreno-Bernie.pdf">Moreno reported</a>&nbsp;a $250,000-$500,000 stake in Blackstone Private Credit Fund. This year,&nbsp;<a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Annual-Report-for-2024-Moreno-Bernie.pdf">he reported $1,000 or less</a>&nbsp;in that fund. However, according to the fund’s prospectus, real estate investments made up only a tiny portion of its overall portfolio. The biggest share is invested in the software industry.</p>
2672.  
2673.  
2674.  
2675. <figure class="wp-block-image" id="attachment_18764"><a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/02/07/campaign-finance-reports-show-ohio-u-s-sen-sherrod-brown-far-out-raising-republican-candidates/intel-groundbreaking-41/"><img decoding="async" src="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220909__R518161-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-18764"/></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">&nbsp;U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown. (Photo by Graham Stokes for the Ohio Capital Journal. Republish photo only with original story.)</figcaption></figure>
2676.  
2677.  
2678.  
2679. <p>By contrast, U.S. Sen. Brown’s portfolio is straightforward. He and his wife reported two mortgages, and at most a little more than $1 million in pension and retirement funds. In a news release announcing legislation to limit the roles of institutional investors in the housing market,&nbsp; Brown said the firms “buy up homes that could have gone to first-time homebuyers, then jack up rent, neglect repairs, and threaten families with eviction.”</p>
2680.  
2681.  
2682.  
2683. <p>His&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sherrod-brown-colleagues-bill-crack-down-corporate-investors-buy-local-homes-housing-prices" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stop Predatory Investing Act</a>&nbsp;would prevent large investors from deducting interest or depreciation going forward, and incentivize them to sell single family homes back to homeowners or local nonprofits. Housing advocates praised the bill, including Kristen Baker, who heads up the Local Initiatives Support Coalition of Greater Cincinnati.</p>
2684.  
2685.  
2686.  
2687. <p>“Approximately 1 in 6 homes in Ohio are owned by institutional investors, including 4,000 homes in Cincinnati,” she said. “We know from our experience in Cincinnati that the transfer of ownership and control of local housing to large institutional investors has resulted in decreased maintenance of properties and aggressive eviction practices from long distance, corporate landlords; and that it also denies homeownership opportunities for families in those communities.”</p>
2688.  
2689.  
2690.  
2691. <p>More recently Brown&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sherrod-brown-bill-to-create-antitrust-review-process-and-crack-down-corporate-investors-in-housing-market" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">signed on to legislation</a>&nbsp;that would give the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice a role in reviewing large housing transactions for anti-competitive impacts. Neither bill has attracted a Republican cosponsor.</p>
2692.  
2693.  
2694.  
2695. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-institutional-investors-impact">Institutional investors’ impact</h4>
2696.  
2697.  
2698.  
2699. <p>Although institutional investors have a reputation for raising prices, Laurie Goodman, a fellow at the Urban Institute’s housing finance policy center, warns correlation is not necessarily causation.</p>
2700.  
2701.  
2702.  
2703. <p>“It’s clear that, yes, areas in which institutional investors are more active, tend to have more rapid home price appreciation,” she explained, “but it is not clear that they cause that more rapid home price appreciation.”</p>
2704.  
2705.  
2706.  
2707. <p>Goodman argued institutional investors as a whole<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20231102_THP_SingleFamilyRentals_Proposal.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;control only about 3%</a>&nbsp;of the U.S. single-family rental market. And they’re zeroing in on communities where they expect population and employment gains that construction won’t be able to keep pace with, markets in which “rents would have gone up anyway,” she said.</p>
2708.  
2709.  
2710.  
2711. <p>Goodman added that while there’s “no question” institutional investors have a track record for filing lots of evictions, that doesn’t necessarily mean tenants are losing their homes.</p>
2712.  
2713.  
2714.  
2715. <p>“Most eviction notices do not result in evictions,” she said. “Eviction notices are a rent-collection technique for the larger landlords in a way that they’re not for smaller landlords.”</p>
2716.  
2717.  
2718.  
2719. <p>However, eviction filings, even if it doesn’t result in an eviction, is a public record and could damage a renter’s chances when they go to rent a different place in the future.</p>
2720.  
2721.  
2722.  
2723. <p>Some other researchers are more critical of the role institutional investors play in the housing market. They argue looking at the rental market as a whole is the wrong perspective. Instead, you need to drill down to the zip code, census tract or neighborhood level.</p>
2724.  
2725.  
2726.  
2727. <p>“They want to dominate a corner of that space — I want to be&nbsp;<em>the</em>&nbsp;single family rental in this zip code,” said Austin Harrison, an assistant professor of urban studies at Rhodes College.</p>
2728.  
2729.  
2730.  
2731. <p>In his home city of Memphis, Tennessee, Harrison said, institutional investors don’t control the entire city’s rental market, but they still exert<a href="https://mlk50.com/2024/08/06/corporate-landlords-less-homeownership/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;significant influence</a>&nbsp;in the neighborhoods where they’re clustered.</p>
2732.  
2733.  
2734.  
2735. <p>“Where they’re doing it, they are controlling the market, and they are setting rents, and that is driving up the price,” he explained.</p>
2736.  
2737.  
2738.  
2739. <p>Brian An, the co-director for Urban Research at Georgia Tech University, studied 2022 code complaints in neighborhoods around Atlanta. And while he stressed some large landlords may be very responsive, bigger wasn’t better for tenants.</p>
2740.  
2741.  
2742.  
2743. <p>“Properties owned by large corporations, defined as those having more than 50 properties in Fulton County, more than 20% of their properties were reported as having code complaints,” he said. “Whereas that number goes down to 15% if we just look at the single-family rental properties owned by individuals.”</p>
2744.  
2745.  
2746.  
2747. <p>“So, 15% versus 20% to 25% I think that’s a big gap,” he said.</p>
2748.  
2749.  
2750.  
2751. <p>An added that even if institutional investors nudge prices higher, there’s another way to look at it, too.</p>
2752.  
2753.  
2754.  
2755. <p>“Definitely it makes home ownership harder in those communities,” he said. “But on the other hand, they also provide access to the neighborhoods that were not probably accessible to these renters.”</p>
2756.  
2757.  
2758.  
2759. <p>In addition to higher sticker prices or less responsive landlords, Harrison is worried about longer term effects. He sees investors buying up the cheap suburban properties — “you know, stick a coat of paint on it, put a couple of thousand dollars into it, it’s ready to rent” —&nbsp; where first time homebuyers often start.</p>
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2763. <p>That’s an important rung on the ladder, but he argued, “it’s hard to see a path for those properties to get back to the home ownership market.”</p>
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2767. <p>“Once I’m, you know, American Home for Rent or Main Street Renewal, and I have 2,000 (or) 3,000 properties in a city, if I’m selling off that portfolio, I’m not going to hire 3,000 real estate agents to sell it to 3,000 first-time homebuyers,” Harrison explained. “I’m going to sell it to somebody else who can buy 3,000 properties.”</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/while-criticizing-housing-costs-ohio-gop-senate-candidate-bernie-moreno-invests-with-speculators/">While criticizing housing costs, Ohio GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno invests with speculators</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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2773. <title>Police in Chillicothe seek public&#8217;s help in locating missing woman</title>
2774. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/police-in-chillicothe-seek-publics-help-in-locating-missing-woman/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=police-in-chillicothe-seek-publics-help-in-locating-missing-woman</link>
2776. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
2777. <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
2778. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
2779. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
2780. <category><![CDATA[Chillicothe]]></category>
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2783. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Authorities are asking for the public&#8217;s help in locating a missing woman from Pennsylvania who was last seen in Chillicothe. Shannon Defreese was last spotted at the Speedway on E. Main St. where she walked away from her family. Defreese is described as 5 feet tall, weighing approximately 145 pounds, and was [&#8230;]</p>
2784. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/police-in-chillicothe-seek-publics-help-in-locating-missing-woman/">Police in Chillicothe seek public’s help in locating missing woman</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
2785. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — </strong>Authorities are asking for the public&#8217;s help in locating a missing woman from Pennsylvania who was last seen in Chillicothe. Shannon Defreese was last spotted at the Speedway on E. Main St. where she walked away from her family.</p>
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2789. <p>Defreese is described as 5 feet tall, weighing approximately 145 pounds, and was carrying a backpack at the time she went missing.</p>
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2793. <p>Police are urging anyone who may have seen Defreese or knows of her whereabouts to contact them immediately at 740-773-1191. </p>
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2803. </figure><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/police-in-chillicothe-seek-publics-help-in-locating-missing-woman/">Police in Chillicothe seek public’s help in locating missing woman</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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2809. <title>Chillicothe Police Dept. daily log – October 17, 2024</title>
2810. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/chillicothe-police-dept-daily-log-october-17-2024/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=chillicothe-police-dept-daily-log-october-17-2024</link>
2812. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
2813. <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
2814. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
2815. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
2816. <category><![CDATA[Chillicothe]]></category>
2817. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58386</guid>
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2819. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212; The Chillicothe Police Department responded to multiple incidents on Thursday, October 17, 2024. PD-P2405843Offense: DUS &#8211; FRA &#38; Random Verification SuspensionReported: 1:27 AMLocation: E Main StA traffic stop was conducted. Investigation continues. PD-P2405844Offense: Disorderly ConductReported: 7:23 AMLocation: W Main StOfficers responded to a report of disorderly conduct involving a suspect who left [&#8230;]</p>
2820. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/chillicothe-police-dept-daily-log-october-17-2024/">Chillicothe Police Dept. daily log – October 17, 2024</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
2821. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212; </strong>The Chillicothe Police Department responded to multiple incidents on Thursday, October 17, 2024.</p>
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2829. <p><strong>PD-P2405843</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: DUS &#8211; FRA &amp; Random Verification Suspension<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 1:27 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: E Main St<br>A traffic stop was conducted. Investigation continues.</p>
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2833. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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2837. <p><strong>PD-P2405844</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Disorderly Conduct<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 7:23 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: W Main St<br>Officers responded to a report of disorderly conduct involving a suspect who left a letter and a judge&#8217;s gavel outside the Law Director&#8217;s Office. Investigation pending.</p>
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2841. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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2845. <p><strong>PD-P2405845</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: License Plate Unobstructed, Fictitious Plates, DUS &#8211; FRA<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 8:25 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: S Bridge St<br>A traffic stop was conducted on Bridge St at 5th St. Investigation continues.</p>
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2853. <p><strong>PD-P2405846</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Operation @ Stop Sign<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 9:30 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: E 8th St<br>A traffic stop was conducted at 8th St near Hickory St.</p>
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2861. <p><strong>PD-P2405847</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: DUS &#8211; Child Support / Unpaid Fines<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 10:02 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: E Main St<br>Traffic stop conducted. Investigation continues.</p>
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2865. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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2869. <p><strong>PD-P2405848</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Drug Paraphernalia, Disorderly Conduct &#8211; Intoxicated<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 10:23 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: E Water St<br>Officers made contact with a male at 574 E Water St following a disorderly conduct complaint. Investigation continues.</p>
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2873. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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2877. <p><strong>PD-P2405849</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Disorderly Conduct<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 10:31 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Plyleys Ln<br>Officers were dispatched to 371 Plyleys Lane, Apartment 106, regarding a domestic dispute. Investigation pending.</p>
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2881. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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2885. <p><strong>PD-P2405850</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Criminal Trespass<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 11:25 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: N Bridge St<br>Officers were dispatched to Valero on 61 N Bridge St for a trespassing complaint. Investigation is ongoing.</p>
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2889. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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2893. <p><strong>PD-P2405851</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: DUS &#8211; FRA &amp; Random Verification Suspension<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 11:28 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Eastern Ave<br>A traffic stop was conducted on Eastern Ave at Bridge St.</p>
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2901. <p><strong>PD-P2405852</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Non-Criminal &#8211; Extended Parking Complaint<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 10:46 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: S Paint St<br>Officers responded to an extended parking complaint. No charges filed.</p>
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2909. <p><strong>PD-P2405853</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Operating Motor Vehicle Without Valid License, DUS &#8211; FRA<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 12:16 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: E Water St<br>Officers observed a traffic violation in the area of E Water St and N Sugar St. Investigation pending.</p>
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2917. <p><strong>PD-P2405854</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Warrant<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 12:42 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: W 7th St<br>Officers were dispatched to 138 W 7th St for a wanted juvenile.</p>
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2925. <p><strong>PD-P2405855</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Unruly Juvenile Complaint<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 12:43 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Vine St<br>Unruly juvenile complaint. Investigation continues.</p>
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2933. <p><strong>PD-P2405856</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Driving While Texting<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 1:29 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: E Water St<br>A traffic stop was conducted on Water St at Bridge St for texting while driving.</p>
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2937. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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2941. <p><strong>PD-P2405857</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: ACDA (Assured Clear Distance Ahead), Hit Skip<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 1:35 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: N Bridge St<br>Officers responded to a hit-skip incident. Investigation ongoing.</p>
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2945. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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2949. <p><strong>PD-P2405858</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Theft &#8211; Shoplifting, Warrant<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 2:03 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: River Trace Ln<br>Officers were dispatched to Walmart on River Trace Ln regarding a theft complaint. Investigation continues.</p>
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2953. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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2957. <p><strong>PD-P2405859</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Criminal Trespass<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 2:30 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: W 7th St<br>A trespassing complaint was filed. Investigation pending.</p>
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2961. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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2965. <p><strong>PD-P2405860</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Theft Without Consent<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 2:11 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: E Water St<br>Officers responded to a theft of medication complaint at Walmart. Case ongoing.</p>
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2973. <p><strong>PD-P2405861</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: DUS &#8211; Child Support / Unpaid Fines<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 4:07 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: S Hickory St<br>A traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle for failing to use a turn signal and having a brake light out. Driver was cited for driving under suspension.</p>
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2977. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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2981. <p><strong>PD-P2405862</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Theft Without Consent<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 4:41 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: River Trace Ln<br>Officers were dispatched to Walmart for a theft complaint. Investigation continues.</p>
2982.  
