Lucasville Traffic Stop Nets Drugs

A Michigan man was arrested for carrying more than $26,000 worth of illegal drugs..... Read more

A Waverly man has avoided a re-trial in Pickaway County

The re-trial of Brent Cox will not be needed after he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge...... Read more

Police: Man Who Barricaded Himself Inside Home With Guns Fires Shots At Robot

Waverly police said a man faced numerous charges after a standoff with authorities late Saturday......READ MORE

Law Enforcement at Waverly Incident

Wbex has unofficial word about a man in Waverly who threatened to shoot himself and/or his girlfriend and/or blow his place up...... Read more

Jackson-based company acquires former Masco building

The one-million-square-foot Andrew Jackson building in Seal Township has been acquired by Echo Environmental Waverly, LLC, a metals-recycling company based in Jackson......READ MORE

PCPADV, Sheriff's Office collaborate to provide victim services advocate

With the help of a grant from the State Victim Assistance Act through the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, the Pike County Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PCPADV) and the Pike County Sheriff’s Office have collaborated to provide a victim services advocate who is now working in the Sheriff’s Office....READ MORE

Eastern schools provide office for Sheriff's deputies

By Matt Lucas Pike News Watchman Staff Writer

Pike County Sheriff’s deputies patrolling the eastern part of the county now have an office available for their use at Eastern Local schools, giving the school district the opportunity to have deputies in the school more often and saving the deputies the time and expense of traveling back to Waverly to complete online reports.....READ MORE



By Julie Billings/News Watchman

Waverly PD arrests Chillicothe man for possession of pills, heroin

While parked at a local gas station, a Chillicothe man was arrested by the Waverly Police Department on Feb. 14 for possession of drugs..... READ MORE

Troopers find marijuana and Rx pills in Scioto County

Troopers stopped a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu, with Ohio registration, for a following too closely violation on U.S. 23, near milepost 8, in Scioto County at 10:20 p.m. on February 14. During contact with the vehicle troopers detected an odor of marijuana. A probable cause search revealed five grams of marijuana and 1,116 Oxycodone pills. The driver, Anthony D. Owens, 47, of Warren, Mich., and passenger, Marquetta M. Davis of Detroit, Mich., were incarcerated in the Scioto County Jail and charged with possession of a schedule II substance, a first-degree felony.

Some Jobs Coming to Pike County as Jackson firm buys Waverly facility

Echo Environmental Waverly purchased a 1-million square foot facility in Waverly, formerly part of the Mills Pride campus, to produce smelter-ready recycled metals. It expects to hire 12 employees initially to process and re-sell electronic waste and have as many as 100 in three years. Echo is based in Jackson and is a subsidiary of Elemetal, which was created with the merger of Ohio Precious Metals of Jackson and NTR Metals of Texas.

Two Pike Countians Arrested in Porn Raid

The Pike County Sheriff has arrested two men for possessing pornographic materials and computer oriented matter involving minor children..... Read more

Waverly's Holly Miller to appear tonight on 'Idol'

WAVERLY — Local singing sensation Holly Miller will appear on tonight’s episode of “American Idol.”.....READ MORE


Holly Miller / Submitted photo via Chillicothe Gazette

Waverly club offers nursing scholarships

The Waverly Service Club is offering five scholarships worth $500 per year to Pike County residents interested in pursuing a nursing career.....READ MORE

Deputies say odor leads to suspected meth lab

PIKETON — Reports of a suspicious odor Sunday sent Pike County Sheriff’s Office deputies to a home in Jasper, where they reported discovering a suspected methamphetamine operation and made two arrests......READ MORE

Large Crowd Expected At Board Meeting Over Jesus Portrait

The board of education could decide their next move in controversy over Jesus portrait....... Read more

2 Men Arrested In Meth Lab Bust

Two people were arrested in a Pike County meth lab raid Sunday at 4491 Long Fork Road.......READ MORE

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Taylor Swift Gets Twitter Death Threats

Furious One Direction fans hurled death threats at Taylor Swift on Twitter after her sassy performance of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" at Sunday's 55th Grammy Awards. The harsh threats continued to roll in well into late Monday...... READ MORE

One in critical condition after 772 crash

An Otway man was taken to Grant Medical Center in Columbus in critical condition following an early morning crash today on Ohio 772 in Pike County.....READ MORE

Potential business could bring 150 jobs to Waverly

Waverly Village Council met in special session on Thursday to approve a resolution allowing the mayor to enter into an agreement with incoming companies, manufacturers and new business as deemed necessary to provide tax credits/incentives approved by council....... READ MORE

Fox News Discussing Jackson School Jesus Portrait Debate

Group demands removal of Jesus portrait from Ohio school......WATCH HERE

Fate of Piketon plant murky

As the 113th Congress gets under way and President Barack Obama begins a second term, some possible shifts in federal energy policy could ripple down to affect the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon......READ MORE

Patrol Saturation for Super Bowl

The Ohio State Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies are kicking off an effort labeled "Fans Don't Let Fans Drive Drunk."..... Read more

Snow Expected Saturday, Winter Weather Advisory Issued

Winter Weather Advisory Information

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY...


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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN INDIANA AND WESTERN OHIO BEFORE DAYBREAK SATURDAY AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION DURING THE MORNING. STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH MUCH OF THE ACCUMULATION OCCURRING DURING THAT TIME. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE OFF AND ON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.