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2985. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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2989. <p><strong>PD-P2405863</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Offenses Involving Underage Persons<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 4:55 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: N Sugar St<br>Officers responded to a possible overdose involving an underage person.</p>
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2993. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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2997. <p><strong>PD-P2405864</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Parking Complaint<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 6:38 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: N Sugar St<br>Officers responded to a parking complaint. Case remains open.</p>
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3005. <p><strong>PD-P2405865</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Disorderly Conduct<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 7:59 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: W 7th St<br>Officers were dispatched to W 7th St for a disorderly complaint. Investigation continues.</p>
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3009. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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3013. <p><strong>PD-P2405866</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Non-Criminal<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 8:09 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: S Watt St<br>Officers were dispatched to 245 S Watt St in reference to a theft. Case remains under investigation.</p>
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3017. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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3021. <p><strong>PD-P2405867</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Disorderly Conduct<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 8:16 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: E 2nd St<br>Officers were dispatched to 429 E 2nd St for a disorderly complaint.</p>
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3029. <p><strong>PD-P2405868</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Non-Criminal<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 9:29 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Adams Ave<br>Investigation ongoing.</p>
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3037. <p><strong>PD-P2405869</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Criminal Trespass<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 11:18 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: E 4th St<br>Officers responded to a domestic dispute on E 4th St where criminal trespassing was reported. Case continues.</p>
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3045. <p></p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/chillicothe-police-dept-daily-log-october-17-2024/">Chillicothe Police Dept. daily log – October 17, 2024</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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3051. <title>Ross Co. Sheriff&#8217;s Office daily log &#8211; October 17, 2024</title>
3052. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/ross-co-sheriffs-office-daily-log-october-17-2024/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ross-co-sheriffs-office-daily-log-october-17-2024</link>
3054. <dc:creator><![CDATA[News Release]]></dc:creator>
3055. <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
3056. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3057. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
3058. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58383</guid>
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3060. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212; The Ross County Sheriff’s Office responded to a range of incidents on Thursday, October 17, 2024. SO-P2405016Offense: Disorderly ConductReported: 3:14 AMLocation: Copperfield Dr, ChillicotheDeputies responded to a disturbance involving a woman forcing her way into a residence. An investigation was started. SO-P2405017Offense: Non-CriminalReported: 7:32 AMLocation: SR-180, KingstonDeputies were dispatched to a non-injury [&#8230;]</p>
3061. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/ross-co-sheriffs-office-daily-log-october-17-2024/">Ross Co. Sheriff’s Office daily log – October 17, 2024</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3062. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212; </strong>The Ross County Sheriff’s Office responded to a range of incidents on Thursday, October 17, 2024. </p>
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3070. <p><strong>SO-P2405016</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Disorderly Conduct<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 3:14 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Copperfield Dr, Chillicothe<br>Deputies responded to a disturbance involving a woman forcing her way into a residence. An investigation was started.</p>
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3078. <p><strong>SO-P2405017</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Non-Criminal<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 7:32 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: SR-180, Kingston<br>Deputies were dispatched to a non-injury crash. A report was taken.</p>
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3082. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
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3086. <p><strong>SO-P2405018</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Criminal Trespass<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 8:34 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Valley Rd, Waverly<br>Deputies responded to a report of trespassing. Photos and information were collected for charges to be filed.</p>
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3094. <p><strong>SO-P2405019</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Criminal Trespass<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 9:06 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Goodale Dr, Waverly<br>Deputies were called regarding a non-active trespass on Valley Rd. An investigation is ongoing.</p>
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3102. <p><strong>SO-P2405020</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Possession of Drugs, Warrant<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 10:07 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: N Bridge St, Chillicothe<br>Deputies arrested Michael D. Terry at Family Dollar due to an outstanding warrant.</p>
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3110. <p><strong>SO-P2405021</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Rape<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 10:26 AM<br><strong>Location</strong>: SR-180, Chillicothe<br>A resident reported that his daughter was sexually assaulted by another student at Zane Trace School. The case is under investigation.</p>
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3118. <p><strong>SO-P2405022</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Criminal Trespass<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 1:33 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Valley Rd, Bainbridge<br>A complaint of trespassing was made via phone. Deputies are waiting for video footage of the incident.</p>
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3126. <p><strong>SO-P2405023</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Non-Criminal<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 1:35 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Crouse Chapel Rd, Chillicothe<br>A report was taken regarding an abandoned junk motor vehicle.</p>
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3132.  
3133.  
3134. <p><strong>SO-P2405024</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Domestic Violence<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 12:30 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Kingston<br>Deputies responded to a disorderly incident and arrested a female suspect for domestic violence.</p>
3135.  
3136.  
3137.  
3138. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3139.  
3140.  
3141.  
3142. <p><strong>SO-P2405025</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Intimidation<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 2:53 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: St Rt 41, Bainbridge<br>Deputies responded to threats made against a victim involved in a pending case. An investigation was opened.</p>
3143.  
3144.  
3145.  
3146. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3147.  
3148.  
3149.  
3150. <p><strong>SO-P2405026</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Disorderly Conduct<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 2:54 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Thornton-Spung Rd, Kingston<br>Deputies investigated a suspicious person. No contact was made with the initial caller, and the report was based on details provided by another party.</p>
3151.  
3152.  
3153.  
3154. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3155.  
3156.  
3157.  
3158. <p><strong>SO-P2405027</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Criminal Trespass, Theft<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 12:37 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Old Route 35, Chillicothe<br>A male was reported trespassing and stealing bricks. An investigation is ongoing.</p>
3159.  
3160.  
3161.  
3162. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3163.  
3164.  
3165.  
3166. <p><strong>SO-P2405028</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Aggravated Menacing<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 4:14 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: US 35, Chillicothe<br>A road rage incident was reported where a silver Honda’s driver allegedly pointed a firearm. An investigation was started.</p>
3167.  
3168.  
3169.  
3170. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3171.  
3172.  
3173.  
3174. <p><strong>SO-P2405029</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Non-Criminal<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 3:28 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Ragged Ridge Rd, Frankfort<br>Deputies responded to a disorderly complaint and made contact with the parties involved. The investigation is ongoing.</p>
3175.  
3176.  
3177.  
3178. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3179.  
3180.  
3181.  
3182. <p><strong>SO-P2405030</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Disorderly Conduct<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 5:51 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: N Bridge St, Chillicothe<br>Deputies assisted Chillicothe Police with a disorderly conduct call at Lowes.</p>
3183.  
3184.  
3185.  
3186. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3187.  
3188.  
3189.  
3190. <p><strong>SO-P2405031</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Non-Criminal<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 7:17 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Eastern Ave, Chillicothe<br>A non-criminal complaint was filed at a residence on Eastern Avenue.</p>
3191.  
3192.  
3193.  
3194. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3195.  
3196.  
3197.  
3198. <p><strong>SO-P2405032</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Warrant Arrest<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 6:53 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Clinton Rd, Chillicothe<br>Following an anonymous tip, deputies arrested a wanted person. Warrants were served.</p>
3199.  
3200.  
3201.  
3202. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3203.  
3204.  
3205.  
3206. <p><strong>SO-P2405033</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Domestic Violence<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 7:07 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Burr Oak Rd, Chillicothe<br>Deputies responded to a domestic violence report involving an unruly juvenile. The investigation is ongoing.</p>
3207.  
3208.  
3209.  
3210. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3211.  
3212.  
3213.  
3214. <p><strong>SO-P2405034</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Theft<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 7:01 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Greenlee Rd, Frankfort<br>A report of theft was filed. The investigation remains ongoing.</p>
3215.  
3216.  
3217.  
3218. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3219.  
3220.  
3221.  
3222. <p><strong>SO-P2405035</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Unruly Juvenile<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 9:26 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Maple St, Frankfort<br>Deputies were dispatched to handle an unruly juvenile complaint. No charges were filed at this time.</p>
3223.  
3224.  
3225.  
3226. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3227.  
3228.  
3229.  
3230. <p><strong>SO-P2405036</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Driving Under Suspension (DUS)<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 11:07 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Western Ave, Chillicothe<br>Deputies stopped a vehicle for a muffler violation and found the driver was under suspension. A citation was issued.</p>
3231.  
3232.  
3233.  
3234. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3235.  
3236.  
3237.  
3238. <p><strong>SO-P2405038</strong><br><strong>Offense</strong>: Warrant Arrest<br><strong>Reported</strong>: 11:57 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Prater St, Richmond Dale<br>Deputies served an arrest warrant at a residence on Prater Street. The suspect was taken into custody.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/ross-co-sheriffs-office-daily-log-october-17-2024/">Ross Co. Sheriff’s Office daily log – October 17, 2024</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
3242. </item>
3243. <item>
3244. <title>Handgun found in book bag near Chillicothe schools raises concerns</title>
3245. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/handgun-found-in-book-bag-near-chillicothe-schools-raises-concerns/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=handgun-found-in-book-bag-near-chillicothe-schools-raises-concerns</link>
3247. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
3248. <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
3249. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3250. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
3251. <category><![CDATA[Chillicothe]]></category>
3252. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58379</guid>
3253.  
3254. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Authorities are investigating a concerning discovery made on Church Street, located within walking distance of three Chillicothe schools. A local worker cleaning brush along a property line stumbled upon a suspicious book bag containing a handgun, ammunition, and other alarming items. The worker, hired to clear vines and brush between two properties [&#8230;]</p>
3255. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/handgun-found-in-book-bag-near-chillicothe-schools-raises-concerns/">Handgun found in book bag near Chillicothe schools raises concerns</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3256. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio —</strong> Authorities are investigating a concerning discovery made on Church Street, located within walking distance of three Chillicothe schools. A local worker cleaning brush along a property line stumbled upon a suspicious book bag containing a handgun, ammunition, and other alarming items.</p>
3257.  
3258.  
3259.  
3260. <p>The worker, hired to clear vines and brush between two properties on Church Street, found the black book bag hidden in the undergrowth. Inside the bag was a semi-automatic pistol, a 33-round 9mm magazine, a box of 9mm and .380 ammunition, a large knife, and other miscellaneous items. Uncertain whether the gun was real, the worker immediately reported the discovery to the property owner, who then contacted the police.</p>
3261.  
3262.  
3263.  
3264. <p>Upon arrival, officers examined the bag, confirming the presence of the loaded weapon and ammunition. The bag, which appeared to have been in the brush for some time, was wet and had an unpleasant odor. Police were unable to identify the owner of the bag, and all items, including the firearm, were taken into evidence.</p>
3265.  
3266.  
3267.  
3268. <p>Given the proximity of the location to multiple schools, this discovery is raising concerns among residents and local authorities. Police continue to investigate the origins of the weapon and are urging anyone with information to come forward.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/handgun-found-in-book-bag-near-chillicothe-schools-raises-concerns/">Handgun found in book bag near Chillicothe schools raises concerns</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
3272. </item>
3273. <item>
3274. <title>OVI checkpoint scheduled along Route 23 in Pike Co.</title>
3275. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/ovi-checkpoint-scheduled-in-route-23-in-pike-co/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ovi-checkpoint-scheduled-in-route-23-in-pike-co</link>
3277. <dc:creator><![CDATA[News Release]]></dc:creator>
3278. <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
3279. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3280. <category><![CDATA[-Pike County]]></category>
3281. <category><![CDATA[Piketon]]></category>
3282. <category><![CDATA[Waverly]]></category>
3283. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58377</guid>
3284.  
3285. <description><![CDATA[<p>PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio Highway Patrol, along with the Pike County Sheriff’s Office and Waverly Police Department, announced that an OVI (Operating a Vehicle Impaired) checkpoint will be held tonight on US-23 in Pike County from 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. The checkpoint is part of efforts to prevent and intercept impaired drivers. [&#8230;]</p>
3286. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/ovi-checkpoint-scheduled-in-route-23-in-pike-co/">OVI checkpoint scheduled along Route 23 in Pike Co.</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3287. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — </strong>The Ohio Highway Patrol, along with the Pike County Sheriff’s Office and Waverly Police Department, announced that an OVI (Operating a Vehicle Impaired) checkpoint will be held tonight on US-23 in Pike County from 7 P.M. to 9 P.M.</p>
3288.  
3289.  
3290.  
3291. <p>The checkpoint is part of efforts to prevent and intercept impaired drivers. Along with the checkpoint, nearby saturation patrols will target drivers who may pose a risk of injury or fatal crashes due to impairment.</p>
3292.  
3293.  
3294.  
3295. <p>If you’re planning to drink, ensure you have a designated driver or other transportation options to avoid driving under the influence. Driving impaired can lead to avoidable tragedies—let’s prevent another life from being lost.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/ovi-checkpoint-scheduled-in-route-23-in-pike-co/">OVI checkpoint scheduled along Route 23 in Pike Co.</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
3299. </item>
3300. <item>
3301. <title>Local hospitals address nationwide IV and dialysis fluids shortage after hurricane  </title>
3302. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/local-hospitals-address-nationwide-iv-and-dialysis-fluids-shortage-after-hurricane/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=local-hospitals-address-nationwide-iv-and-dialysis-fluids-shortage-after-hurricane</link>
3304. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
3305. <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 09:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
3306. <category><![CDATA[-Adams County]]></category>
3307. <category><![CDATA[-Athens County]]></category>
3308. <category><![CDATA[-Clinton County]]></category>
3309. <category><![CDATA[-Fayette County]]></category>
3310. <category><![CDATA[-Gallia County]]></category>
3311. <category><![CDATA[-Highland County]]></category>
3312. <category><![CDATA[-Hocking County]]></category>
3313. <category><![CDATA[-Jackson County]]></category>
3314. <category><![CDATA[-Lawerence County]]></category>
3315. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3316. <category><![CDATA[-Madison County]]></category>
3317. <category><![CDATA[-Meigs County]]></category>
3318. <category><![CDATA[-Pickaway County]]></category>
3319. <category><![CDATA[-Pike County]]></category>
3320. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
3321. <category><![CDATA[-Scioto County]]></category>
3322. <category><![CDATA[-Vinton County]]></category>
3323. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58374</guid>
3324.  
3325. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Hurricane Helene has worsened a shortage of intravenous fluids in the United States, prompting the Biden administration to invoke the Defense Production Act to aid recovery efforts. The storm, which hit western North Carolina last month, disrupted operations at Baxter International’s North Cove facility, the largest producer of IV fluids and dialysis [&#8230;]</p>
3326. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/local-hospitals-address-nationwide-iv-and-dialysis-fluids-shortage-after-hurricane/">Local hospitals address nationwide IV and dialysis fluids shortage after hurricane  </a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3327. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio —</strong> Hurricane Helene has worsened a shortage of intravenous fluids in the United States, prompting the Biden administration to invoke the Defense Production Act to aid recovery efforts.</p>
3328.  
3329.  
3330.  
3331. <p>The storm, which hit western North Carolina last month, disrupted operations at Baxter International’s North Cove facility, the largest producer of IV fluids and dialysis solutions in the U.S. Although Baxter has resumed distribution, the company has limited orders. Last week, Baxter expanded order capacity to 60% for some of the most in-demand fluids.</p>
3332.  
3333.  
3334.  
3335. <p>The storm&#8217;s impact has rippled through the healthcare system. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declared multiple shortages, leading some hospitals to ration supplies and postpone surgeries. On Saturday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health advisory, warning that the shortage could affect patient care.</p>
3336.  
3337.  
3338.  
3339. <p>To alleviate the shortfall, the FDA announced it would allow the importation of products from five non-U.S. facilities. Domestic manufacturers B. Braun Medical and ICU Medical are also increasing production to address the gaps. However, Baxter’s North Cove facility is critical, supplying 60% of IV fluids used in U.S. hospitals.</p>
3340.  
3341.  
3342.  
3343. <p>The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has invoked the Defense Production Act to help Baxter acquire materials for cleanup and rebuilding. An HHS spokesperson said the agency is working with Baxter to resolve additional challenges and may use the act further to support the recovery.</p>
3344.  
3345.  
3346.  
3347. <p>“Ensuring people have the medical supplies they need is a top priority of the administration,” an HHS official said in a statement Tuesday. “We are working closely with Baxter to support the cleanup and restoration of the facility.”</p>
3348.  
3349.  
3350.  
3351. <p>The Defense Production Act, passed in 1950, grants the president broad authority to direct industrial resources during emergencies. It has been used in previous crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017, which also disrupted Baxter’s production of IV bags.</p>
3352.  
3353.  
3354.  
3355. <p>OhioHealth had signs placed around their hospitals on Thursday that alerted patients to the issue. </p>
3356.  
3357.  
3358.  
3359. <p>“There is a nationwide shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids and OhioHealth is taking steps to ensure there is enough supply for our patients,” the message reads. “Your provider may use medications to control symptoms, along with oral rehydration drinks as treatment instead of IV fluids when appropriate to help preserve supply.”-</p>
3360.  
3361.  
3362.  
3363. <p>Baxter reported Monday that cleanup at the North Cove site is progressing. A temporary rock bridge has been installed, with a second bridge under construction to allow product and equipment to move more freely. The company aims to restart production by the end of the year, although it will be phased.</p>
3364.  
3365.  
3366.  
3367. <p>IV solution allocations for children’s hospitals have returned to full capacity, and other products could be fully restored by year’s end, Baxter said.</p>
3368.  
3369.  
3370.  
3371. <p>The IV fluid shortage is the latest in a series of disruptions to the U.S. supply chain. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists reported a record number of drug shortages earlier this year, with at least 300 ongoing for the past 18 months.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/local-hospitals-address-nationwide-iv-and-dialysis-fluids-shortage-after-hurricane/">Local hospitals address nationwide IV and dialysis fluids shortage after hurricane  </a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
3375. </item>
3376. <item>
3377. <title>Goodbye, Kmart shoppers. An end of an era in American retail</title>
3378. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/goodbye-kmart-shoppers-an-end-of-a-era-in-american-retail/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=goodbye-kmart-shoppers-an-end-of-a-era-in-american-retail</link>
3380. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
3381. <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 08:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
3382. <category><![CDATA[--FEATURED]]></category>
3383. <category><![CDATA[-Adams County]]></category>
3384. <category><![CDATA[-Athens County]]></category>
3385. <category><![CDATA[-Clinton County]]></category>
3386. <category><![CDATA[-Fayette County]]></category>
3387. <category><![CDATA[-Gallia County]]></category>
3388. <category><![CDATA[-Highland County]]></category>
3389. <category><![CDATA[-Hocking County]]></category>
3390. <category><![CDATA[-Jackson County]]></category>
3391. <category><![CDATA[-Lawerence County]]></category>
3392. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3393. <category><![CDATA[-Madison County]]></category>
3394. <category><![CDATA[-Meigs County]]></category>
3395. <category><![CDATA[-Pike County]]></category>
3396. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
3397. <category><![CDATA[-Scioto County]]></category>
3398. <category><![CDATA[-Vinton County]]></category>
3399. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58370</guid>
3400.  
3401. <description><![CDATA[<p>BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY — The last full-scale Kmart in the continental US is&#160;set to close&#160;Sunday in Bridgehampton, New York, marking the end of an era for the once-iconic retailer. Known for its &#8220;Blue Light Specials&#8221;—flash discount announcements—and celebrity partnerships, the chain struggled over the years to compete with Walmart, Target, and online retailers. Founded in 1899 [&#8230;]</p>
3402. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/goodbye-kmart-shoppers-an-end-of-a-era-in-american-retail/">Goodbye, Kmart shoppers. An end of an era in American retail</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3403. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY —</strong> The last full-scale Kmart in the continental US is&nbsp;<a href="https://link.join1440.com/click/37121574.933718/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcG5ld3MuY29tL2FydGljbGUva21hcnQtY2xvc2luZy1zZWFycy1ibHVlLWxpZ2h0LWxhc3Qtc3RvcmUtNmIzMDJiYmFlYzhjMDAzMzUxZjYyYWVmY2YwNTI4YjQ/66c4bdbc5d78644b3a9d8e12B8b27f72c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">set to close</a>&nbsp;Sunday in Bridgehampton, New York, marking the end of an era for the once-iconic retailer. Known for its &#8220;Blue Light Specials&#8221;—flash discount announcements—and celebrity partnerships, the chain struggled over the years to compete with Walmart, Target, and online retailers.</p>
3404.  
3405.  
3406.  
3407. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="732" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7994-1-1024x732.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58369" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7994-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7994-1-300x215.jpg 300w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7994-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7994-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7994-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7994-1-750x536.jpg 750w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7994-1-1140x815.jpg 1140w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7994-1.jpg 1179w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em><strong>The Kmart pictured here closed in Chillicothe, Ohio more than five years ago. It was the start of the retail giant’s gradual decline. </strong></em></figcaption></figure>
3408.  
3409.  
3410.  
3411. <p>Founded in 1899 as&nbsp;<a href="https://link.join1440.com/click/37121574.933718/aHR0cHM6Ly9rcmVzZ2Uub3JnL3RoZS1zdG9yZS8/66c4bdbc5d78644b3a9d8e12B3c511418" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SS Kresge</a>—the first Kmart branch opened in 1962—it was a pioneer in discount retailing. At its peak in the 1980s, annual revenues exceeded $36B with over 2,000 stores. By 1986, the store was the second-largest retailer, behind Sears. Kmart eventually filed for bankruptcy in 2002 and again in 2018, largely due to&nbsp;<a href="https://link.join1440.com/click/37121574.933718/aHR0cHM6Ly9zdGFydHVwc3R1bWJsZXMuY29tL3doYXQtaGFwcGVuZWQtdG8ta21hcnQv/66c4bdbc5d78644b3a9d8e12Bbc5e34d7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">mismanagement</a>, failed acquisitions, outdated locations, and failure to adapt to online shopping trends. After&nbsp;<a href="https://link.join1440.com/click/37121574.933718/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vaWQvd2JuYTY1MDk2ODM/66c4bdbc5d78644b3a9d8e12Bf451bf00" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">merging with Sears</a> in 2005, both brands suffered losses, and Kmart’s remaining stores gradually closed.</p>
3412.  
3413.  
3414.  
3415. <p>Only a small Kmart outlet in Miami and a few locations in Guam and the US Virgin Islands remain.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/18/goodbye-kmart-shoppers-an-end-of-a-era-in-american-retail/">Goodbye, Kmart shoppers. An end of an era in American retail</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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3420. <item>
3421. <title>Ashville PD issues warning about aggressive K9</title>
3422. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ashville-pd-issues-warning-about-aggressive-k9/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ashville-pd-issues-warning-about-aggressive-k9</link>
3424. <dc:creator><![CDATA[News Release]]></dc:creator>
3425. <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
3426. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3427. <category><![CDATA[-Pickaway County]]></category>
3428. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58367</guid>
3429.  
3430. <description><![CDATA[<p>ASHVILLE, Ohio – The Ashville Police Department has issued an urgent advisory for residents living north of State Route 752 in the village. Authorities are warning the public to stay indoors due to a loose, aggressive K9 roaming the area. Residents are urged to keep pets inside and remain vigilant. The Ashville PD is working [&#8230;]</p>
3431. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ashville-pd-issues-warning-about-aggressive-k9/">Ashville PD issues warning about aggressive K9</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3432. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>ASHVILLE, Ohio – </strong>The Ashville Police Department has issued an urgent advisory for residents living north of State Route 752 in the village. Authorities are warning the public to stay indoors due to a loose, aggressive K9 roaming the area.</p>
3433.  
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3435.  
3436. <p>Residents are urged to keep pets inside and remain vigilant. The Ashville PD is working to contain the situation and ensure the safety of the community.</p>
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3440. <p>For now, residents are advised to avoid walking outdoors and to contact authorities if they spot the animal. Further updates will be provided as the situation develops.</p>
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3444. <p></p>
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3447.  
3448. <p></p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ashville-pd-issues-warning-about-aggressive-k9/">Ashville PD issues warning about aggressive K9</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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3453. <item>
3454. <title>Boil advisory issued in Athens County</title>
3455. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/boil-advisory-issued-in-athens-county/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=boil-advisory-issued-in-athens-county</link>
3457. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
3458. <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
3459. <category><![CDATA[-Athens County]]></category>
3460. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3461. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58364</guid>
3462.  
3463. <description><![CDATA[<p>ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — A boil advisory has been issued for residents on Kimes Lane, effective from 11 a.m. Thursday, October 17, until 1 p.m. Friday, October 18. The advisory was put in place as a precaution due to potential contamination in the water supply. During this time, residents are advised to boil all water [&#8230;]</p>
3464. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/boil-advisory-issued-in-athens-county/">Boil advisory issued in Athens County</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3465. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — </strong>A boil advisory has been issued for residents on Kimes Lane, effective from 11 a.m. Thursday, October 17, until 1 p.m. Friday, October 18.</p>
3466.  
3467.  
3468.  
3469. <p>The advisory was put in place as a precaution due to potential contamination in the water supply. During this time, residents are advised to boil all water used for drinking, cooking, and brushing their teeth for at least one minute before use. Bottled water is also recommended as an alternative during the advisory period.</p>
3470.  
3471.  
3472.  
3473. <p>Officials expect the advisory to be lifted by early Friday afternoon, pending water quality tests. Residents are urged to follow these precautions until the advisory is officially lifted. Further updates will be provided as needed.</p>
3474.  
3475.  
3476.  
3477. <p></p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/boil-advisory-issued-in-athens-county/">Boil advisory issued in Athens County</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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3483. <title>Ohio Christian University begins search for new president</title>
3484. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohio-christian-university-begins-search-for-new-president/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ohio-christian-university-begins-search-for-new-president</link>
3486. <dc:creator><![CDATA[News Release]]></dc:creator>
3487. <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
3488. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3489. <category><![CDATA[-Pickaway County]]></category>
3490. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58360</guid>
3491.  
3492. <description><![CDATA[<p>CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — Ohio Christian University is on the hunt for its next president, as the Board of Trustees announced plans to find a new leader for the institution. The university is looking for someone with a strong background in both academics and administration, along with a commitment to the school’s Christian mission. The search [&#8230;]</p>
3493. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohio-christian-university-begins-search-for-new-president/">Ohio Christian University begins search for new president</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3494. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio —</strong> Ohio Christian University is on the hunt for its next president, as the Board of Trustees announced plans to find a new leader for the institution. The university is looking for someone with a strong background in both academics and administration, along with a commitment to the school’s Christian mission. The search comes at a crucial time as the school seeks a visionary figure to help guide its future.</p>
3495.  
3496.  
3497.  
3498. <p>Founded in 1948 as Circleville Bible College, Ohio Christian University started with the goal of training clergy for the Churches of Christ in Christian Union. Today, it offers more than 40 degree programs across various fields, from associate to master’s degrees, while staying true to its Christian roots. The university serves a range of students, including traditional undergraduates on its Circleville campus, online learners, and high school students enrolled in dual-credit courses.</p>
3499.  
3500.  
3501.  
3502. <p>The next president will need to embrace the university’s Wesleyan-Arminian values and work collaboratively with staff, faculty, and students. According to the Board, this new leader will also play a key role in fundraising and managing the university’s financial resources, a task that’s become increasingly important in the face of shifting trends in higher education.</p>
3503.  
3504.  
3505.  
3506. <p>Applications for the position are open until November 1, 2024, with candidates asked to submit their interest along with a resume and references to the Presidential Search Committee. The search is being led by Dr. Mike Holbrook, who serves as the committee&#8217;s chair. The Board hopes to find a president who can continue to build on the school’s legacy while ensuring its future growth and stability.</p>
3507.  
3508.  
3509.  
3510. <p>For more information on how to apply, or to make inquiries, the university has provided contact details for the search committee, which can be reached at <a>ocupresidentialsearch@cccuhq.org</a>.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohio-christian-university-begins-search-for-new-president/">Ohio Christian University begins search for new president</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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3515. <item>
3516. <title>Ross County Sheriff&#8217;s Office investigating armed home invasion</title>
3517. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ross-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-armed-home-invasion/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ross-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-armed-home-invasion</link>
3519. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
3520. <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
3521. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3522. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
3523. <category><![CDATA[Chillicothe]]></category>
3524. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58355</guid>
3525.  
3526. <description><![CDATA[<p>ROSS COUNTY, Ohio &#8212; The Ross County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is investigating an armed home invasion that took place on October 14 around 7:30 PM on Anderson Station Road. According to the sheriff’s report, deputies were dispatched to the scene after receiving a call regarding the burglary. Upon arrival, they spoke with the victims who described [&#8230;]</p>
3527. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ross-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-armed-home-invasion/">Ross County Sheriff’s Office investigating armed home invasion</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3528. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>ROSS COUNTY, Ohio &#8212;</strong> The Ross County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is investigating an armed home invasion that took place on October 14 around 7:30 PM on Anderson Station Road.</p>
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3530.  
3531.  
3532. <p>According to the sheriff’s report, deputies were dispatched to the scene after receiving a call regarding the burglary. Upon arrival, they spoke with the victims who described a terrifying encounter with two armed men who forced their way into the residence.</p>
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3534.  
3535.  
3536. <p>The suspects, both wearing ski masks, were described as a heavyset white male and a skinny black male. The victims reported that the intruders ordered everyone to sit on the couch and threatened them at gunpoint, demanding money. After a tense standoff, the suspects fled the scene in what was reported to be a dark-colored Honda.</p>
3537.  
3538.  
3539.  
3540. <p>As part of their ongoing investigation, deputies are working to obtain surveillance footage from nearby Westland Estates, a Chillicothe Metropolitan Housing complex, to help identify the suspects.</p>
3541.  
3542.  
3543.  
3544. <p>The Sheriff&#8217;s Office has asked anyone with information about the incident to come forward as they continue to pursue leads.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ross-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-armed-home-invasion/">Ross County Sheriff’s Office investigating armed home invasion</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
3548. </item>
3549. <item>
3550. <title>Ohio&#8217;s top spooky getaways: Haunting experiences await</title>
3551. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohios-top-spooky-getaways-haunting-experiences-await/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ohios-top-spooky-getaways-haunting-experiences-await</link>
3553. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
3554. <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
3555. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3556. <category><![CDATA[Regional]]></category>
3557. <category><![CDATA[Statewide]]></category>
3558. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58349</guid>
3559.  
3560. <description><![CDATA[<p>For those seeking a spine-chilling adventure this fall, Ohio is brimming with legendary haunted locations that are sure to satisfy even the most daring ghost hunters. From eerie prisons to haunted hotels, these destinations are steeped in history and paranormal activity, drawing visitors from across the country. Ohio State Reformatory – Mansfield, OH Once a [&#8230;]</p>
3561. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohios-top-spooky-getaways-haunting-experiences-await/">Ohio’s top spooky getaways: Haunting experiences await</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3562. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those seeking a spine-chilling adventure this fall, Ohio is brimming with legendary haunted locations that are sure to satisfy even the most daring ghost hunters. From eerie prisons to haunted hotels, these destinations are steeped in history and paranormal activity, drawing visitors from across the country.</p>
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3566. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="660" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Reform1EditUpdated-Copy-scaled-1-1024x660.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58351" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Reform1EditUpdated-Copy-scaled-1-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Reform1EditUpdated-Copy-scaled-1-300x193.jpg 300w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Reform1EditUpdated-Copy-scaled-1-768x495.jpg 768w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Reform1EditUpdated-Copy-scaled-1-1536x989.jpg 1536w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Reform1EditUpdated-Copy-scaled-1-2048x1319.jpg 2048w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Reform1EditUpdated-Copy-scaled-1-750x483.jpg 750w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Reform1EditUpdated-Copy-scaled-1-1140x734.jpg 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>
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3569.  
3570. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ohio-state-reformatory-mansfield-oh">Ohio State Reformatory – Mansfield, OH</h4>
3571.  
3572.  
3573.  
3574. <p>Once a notorious prison, the Ohio State Reformatory is now open for ghost hunts and haunted tours. Known for its violent history, the spirits of former inmates are said to roam its halls, with sightings of shadowy figures and strange cold spots. Visitors have reported hearing disembodied voices in this chilling institution.</p>
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3578. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="700" height="441" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/haunted-athens-lunatic-asylum-now-the-ridges.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58350" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/haunted-athens-lunatic-asylum-now-the-ridges.jpg 700w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/haunted-athens-lunatic-asylum-now-the-ridges-300x189.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></figure>
3579.  
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3581.  
3582. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-ridges-athens-lunatic-asylum-athens-oh">The Ridges (Athens Lunatic Asylum) – Athens, OH</h4>
3583.  
3584.  
3585.  
3586. <p>This former asylum, open to the public for ghost tours, holds a tragic history, with patients who died under grim conditions believed to haunt the grounds. One of the most famous legends tells of a woman whose body was undiscovered for weeks, leaving an eerie stain where she was found.</p>
3587.  
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3590. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-lafayette-hotel-marietta-oh">Lafayette Hotel – Marietta, OH</h4>
3591.  
3592.  
3593.  
3594. <p>If you&#8217;re looking for a haunted overnight stay, the Lafayette Hotel is the place to be. Guests and staff have reported seeing figures in the hallways, especially a woman in period clothing. The riverboat-themed rooms seem to be a hotspot for paranormal activity, with strange noises heard frequently.</p>
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3597.  
3598. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-franklin-castle-cleveland-oh">Franklin Castle – Cleveland, OH</h4>
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3602. <p>Known as one of Ohio&#8217;s most haunted houses, Franklin Castle has a dark history, including mysterious deaths within the family that lived there. Visitors can occasionally join public tours, where they might hear ghostly cries, footsteps, or even see apparitions.</p>
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3606. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="495" height="288" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-17-104156.png" alt="" class="wp-image-58352" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-17-104156.png 495w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-17-104156-300x175.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" /></figure>
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3610. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-moonville-tunnel-mcarthur-oh">Moonville Tunnel – McArthur, OH</h4>
3611.  
3612.  
3613.  
3614. <p>This secluded tunnel, accessible via hiking trails, has long been associated with ghost stories, particularly that of a railroad worker who met a tragic end here. Hikers have reported glowing lights and shadowy figures as they pass through the eerie tunnel.</p>
3615.  
3616.  
3617.  
3618. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-buxton-inn-granville-oh">Buxton Inn – Granville, OH</h4>
3619.  
3620.  
3621.  
3622. <p>The Buxton Inn, built in 1812, offers ghost tours and overnight stays where visitors often report paranormal experiences. From the ghost of a former innkeeper to a spectral cat, many guests claim to feel watched and hear unexplained footsteps in this historic location.</p>
3623.  
3624.  
3625.  
3626. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-golden-lamb-lebanon-oh">The Golden Lamb – Lebanon, OH</h4>
3627.  
3628.  
3629.  
3630. <p>Ohio&#8217;s oldest inn is rumored to be haunted by several spirits, including a girl named Sarah. Her ghost is said to wander the rooms, moving items on her own. Guests have also reported other strange occurrences, making The Golden Lamb a must-visit for paranormal enthusiasts.</p>
3631.  
3632.  
3633.  
3634. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-cedar-point-amusement-park-sandusky-oh">Cedar Point Amusement Park – Sandusky, OH</h4>
3635.  
3636.  
3637.  
3638. <p>Beyond its famous roller coasters, Cedar Point is home to several ghostly legends, particularly around Hotel Breakers and Lighthouse Point. Visitors claim to have seen apparitions and heard mysterious sounds in the older sections of the park.</p>
3639.  
3640.  
3641.  
3642. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-haunted-halls-of-the-licking-county-jail-newark-oh">The Haunted Halls of the Licking County Jail – Newark, OH</h4>
3643.  
3644.  
3645.  
3646. <p>Once a home for notorious criminals, this historic jail is now a hotspot for ghost tours and paranormal investigations. Visitors report cold drafts, whispers, and ghostly apparitions in the cells.</p>
3647.  
3648.  
3649.  
3650. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-helltown-boston-township-oh">Helltown – Boston Township, OH</h4>
3651.  
3652.  
3653.  
3654. <p>Helltown is perhaps Ohio’s most mysterious destination, surrounded by urban legends. Visitors brave enough to explore its trails report strange sightings and an unsettling feeling of being watched. Some areas are restricted, but the available hiking paths provide a glimpse into this eerie, abandoned town.</p>
3655.  
3656.  
3657.  
3658. <p>Whether you&#8217;re a seasoned ghost hunter or just curious about the supernatural, these haunted locations across Ohio offer a thrilling mix of eerie history and paranormal encounters. Ready to explore the state&#8217;s spookiest sites?</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohios-top-spooky-getaways-haunting-experiences-await/">Ohio’s top spooky getaways: Haunting experiences await</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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3664. <title>Train collides with car during Circleville Pumpkin Show</title>
3665. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/train-collides-with-car-during-circleville-pumpkin-show/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=train-collides-with-car-during-circleville-pumpkin-show</link>
3667. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
3668. <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
3669. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3670. <category><![CDATA[-Pickaway County]]></category>
3671. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58346</guid>
3672.  
3673. <description><![CDATA[<p>CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — A car was struck by a train in Circleville on Wednesday evening, but fortunately, no serious injuries were reported. The incident occurred around 9 p.m., authorities said. While the vehicle sustained significant damage, those involved, officials said, were unharmed. The exact circumstances leading to the collision have not yet been disclosed, and [&#8230;]</p>
3674. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/train-collides-with-car-during-circleville-pumpkin-show/">Train collides with car during Circleville Pumpkin Show</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3675. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — </strong>A car was struck by a train in Circleville on Wednesday evening, but fortunately, no serious injuries were reported. The incident occurred around 9 p.m., authorities said.</p>
3676.  
3677.  
3678.  
3679. <p>While the vehicle sustained significant damage, those involved, officials said, were unharmed. The exact circumstances leading to the collision have not yet been disclosed, and the incident remains under investigation by local authorities.</p>
3680.  
3681.  
3682.  
3683. <p>Drivers are reminded to exercise caution when approaching railroad crossings as officials continue to review the details of what led to the accident.</p>
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3687. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="960" height="668" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_0978-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58345" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_0978-1.jpg 960w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_0978-1-300x209.jpg 300w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_0978-1-768x534.jpg 768w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_0978-1-750x522.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong><em>Image Credit: Amanda Lagore</em></strong></figcaption></figure><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/train-collides-with-car-during-circleville-pumpkin-show/">Train collides with car during Circleville Pumpkin Show</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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3693. <title>Ohio Highway Patrol to conduct OVI checkpoint in Pike County this Friday</title>
3694. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohio-highway-patrol-to-conduct-ovi-checkpoint-in-pike-county-this-friday/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ohio-highway-patrol-to-conduct-ovi-checkpoint-in-pike-county-this-friday</link>
3696. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
3697. <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
3698. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3699. <category><![CDATA[-Pike County]]></category>
3700. <category><![CDATA[Piketon]]></category>
3701. <category><![CDATA[Waverly]]></category>
3702. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58341</guid>
3703.  
3704. <description><![CDATA[<p>PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio Highway Patrol has released further details on an OVI (Operating a Vehicle Impaired) checkpoint scheduled for this week. According to Lieutenant J. Schuldt, commander of the Portsmouth Post, the checkpoint will be conducted on Friday evening in Pike County. &#8220;Based on provisional data, there were 672 OVI-related fatal crashes [&#8230;]</p>
3705. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohio-highway-patrol-to-conduct-ovi-checkpoint-in-pike-county-this-friday/">Ohio Highway Patrol to conduct OVI checkpoint in Pike County this Friday</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3706. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>PIKE COUNTY, Ohio —</strong> The Ohio Highway Patrol has released further details on an OVI (Operating a Vehicle Impaired) checkpoint scheduled for this week. According to Lieutenant J. Schuldt, commander of the Portsmouth Post, the checkpoint will be conducted on Friday evening in Pike County.</p>
3707.  
3708.  
3709.  
3710. <p>&#8220;Based on provisional data, there were 672 OVI-related fatal crashes in which 1,242 people lost their lives last year in Ohio,&#8221; Lt. Schuldt stated. &#8220;State troopers make an average of 25,000 OVI arrests each year in an effort to combat these dangerous drivers. OVI checkpoints are designed to not only deter impaired driving but to proactively remove these dangerous drivers from our roadways.&#8221;</p>
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3712.  
3713.  
3714. <p>While the exact location of the checkpoint has not yet been disclosed, it will be announced on Friday morning. The Ohio Highway Patrol encourages all drivers to remain vigilant and to avoid getting behind the wheel while impaired.</p>
3715.  
3716.  
3717.  
3718. <p>OVI checkpoints are part of a larger statewide effort to increase road safety and reduce the number of impaired drivers on Ohio’s roadways.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohio-highway-patrol-to-conduct-ovi-checkpoint-in-pike-county-this-friday/">Ohio Highway Patrol to conduct OVI checkpoint in Pike County this Friday</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
3722. </item>
3723. <item>
3724. <title>Chillicothe man at center of 2021 Yoctangee Park restroom controversy arrested for OVI</title>
3725. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/chillicothe-man-at-center-of-2021-yoctangee-park-restroom-controversy-arrested-for-ovi/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=chillicothe-man-at-center-of-2021-yoctangee-park-restroom-controversy-arrested-for-ovi</link>
3727. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
3728. <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
3729. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3730. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
3731. <category><![CDATA[Chillicothe]]></category>
3732. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58336</guid>
3733.  
3734. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A man previously involved in a controversial 2021 incident at Yoctangee Park is back in the news after being arrested for Operating a Vehicle Impaired (OVI). Jeff Kritzwiser was taken into custody on October 16, 2024, around 9 p.m., following a traffic stop. Kritzwiser, who is currently being held at the Ross [&#8230;]</p>
3735. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/chillicothe-man-at-center-of-2021-yoctangee-park-restroom-controversy-arrested-for-ovi/">Chillicothe man at center of 2021 Yoctangee Park restroom controversy arrested for OVI</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3736. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio —</strong> A man previously involved in a controversial 2021 incident at Yoctangee Park is back in the news after being arrested for Operating a Vehicle Impaired (OVI). Jeff Kritzwiser was taken into custody on October 16, 2024, around 9 p.m., following a traffic stop.</p>
3737.  
3738.  
3739.  
3740. <p>Kritzwiser, who is currently being held at the Ross County Jail, was previously the focus of local headlines after a 2021 incident in which he locked three juveniles in a public restroom at Yoctangee Park. At the time, Kritzwiser, a park and recreation employee, accused the juveniles — ages 11, 12, and 14 — of smoking marijuana in the park. He detained the teens by locking them inside the restroom until police arrived on the scene.</p>
3741.  
3742.  
3743.  
3744. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="474" height="311" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/OIP-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58338" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/OIP-2.jpg 474w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/OIP-2-300x197.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px" /></figure>
3745.  
3746.  
3747.  
3748. <p>Chillicothe Police Officer Samantha Taczak responded to the 2021 call, advising Kritzwiser that he did not have the authority to detain the juveniles in that manner. &#8220;Kritzwiser became agitated with that statement,&#8221; Taczak noted in her report. When questioned about his actions, Kritzwiser told officers he was trying to prevent the teens from fleeing on their bikes before police arrived.</p>
3749.  
3750.  
3751.  
3752. <p>No charges were filed against Kritzwiser at the time, though many, including attorney Brad Jones, argued that his actions possibly amounted to unlawful restraint. &#8220;Smoking pot is a misdemeanor, and in most cities, a minor misdemeanor. These are children,&#8221; Jones said in 2021. &#8220;This park employee has opened himself up to felony charges, and the city could face lawsuits from the families of these children. This is a serious, traumatic violation of the law.&#8221;</p>
3753.  
3754.  
3755.  
3756. <p>Kritzwiser faces an OVI charge, while many still remember the controversy surrounding his actions in Yoctangee Park in 2021.</p>
3757.  
3758.  
3759.  
3760. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="960" height="631" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_0997-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58337" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_0997-1.jpg 960w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_0997-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_0997-1-768x505.jpg 768w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_0997-1-750x493.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /></figure><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/chillicothe-man-at-center-of-2021-yoctangee-park-restroom-controversy-arrested-for-ovi/">Chillicothe man at center of 2021 Yoctangee Park restroom controversy arrested for OVI</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
3764. </item>
3765. <item>
3766. <title>Ohio’s child poverty rate was 17.7% in 2022, according to new report</title>
3767. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohios-child-poverty-rate-was-17-7-in-2022-according-to-new-report/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ohios-child-poverty-rate-was-17-7-in-2022-according-to-new-report</link>
3769. <dc:creator><![CDATA[News Release]]></dc:creator>
3770. <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
3771. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3772. <category><![CDATA[Columbus]]></category>
3773. <category><![CDATA[Regional]]></category>
3774. <category><![CDATA[Statewide]]></category>
3775. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58332</guid>
3776.  
3777. <description><![CDATA[<p>MEGAN HENRY, Ohio Capital Journal &#8212; Ohio’s poverty rate was 13.4% in 2022 and the state’s child poverty rate was 17.7%, according to the latest report from the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies. While the state’s overall poverty rate is the same as last year’s report for 2021, this is slightly higher than the national [&#8230;]</p>
3778. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohios-child-poverty-rate-was-17-7-in-2022-according-to-new-report/">Ohio’s child poverty rate was 17.7% in 2022, according to new report</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3779. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>MEGAN HENRY, Ohio Capital Journal &#8212; </strong>Ohio’s poverty rate was 13.4% in 2022 and the state’s child poverty rate was 17.7%, according to the latest report from the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies.</p>
3780.  
3781.  
3782.  
3783. <p>While the state’s overall poverty rate is the same as last year’s report for 2021, this is slightly higher than the national poverty rate of 12.6%. This is the 31st year the OACAA, which represents 48 agencies across the state, has issued a State of Poverty report.&nbsp;</p>
3784.  
3785.  
3786.  
3787. <p>“We cannot become numb to child poverty, so we cannot become known to poverty overall,” OACAA Executive Director Philip E. Cole said during a press conference.&nbsp;</p>
3788.  
3789.  
3790.  
3791. <p>Nearly a fifth of Ohio children under six were living in poverty in 2022, according to the report. About 18% of Ohio children ages 6 to 11 were living in poverty and 15.9% of Ohio children ages 12 to 17 were living in poverty.&nbsp;</p>
3792.  
3793.  
3794.  
3795. <p>“The life we will live is determined at birth,” Cole said. “While we know that poverty has many causes, your economic status at birth is a major one that has nothing to do with personal choices. … No one can choose where or to whom they’re born. It has to do with unequal access to important resources people need to thrive in life. If a person does not have access to the things needed to thrive, they will be worse off than others.”</p>
3796.  
3797.  
3798.  
3799. <p>This year’s report focused on poverty’s effect on children — particularly when it comes to housing, food insecurity, and health care.&nbsp;</p>
3800.  
3801.  
3802.  
3803. <p>“No demographic is immune from the effects of poverty,” said Tina Kassebaum, partner and principal Investigator of Strategic Research Group. “While children have no control over their housing situation, over their access to food or over their overall health care, they are deeply affected by these and other factors.”</p>
3804.  
3805.  
3806.  
3807. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-housing">Housing</h4>
3808.  
3809.  
3810.  
3811. <p>Almost a fourth of Ohio children (23%) live in cost-burdened households — meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing.&nbsp;</p>
3812.  
3813.  
3814.  
3815. <p>Slightly more than half of Ohio children (53%) living in low-income households are cost-burdened, which puts them at a higher risk of dealing with housing insecurity.&nbsp;</p>
3816.  
3817.  
3818.  
3819. <p>“We saw landlords driving up rents during the pandemic by as much as 300%,” Cole said. “They are not coming down.”&nbsp;</p>
3820.  
3821.  
3822.  
3823. <p>Affordable housing is a problem nationwide. Ohioans need to be earning at least $20.81 an hour working a full-time job to be able to afford a two-bedroom apartment, according to a report earlier this year by Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio<a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/07/09/full-time-workers-need-to-make-20-81-an-hour-to-afford-two-bedroom-apartment-in-ohio/">&nbsp;and the National Low Income Housing Coalition</a>.&nbsp;</p>
3824.  
3825.  
3826.  
3827. <p>There are only 79 affordable and available units per 100 renter households for people who are at or below 50% area median income, according to OACAA’s report.&nbsp;</p>
3828.  
3829.  
3830.  
3831. <p>“The state needs to look at ways to actually pay contractors to build affordable housing,” Cole said.&nbsp;</p>
3832.  
3833.  
3834.  
3835. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-food-insecurity-nbsp">Food insecurity&nbsp;</h4>
3836.  
3837.  
3838.  
3839. <p>The overall food insecurity rate for Ohio is 11.8% and the food insecurity rate for Ohio children is 14.8%, according to the state of poverty report.&nbsp;</p>
3840.  
3841.  
3842.  
3843. <p>The pandemic-based expansion of SNAP benefits ended in February 2023 — meaning about 1.5 million Ohioans are receiving less money for food, according to the report.&nbsp;</p>
3844.  
3845.  
3846.  
3847. <p>On top of that, there are nearly 300 fewer WIC-authorized vendors in Ohio than there were in 2015.&nbsp;</p>
3848.  
3849.  
3850.  
3851. <p>Van Wert county has no WIC vendors at all. Cuyahoga County has 42 fewer WIC vendors and Franklin County has 30 fewer WIC vendors compared to 2015.&nbsp;</p>
3852.  
3853.  
3854.  
3855. <p>“One possibility is to increase direct funding to food banks and pantries,” Cole said. “Another is a significant tax credit for each member of the family so families have more money to buy food.”</p>
3856.  
3857.  
3858.  
3859. <p>State Reps. Lauren McNally, D-Youngstown, and Casey Weinstein, D-Hudson, introduced a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb290" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">bill last year that would provide</a>&nbsp;a “Thriving Families Tax Credit.”</p>
3860.  
3861.  
3862.  
3863. <p>This would give&nbsp;<a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/10/04/ohio-house-dems-introduce-priority-investment-with-family-tax-credit/">middle and low-income families a tax credit</a>&nbsp;to make up for the gap in pandemic-era benefits. However, House Bill 290 has not received any committee hearings.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
3864.  
3865.  
3866.  
3867. <p>Weinstein previously said the tax credit would be $1,000 per year per child aged 0 to 5 and $500 annually per child ages 6 to 17. Families with an annual income of $65,000 or less would qualify for the full benefit amount.&nbsp;</p>
3868.  
3869.  
3870.  
3871. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-healthcare">Healthcare</h4>
3872.  
3873.  
3874.  
3875. <p>More than 86,000 Ohio children were unenrolled in Medicaid programs between March and September 2023. 4.6% of Ohio children are uninsured.&nbsp;</p>
3876.  
3877.  
3878.  
3879. <figure class="wp-block-image" id="attachment_13187"><a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2021/05/14/increases-in-infant-health-reductions-in-youth-prisons-should-be-budget-priorities-advocates-say/baby-asleep-on-mums-shoulder/"><img decoding="async" src="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GettyImages-84142920-300x200.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-13187"/></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">&nbsp;From Getty Images.</figcaption></figure>
3880.  
3881.  
3882.  
3883. <p>Ohio has a high infant mortality rate. The state’s overall infant mortality rate was 7.0 in 2021 and&nbsp;<a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/04/02/more-black-babies-die-in-ohio-before-their-first-birthday-when-compared-white-babies/">14.2 for Black babies</a>, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Infant mortality rate among Medicaid births (9.4) was nearly twice private insurance births (4.8), according to the poverty report.&nbsp;</p>
3884.  
3885.  
3886.  
3887. <p>Ohio has 13 maternity care deserts counties, meaning there is limited or no access to maternity health care services. There have been 28 closures of providers of labor and delivery services since 2014, according to the Ohio Hospital Association.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
3888.  
3889.  
3890.  
3891. <p>There was recently a groundbreaking for a&nbsp;<a href="https://governor.ohio.gov/media/news-and-media/governor-dewine-breaks-ground-on-new-women-and-childrens-hospital-in-belpre" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">new women and children’s hospital in Belpre</a>&nbsp;at Memorial Health System’s Belpre Medical Campus in Washington County. This will be southeast Ohio’s only women and children’s hospital and is scheduled to open in fall 2026.&nbsp;</p>
3892.  
3893.  
3894.  
3895. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-data-from-the-report">Data from the report</h4>
3896.  
3897.  
3898.  
3899. <p>Scioto County in Southern Ohio had the highest overall poverty rate with 21.8% and the highest family poverty rate with 18.3%, according to the report.&nbsp;</p>
3900.  
3901.  
3902.  
3903. <p>For highest overall poverty rate, next was Athens County (21.6%), then Vinton County (20.9%) and Gallia County (20%).&nbsp;</p>
3904.  
3905.  
3906.  
3907. <p>Cuyahoga County’s overall poverty rate was 16.6%, Hamilton County’s was 15.6% and Franklin County’s was 15.1%.</p>
3908.  
3909.  
3910.  
3911. <p>When it came to the highest family poverty rate, Pike County had 16.6%, Adams County had 14.8% and Lawrence had 14.2%.&nbsp;</p>
3912.  
3913.  
3914.  
3915. <p>Black Ohioans have the highest poverty rate at 25.9%, followed by Hispanic/Latinos at 22%.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohios-child-poverty-rate-was-17-7-in-2022-according-to-new-report/">Ohio’s child poverty rate was 17.7% in 2022, according to new report</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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3920. <item>
3921. <title>Ohio lawmakers propose escaped convict alert program under House Bill 677</title>
3922. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohio-lawmakers-propose-escaped-convict-alert-program-under-house-bill-677/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ohio-lawmakers-propose-escaped-convict-alert-program-under-house-bill-677</link>
3924. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
3925. <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
3926. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3927. <category><![CDATA[Columbus]]></category>
3928. <category><![CDATA[Regional]]></category>
3929. <category><![CDATA[Statewide]]></category>
3930. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58328</guid>
3931.  
3932. <description><![CDATA[<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new bill introduced to the Ohio legislature on October 16, 2024, seeks to establish a state-run alert system designed to aid law enforcement in tracking down escaped convicts. House Bill 677, introduced by Representative Bill Roemer, proposes the creation of the &#8220;escaped convict alert program&#8221; under section 5502.54 of the Ohio [&#8230;]</p>
3933. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohio-lawmakers-propose-escaped-convict-alert-program-under-house-bill-677/">Ohio lawmakers propose escaped convict alert program under House Bill 677</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3934. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>COLUMBUS, Ohio —</strong> A new bill introduced to the Ohio legislature on October 16, 2024, seeks to establish a state-run alert system designed to aid law enforcement in tracking down escaped convicts. House Bill 677, introduced by Representative Bill Roemer, proposes the creation of the &#8220;escaped convict alert program&#8221; under section 5502.54 of the Ohio Revised Code.</p>
3935.  
3936.  
3937.  
3938. <p>Modeled after the widely-known Amber Alert system, which is used to locate missing children, the escaped convict alert program would focus on swiftly notifying the public when a person convicted or charged with a felony escapes from custody. The system is intended to cover the region surrounding the correctional facility, providing timely alerts to aid law enforcement in their search.</p>
3939.  
3940.  
3941.  
3942. <p>The bill outlines steps for law enforcement agencies to activate the alert system after an escape is reported. It also grants immunity to media outlets — including radio, television, and cable systems — whether they broadcast the alert or choose not to, shielding them from potential liability.</p>
3943.  
3944.  
3945.  
3946. <p>One key provision of the proposed legislation is that the alert system will not be authorized to use the federal emergency alert system unless explicitly allowed by federal law. This aims to ensure compliance with national regulations while improving public safety at the local level.</p>
3947.  
3948.  
3949.  
3950. <p>Though conceptually similar to Amber Alerts, House Bill 677 focuses on a different type of emergency involving potentially dangerous individuals on the run. The target audience of the alert will primarily be residents near correctional facilities, enhancing awareness and public safety in areas at immediate risk.</p>
3951.  
3952.  
3953.  
3954. <p>Advocates for the bill emphasize the program&#8217;s potential to provide quicker responses and more coordinated efforts to pursue escaped convicts, ensuring that law enforcement and the public work together to prevent further crimes or dangerous incidents.</p>
3955.  
3956.  
3957.  
3958. <p></p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ohio-lawmakers-propose-escaped-convict-alert-program-under-house-bill-677/">Ohio lawmakers propose escaped convict alert program under House Bill 677</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
3962. </item>
3963. <item>
3964. <title>Ross Co. Sheriff&#8217;s Office daily log &#8211; October 16, 2024</title>
3965. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ross-co-sheriffs-office-daily-log-october-16-2024/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ross-co-sheriffs-office-daily-log-october-16-2024</link>
3967. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
3968. <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
3969. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
3970. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
3971. <category><![CDATA[Chillicothe]]></category>
3972. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58325</guid>
3973.  
3974. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212; The Ross County Sheriff’s Office responded to various incidents throughout the county on October 16, 2024, including disorderly conduct, theft, and a missing person case. Below is a summary of all 13 incidents reported that day, with ongoing investigations in several cases. Case Number: SO-P2405002Offenses: Disorderly ConductReported Date/Time: 1:52 AMAddress: SR 180, [&#8230;]</p>
3975. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ross-co-sheriffs-office-daily-log-october-16-2024/">Ross Co. Sheriff’s Office daily log – October 16, 2024</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
3976. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212;</strong> The Ross County Sheriff’s Office responded to various incidents throughout the county on October 16, 2024, including disorderly conduct, theft, and a missing person case. Below is a summary of all 13 incidents reported that day, with ongoing investigations in several cases.</p>
3977.  
3978.  
3979.  
3980. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3981.  
3982.  
3983.  
3984. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: SO-P2405002<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Disorderly Conduct<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 1:52 AM<br><strong>Address</strong>: SR 180, Laurelville<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Deputies Rush and Obomswain were dispatched to SR 180 for a possible active disorderly conduct situation. Investigation started.</p>
3985.  
3986.  
3987.  
3988. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3989.  
3990.  
3991.  
3992. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: SO-P2405003<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Non-Criminal<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 4:54 AM<br><strong>Address</strong>: SR 207, Clarksburg<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Deputies Dutcher and Dodson were dispatched regarding a suspicious person. Contact was made with the individual, and a report was taken.</p>
3993.  
3994.  
3995.  
3996. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
3997.  
3998.  
3999.  
4000. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: SO-P2405004<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Threat Report<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 9:39 AM<br><strong>Address</strong>: Walnut St, Adelphi<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Tiffany R. Clark reported receiving a possible threat from her ex-boyfriend’s father, Gary Hart. Investigation continues.</p>
4001.  
4002.  
4003.  
4004. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4005.  
4006.  
4007.  
4008. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: SO-P2405005<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Failure to Control Vehicle<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 9:55 AM<br><strong>Address</strong>: Norman Hill Rd, Frankfort<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Deputies were dispatched regarding a non-injury crash. A citation was issued, and a report was taken.</p>
4009.  
4010.  
4011.  
4012. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4013.  
4014.  
4015.  
4016. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: SO-P2405006<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Menacing<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 11:03 AM<br><strong>Address</strong>: Bush Mill Rd, Frankfort<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Rebecca L. Smallwood reported receiving a threatening text message from her stepbrother, Tom Lane. Investigation started.</p>
4017.  
4018.  
4019.  
4020. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4021.  
4022.  
4023.  
4024. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: SO-P2405008<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Non-Criminal<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 10:58 AM<br><strong>Address</strong>: Church St, Chillicothe<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Dispatched for a welfare check at 26 Church St. Contact was made, and an investigation started.</p>
4025.  
4026.  
4027.  
4028. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4029.  
4030.  
4031.  
4032. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: SO-P2405007<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Non-Criminal<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 12:14 PM<br><strong>Address</strong>: SR 138, Frankfort<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Deputies were dispatched regarding a non-criminal report on SR 138. A report was taken.</p>
4033.  
4034.  
4035.  
4036. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4037.  
4038.  
4039.  
4040. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: SO-P2405010<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Motor Vehicle Theft<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 1:18 PM<br><strong>Address</strong>: Houseman Town Rd, Bainbridge<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Deputy Nott was dispatched to Maple Grove Rd for a report of a stolen vehicle. A BOLO was issued.</p>
4041.  
4042.  
4043.  
4044. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4045.  
4046.  
4047.  
4048. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: SO-P2405009<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Theft &#8211; Without Consent<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 1:49 PM<br><strong>Address</strong>: Western Ave, Chillicothe<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Theft complaint filed. Investigation pending.</p>
4049.  
4050.  
4051.  
4052. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4053.  
4054.  
4055.  
4056. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: SO-P2405012<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Disorderly Conduct &#8211; Intoxicated<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 4:17 PM<br><strong>Address</strong>: SR 159, Chillicothe<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Deputy JoHansen responded to an intoxicated individual at the Adena Occupational Health Building. The individual was arrested.</p>
4057.  
4058.  
4059.  
4060. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4061.  
4062.  
4063.  
4064. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: SO-P2405013<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Non-Criminal<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 4:22 PM<br><strong>Address</strong>: Woodland Way, Chillicothe<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Deputy Dutcher handled a fraud report over the phone. Investigation started.</p>
4065.  
4066.  
4067.  
4068. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4069.  
4070.  
4071.  
4072. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: SO-P2405014<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Non-Criminal<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 4:54 PM<br><strong>Address</strong>: Bourneville Valero, Chillicothe<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: A non-criminal incident report was taken over the phone. The issue was resolved.</p>
4073.  
4074.  
4075.  
4076. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4077.  
4078.  
4079.  
4080. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: SO-P2405015<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Missing Person<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 10:41 PM<br><strong>Address</strong>: Moss Hollow Rd, Chillicothe<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Deputy JoHansen located a missing person in the 1800 block of Moss Hollow Rd.</p>
4081.  
4082.  
4083.  
4084. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/ross-co-sheriffs-office-daily-log-october-16-2024/">Ross Co. Sheriff’s Office daily log – October 16, 2024</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
4088. </item>
4089. <item>
4090. <title>Chillicothe Police Dept. daily log &#8211; October 16, 2024</title>
4091. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/chillicothe-police-dept-daily-log-october-16-2024/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=chillicothe-police-dept-daily-log-october-16-2024</link>
4093. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
4094. <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
4095. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
4096. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
4097. <category><![CDATA[Chillicothe]]></category>
4098. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58322</guid>
4099.  
4100. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212; The Chillicothe Police Department responded to a variety of incidents throughout the city on October 16, 2024, ranging from traffic violations and theft reports to disorderly conduct and drug possession cases. Case Number: PD-P2405813Offenses: Operation @ Stop Sign; Signal Before Changing Course; FailureReported Date/Time: 1:24 AMStreet Name: Cove Run RdNarrative: On October [&#8230;]</p>
4101. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/chillicothe-police-dept-daily-log-october-16-2024/">Chillicothe Police Dept. daily log – October 16, 2024</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
4102. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212; </strong>The Chillicothe Police Department responded to a variety of incidents throughout the city on October 16, 2024, ranging from traffic violations and theft reports to disorderly conduct and drug possession cases.</p>
4103.  
4104.  
4105.  
4106. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: PD-P2405813<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Operation @ Stop Sign; Signal Before Changing Course; Failure<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 1:24 AM<br><strong>Street Name</strong>: Cove Run Rd<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: On October 16, 2024, I attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a Gray Ford Fusion. Investigation pending.</p>
4107.  
4108.  
4109.  
4110. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4111.  
4112.  
4113.  
4114. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: PD-P2405812<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Possession of Drugs<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 3:13 AM<br><strong>Street Name</strong>: S Mulberry St<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Citizen contact. Investigation pending.</p>
4115.  
4116.  
4117.  
4118. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4119.  
4120.  
4121.  
4122. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: PD-P2405814<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Non-Criminal<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 7:01 AM<br><strong>Street Name</strong>: S Hickory St<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Dispatched on a report of a child outside without a parent. Investigation continues.</p>
4123.  
4124.  
4125.  
4126. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4127.  
4128.  
4129.  
4130. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: PD-P2405815<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: City/Speed<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 7:36 AM<br><strong>Street Name</strong>: Mill St<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Officer conducted a traffic stop on Yoctangee at Mill St.</p>
4131.  
4132.  
4133.  
4134. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4135.  
4136.  
4137.  
4138. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: PD-P2405817<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Theft &#8211; without consent<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 7:52 AM<br><strong>Street Name</strong>: E 4th St<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Dispatched to the 700 block of E. 4th St in reference to a theft. Investigation continues.</p>
4139.  
4140.  
4141.  
4142. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4143.  
4144.  
4145.  
4146. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: PD-P2405820<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Motor Vehicle Theft<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 8:14 AM<br><strong>Street Name</strong>: E 7th St<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Dispatched regarding a vehicle theft. Investigation continues.</p>
4147.  
4148.  
4149.  
4150. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4151.  
4152.  
4153.  
4154. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: PD-P2405824<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Breaking and Entering<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 9:44 AM<br><strong>Street Name</strong>: W Water St<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Dispatched to Buckeye Archery for a theft. Investigation continues.</p>
4155.  
4156.  
4157.  
4158. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4159.  
4160.  
4161.  
4162. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: PD-P2405827<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Warrant; Obey Traffic Control Devices<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 12:04 PM<br><strong>Street Name</strong>: Caldwell St<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Observed a traffic violation while parked at 8th and S Hickory. Investigation pending.</p>
4163.  
4164.  
4165.  
4166. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4167.  
4168.  
4169.  
4170. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: PD-P2405830<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Driving under OVI Suspension; Operating Motor Vehicle Without<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 1:51 PM<br><strong>Street Name</strong>: Riverside St<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Officer conducted a traffic stop on Mulberry at Enderlin.</p>
4171.  
4172.  
4173.  
4174. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4175.  
4176.  
4177.  
4178. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: PD-P2405831<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Non-Criminal<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 2:27 PM<br><strong>Street Name</strong>: Church St<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Responded to 310 Church St in reference to a found weapon. Investigation pending.</p>
4179.  
4180.  
4181.  
4182. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4183.  
4184.  
4185.  
4186. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: PD-P2405836<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Disorderly Conduct<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 4:04 PM<br><strong>Street Name</strong>: S Paint St<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Dispatched to 242 S Paint St regarding juveniles fighting. Investigation continues.</p>
4187.  
4188.  
4189.  
4190. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4191.  
4192.  
4193.  
4194. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: PD-P2405840<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: Open Container Liquor; Taillight Required; Operation @ Stop Sign<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 8:08 PM<br><strong>Street Name</strong>: Caldwell St<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Observed a traffic violation near S Hickory St and E 8th St. Case continues.</p>
4195.  
4196.  
4197.  
4198. <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>
4199.  
4200.  
4201.  
4202. <p><strong>Case Number</strong>: PD-P2405841<br><strong>Offenses</strong>: License Plate Unobstructed<br><strong>Reported Date/Time</strong>: 11:50 PM<br><strong>Street Name</strong>: N Bridge St<br><strong>Narrative</strong>: Officer conducted a traffic stop. Investigation continues.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/chillicothe-police-dept-daily-log-october-16-2024/">Chillicothe Police Dept. daily log – October 16, 2024</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
4206. </item>
4207. <item>
4208. <title>Community caravan to honor legacy of churches lost to arson in southern Ohio</title>
4209. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/community-caravan-to-honor-legacy-of-churches-lost-to-arson-in-southern-ohio/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=community-caravan-to-honor-legacy-of-churches-lost-to-arson-in-southern-ohio</link>
4211. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
4212. <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
4213. <category><![CDATA[--FEATURED]]></category>
4214. <category><![CDATA[-Gallia County]]></category>
4215. <category><![CDATA[-Lawerence County]]></category>
4216. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
4217. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58312</guid>
4218.  
4219. <description><![CDATA[<p>WILLOW WOOD, Ohio – In response to a string of arsons that have devastated multiple churches in the rural Appalachian regions of southern Ohio, a group of local community members is organizing a caravan to honor the legacy of the churches that have been lost. The &#8220;Unity in Our Community&#8221; event, organized by The Friends [&#8230;]</p>
4220. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/community-caravan-to-honor-legacy-of-churches-lost-to-arson-in-southern-ohio/">Community caravan to honor legacy of churches lost to arson in southern Ohio</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
4221. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>WILLOW WOOD, Ohio</strong> – In response to a string of arsons that have devastated multiple churches in the rural Appalachian regions of southern Ohio, a group of local community members is organizing a caravan to honor the legacy of the churches that have been lost.</p>
4222.  
4223.  
4224.  
4225. <p>The &#8220;Unity in Our Community&#8221; event, organized by The Friends of Fox Fairview Church, will take place on Sunday, October 20th. The most recent fire, which occurred on August 6, 2024, destroyed Fox Fairview Church, sparking the community to take action in remembrance.</p>
4226.  
4227.  
4228.  
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4230. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" data-id="58318" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/329e5379-07f5-4d0d-b6e9-3313e5a31c42-1-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58318" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/329e5379-07f5-4d0d-b6e9-3313e5a31c42-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/329e5379-07f5-4d0d-b6e9-3313e5a31c42-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/329e5379-07f5-4d0d-b6e9-3313e5a31c42-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/329e5379-07f5-4d0d-b6e9-3313e5a31c42-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/329e5379-07f5-4d0d-b6e9-3313e5a31c42-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/329e5379-07f5-4d0d-b6e9-3313e5a31c42-1-75x75.jpg 75w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/329e5379-07f5-4d0d-b6e9-3313e5a31c42-1-350x350.jpg 350w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/329e5379-07f5-4d0d-b6e9-3313e5a31c42-1-750x750.jpg 750w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/329e5379-07f5-4d0d-b6e9-3313e5a31c42-1-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/329e5379-07f5-4d0d-b6e9-3313e5a31c42-1.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>
4231.  
4232.  
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4234. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" data-id="58317" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6030b376-443d-4f15-8ad7-d4de5644a432-1-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58317" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6030b376-443d-4f15-8ad7-d4de5644a432-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6030b376-443d-4f15-8ad7-d4de5644a432-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6030b376-443d-4f15-8ad7-d4de5644a432-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6030b376-443d-4f15-8ad7-d4de5644a432-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6030b376-443d-4f15-8ad7-d4de5644a432-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6030b376-443d-4f15-8ad7-d4de5644a432-1-75x75.jpg 75w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6030b376-443d-4f15-8ad7-d4de5644a432-1-350x350.jpg 350w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6030b376-443d-4f15-8ad7-d4de5644a432-1-750x750.jpg 750w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6030b376-443d-4f15-8ad7-d4de5644a432-1-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6030b376-443d-4f15-8ad7-d4de5644a432-1.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>
4235.  
4236.  
4237.  
4238. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" data-id="58319" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2abef214-3279-43e5-b235-a77fb0311c35-1-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58319" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2abef214-3279-43e5-b235-a77fb0311c35-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2abef214-3279-43e5-b235-a77fb0311c35-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2abef214-3279-43e5-b235-a77fb0311c35-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2abef214-3279-43e5-b235-a77fb0311c35-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2abef214-3279-43e5-b235-a77fb0311c35-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2abef214-3279-43e5-b235-a77fb0311c35-1-75x75.jpg 75w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2abef214-3279-43e5-b235-a77fb0311c35-1-350x350.jpg 350w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2abef214-3279-43e5-b235-a77fb0311c35-1-750x750.jpg 750w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2abef214-3279-43e5-b235-a77fb0311c35-1-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2abef214-3279-43e5-b235-a77fb0311c35-1.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>
4239. <figcaption class="blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption"><strong><em>Flag Springs Church, Rehoboth Church, and Fox Fairview Church were destroyed by arsonists. (Image Credit | Facebook)</em></strong></figcaption></figure>
4240.  
4241.  
4242.  
4243. <p>The caravan will stop at each of the affected churches for a small ceremony to honor the legacy of each congregation. A church bell will be mounted on the back of a truck, and at each stop, congregation members will ring the bell, offer prayers, and read a brief history of the church that once stood.</p>
4244.  
4245.  
4246.  
4247. <p>The event will begin at Symmes Valley High School, located at 14778 State Route 141 in Willow Wood, where cars will begin lining up at 1:15 PM. The local fire departments that responded to the church fires will lead the caravan.</p>
4248.  
4249.  
4250.  
4251. <p></p>
4252.  
4253.  
4254.  
4255. <p>Authorities have confirmed that the investigation into these arson cases is still ongoing. So far, three churches have been destroyed. Despite the loss, the community is coming together to celebrate the churches&#8217; enduring legacy and strengthen their resolve to rebuild.</p>
4256.  
4257.  
4258.  
4259. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="619" height="825" src="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-17-083527.png" alt="" class="wp-image-58316" srcset="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-17-083527.png 619w, https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-17-083527-225x300.png 225w" sizes="(max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px" /></figure><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/17/community-caravan-to-honor-legacy-of-churches-lost-to-arson-in-southern-ohio/">Community caravan to honor legacy of churches lost to arson in southern Ohio</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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4264. <item>
4265. <title>Treasury targets Hizballah&#8217;s finance network and Syrian drug trafficking operations</title>
4266. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/16/treasury-targets-hizballahs-finance-network-and-syrian-drug-trafficking-operations/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=treasury-targets-hizballahs-finance-network-and-syrian-drug-trafficking-operations</link>
4268. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
4269. <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
4270. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
4271. <category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
4272. <category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
4273. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58308</guid>
4274.  
4275. <description><![CDATA[<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned three individuals and four companies involved in a Lebanon-based network that generates millions of dollars for Hizballah. The sanctions target key figures behind covert commercial projects in Lebanon, many of which are funded and facilitated by Iran. Additionally, [&#8230;]</p>
4276. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/16/treasury-targets-hizballahs-finance-network-and-syrian-drug-trafficking-operations/">Treasury targets Hizballah’s finance network and Syrian drug trafficking operations</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
4277. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.</strong> – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned three individuals and four companies involved in a Lebanon-based network that generates millions of dollars for Hizballah. The sanctions target key figures behind covert commercial projects in Lebanon, many of which are funded and facilitated by Iran. Additionally, OFAC has sanctioned individuals linked to the illegal production and trafficking of Captagon, a highly addictive drug benefiting the Syrian regime and Hizballah.</p>
4278.  
4279.  
4280.  
4281. <p>The Treasury’s action, taken under counterterrorism authorities, aims to disrupt Hizballah’s ability to fund its operations through these illicit enterprises. Captagon trafficking has grown into a billion-dollar global enterprise, operated by high-ranking members of the Syrian regime, including those close to Bashar al-Assad.</p>
4282.  
4283.  
4284.  
4285. <p>Bradley T. Smith, Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, emphasized the urgency of the situation: “Today’s action underscores Hizballah’s destabilizing influence within Lebanon and on the wider region, as the group and its supporters continue to finance their operations through commercial trade and illicit drug trafficking.”</p>
4286.  
4287.  
4288.  
4289. <p>OFAC has consistently targeted Hizballah’s finance operations, including oil smuggling and business investments in Lebanon, which have funneled critical revenue to the group. Despite sanctions, Hizballah has used tactics like transferring ownership of companies to relatives or associates to evade detection and continue funding their activities.</p>
4290.  
4291.  
4292.  
4293. <p>The sanctions also target Captagon traffickers closely tied to the Syrian regime. Khaldoun Hamieh, one of the individuals designated, controls drug labs in Syria and has facilitated smuggling operations across the region. The U.S. government also highlighted the involvement of other Syrian nationals using front companies to traffic Captagon into Europe.</p>
4294.  
4295.  
4296.  
4297. <p>As a result of these actions, all property and interests in property of the designated persons within U.S. jurisdiction are now blocked. The Treasury warns that individuals and companies worldwide could face secondary sanctions if they engage in transactions with those designated.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/16/treasury-targets-hizballahs-finance-network-and-syrian-drug-trafficking-operations/">Treasury targets Hizballah’s finance network and Syrian drug trafficking operations</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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4302. <item>
4303. <title>Ross County Health District to hold 2024 Tire Drive this Saturday</title>
4304. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/16/ross-county-health-district-to-hold-2024-tire-drive-this-saturday/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ross-county-health-district-to-hold-2024-tire-drive-this-saturday</link>
4306. <dc:creator><![CDATA[News Release]]></dc:creator>
4307. <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
4308. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
4309. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
4310. <category><![CDATA[Chillicothe]]></category>
4311. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58301</guid>
4312.  
4313. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212; The Ross County Health District is gearing up for its annual Tire Drive, scheduled for this Saturday, October 19, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Ross County Fairgrounds. This event offers Ross County residents a convenient way to dispose of old car tires. Each vehicle may bring up to 10 [&#8230;]</p>
4314. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/16/ross-county-health-district-to-hold-2024-tire-drive-this-saturday/">Ross County Health District to hold 2024 Tire Drive this Saturday</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
4315. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212;</strong> The Ross County Health District is gearing up for its annual Tire Drive, scheduled for this Saturday, October 19, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Ross County Fairgrounds. This event offers Ross County residents a convenient way to dispose of old car tires.</p>
4316.  
4317.  
4318.  
4319. <p>Each vehicle may bring up to 10 car tires for disposal. The event is strictly limited to residential tires, and tires with rims will be accepted. As a reminder, this service is available exclusively to Ross County residents, and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.</p>
4320.  
4321.  
4322.  
4323. <p><strong>Event Rules:</strong></p>
4324.  
4325.  
4326.  
4327. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4328. <li>Car tires only</li>
4329.  
4330.  
4331.  
4332. <li>Residential tires only</li>
4333.  
4334.  
4335.  
4336. <li>Rims may remain on tires</li>
4337.  
4338.  
4339.  
4340. <li>First come, first served</li>
4341. </ul>
4342.  
4343.  
4344.  
4345. <p>For more information, contact the Ross County Health District’s Environmental Health office at 740-775-1158.</p>
4346.  
4347.  
4348.  
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4350.  
4351.  
4352.  
4353. <p></p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/16/ross-county-health-district-to-hold-2024-tire-drive-this-saturday/">Ross County Health District to hold 2024 Tire Drive this Saturday</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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4358. <item>
4359. <title>Alarming surge in U.S. sex trafficking cases reported in 2023, study reveals</title>
4360. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/16/alarming-surge-in-u-s-sex-trafficking-cases-reported-in-2023-study-reveals/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=alarming-surge-in-u-s-sex-trafficking-cases-reported-in-2023-study-reveals</link>
4362. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
4363. <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
4364. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
4365. <category><![CDATA[Columbus]]></category>
4366. <category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
4367. <category><![CDATA[Regional]]></category>
4368. <category><![CDATA[Statewide]]></category>
4369. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58296</guid>
4370.  
4371. <description><![CDATA[<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. &#8212; The United States witnessed an unprecedented rise in sex trafficking incidents in 2023, according to a recent study by the Common Sense Institute, based in Colorado. The report underlines a troubling trend, with the number of reported cases growing nationwide. Experts attribute this alarming spike to a combination of factors, including the [&#8230;]</p>
4372. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/16/alarming-surge-in-u-s-sex-trafficking-cases-reported-in-2023-study-reveals/">Alarming surge in U.S. sex trafficking cases reported in 2023, study reveals</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
4373. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. &#8212; </strong>The United States witnessed an unprecedented rise in sex trafficking incidents in 2023, according to a recent study by the Common Sense Institute, based in Colorado. The report underlines a troubling trend, with the number of reported cases growing nationwide. Experts attribute this alarming spike to a combination of factors, including the increasing prevalence of online exploitation and heightened public awareness and reporting mechanisms.</p>
4374.  
4375.  
4376.  
4377. <p>Globally, the human trafficking industry is valued at an estimated $150 billion annually, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). Of that total, approximately $99 billion stems from sexual exploitation, while $51 billion is generated through forced labor in sectors such as agriculture, construction, and domestic work.</p>
4378.  
4379.  
4380.  
4381. <p>Despite international laws that explicitly ban human trafficking, such as the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which prohibits slavery in all forms, human trafficking continues to impact millions of vulnerable individuals globally. Article 4 of the Declaration reinforces this by stating: &#8220;No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.&#8221;</p>
4382.  
4383.  
4384.  
4385. <p>Data from the National Human Trafficking Hotline in 2023 further highlights that certain U.S. states are hotspots for human trafficking, with the top 10 being:</p>
4386.  
4387.  
4388.  
4389. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4390. <li><strong>California</strong>: The state&#8217;s dense population, major ports, and urban centers contribute to its high number of sex and labor trafficking cases.</li>
4391.  
4392.  
4393.  
4394. <li><strong>Texas</strong>: Proximity to the Mexican border and large cities have led to Texas&#8217; consistently high trafficking rates, particularly along the border.</li>
4395.  
4396.  
4397.  
4398. <li><strong>Florida</strong>: The tourism industry and major ports place Florida among the states with the highest rates of sex trafficking.</li>
4399.  
4400.  
4401.  
4402. <li><strong>New York</strong>: As a key international travel hub, New York reports a significant number of trafficking cases in its urban areas.</li>
4403.  
4404.  
4405.  
4406. <li><strong>Ohio</strong>: Strategically located along major transportation routes, Ohio has seen rising trafficking cases.</li>
4407.  
4408.  
4409.  
4410. <li><strong>Georgia</strong>: Atlanta’s role as a major transportation hub leads to high instances of sex trafficking.</li>
4411.  
4412.  
4413.  
4414. <li><strong>Michigan</strong>: Economic hardship and Detroit’s border location contribute to trafficking activity.</li>
4415.  
4416.  
4417.  
4418. <li><strong>Nevada</strong>: Las Vegas remains a focal point for sex trafficking due to its entertainment industry.</li>
4419.  
4420.  
4421.  
4422. <li><strong>Illinois</strong>: Chicago&#8217;s large urban population and major transportation network contribute to trafficking cases.</li>
4423.  
4424.  
4425.  
4426. <li><strong>North Carolina</strong>: The state&#8217;s agriculture sector and extensive highways make it a prime location for both labor and sex trafficking.</li>
4427. </ul>
4428.  
4429.  
4430.  
4431. <p>The growing urgency of the trafficking crisis demands continued collaboration between government agencies, advocacy groups, and law enforcement to raise awareness, identify victims, and bring traffickers to justice. Though these states lead in reported cases, human trafficking is pervasive across the nation, underscoring the need for coordinated efforts to address this issue on a larger scale.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/16/alarming-surge-in-u-s-sex-trafficking-cases-reported-in-2023-study-reveals/">Alarming surge in U.S. sex trafficking cases reported in 2023, study reveals</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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4436. <item>
4437. <title>Chillicothe police on the hunt for wheelbarrow bandit</title>
4438. <link>https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/16/chillicothe-police-on-the-hunt-for-wheelbarrow-bandit/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=chillicothe-police-on-the-hunt-for-wheelbarrow-bandit</link>
4440. <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></dc:creator>
4441. <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
4442. <category><![CDATA[-Local News]]></category>
4443. <category><![CDATA[-Ross County]]></category>
4444. <category><![CDATA[Chillicothe]]></category>
4445. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/?p=58291</guid>
4446.  
4447. <description><![CDATA[<p>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212; Chillicothe police are investigating a theft that occurred at the Southern Ohio Monument on East Main Street. Officers were dispatched to the scene on October 15, 2024, after a witness reported seeing a man steal a wheelbarrow from a truck parked behind the business. The witness described the suspect as a white [&#8230;]</p>
4448. <p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/16/chillicothe-police-on-the-hunt-for-wheelbarrow-bandit/">Chillicothe police on the hunt for wheelbarrow bandit</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></description>
4449. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio &#8212;</strong> Chillicothe police are investigating a theft that occurred at the Southern Ohio Monument on East Main Street. Officers were dispatched to the scene on October 15, 2024, after a witness reported seeing a man steal a wheelbarrow from a truck parked behind the business.</p>
4450.  
4451.  
4452.  
4453. <p>The witness described the suspect as a white male wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, a brown Carhartt winter cap, and a black face covering. She captured the suspect on video as he fled toward 4th Street, though his face could not be identified.</p>
4454.  
4455.  
4456.  
4457. <p>Officers patrolled the area but were unable to locate the suspect. The business owner later confirmed the theft of the red wheelbarrow, along with a red-handled garden hoe and a six-inch flat shovel. He noted that the wheelbarrow was old and had been repaired over the years.</p>
4458.  
4459.  
4460.  
4461. <p>The investigation is ongoing as police search for leads in the case. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact local authorities.</p><p>The post <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/10/16/chillicothe-police-on-the-hunt-for-wheelbarrow-bandit/">Chillicothe police on the hunt for wheelbarrow bandit</a> first appeared on <a href="https://sciotovalleyguardian.com">Scioto Valley Guardian</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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4468.