Sunday, May 26, 2013

4 People Hurt In Smokey Hollow Road Car Accident

Four people were injured in a car accident in the 400 block of Smokey Hollow Road late Saturady afternoon. 5 Pike County departments responded and all 4 injured parties were transported to Pike Arena Hospital. No other details are available at this time.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Fires at Van Rob not their only woes in 2013

The recent fires at Van Rob have not been their only woes as a company in 2013. The Chillicothe Gazette is reporting that according to Occupational Health and Safety Administration online records in March, that the plant was assessed $22,000 in penalties that have since been adjusted to $15,400 via an informal settlement due to penalties that involved seven “serious” violations. Most of these violations centered around forklifts in such areas as inspection and regular operator evaluation. All of the citations, which were noted as being abated in April, involved equipment and processes impacting employee safety...Read More

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Your Thursday Weather Forecast

One Car Rollover Accident Wednesday Afternoon

A one car rollover accident occurred Wednesday afternoon in the 2900 block of Dutch Run Road. Multiple townships and a private ambulance responded to the scene and scanner indicated possibly three injuries occurred in the accident. Names, conditions or other details are not yet known.

Person Struck By Vehicle In Hit-Skip Accident

One person was struck by a vehicle in the 1000 block Red Bridge Road Wednesday afternoon in a apparent hit-skip accident. A medical helicopter was requested for transport for the injuries and no description of the vehicle is known at this time.

Monday, May 13, 2013

One Car Rollover Accident In Pike County

One person was injured in a one car rollover accident on Nipgen Road in Pike County Monday morning. Scanner traffic indicated that one person was injured in the accident and was transported via squad to Adena Pike Medical Center. No other details available at this time.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Large Part Former Piketon Plant Being Recycled

Recently millions of pounds of metal have been recycled by the U.S. Department of Energy and contractor Fluor-B&W Portsmouth from the demolition of a de-energized electrical switchyard that served the former gaseous diffusion plant near Piketon.....Read More

Pike County Grand Jury Indictments

Paul G. Francis, 45, of Piketon, was indicted on one count of illegal manufacture of methamphetamine, a second-degree felony, one count of illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs, a third-degree felony, and one count of possessing criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony. He was arrested on February 10, when Sheriff’s deputies found what is commonly known as a “one-pot cook lab” at his residence on Long Fork Road.

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Saturday, May 11, 2013

2 Touring Cyclists Injured In Pike County Saturday

2 cyclists traveling in the bike tour from Columbus to Portsmouth, were injured in 2 separate incidents while traveling through Pike County Saturday Morning. One incident occurred on SR 104 by Lake White and the other on SR 335 near Omega. Neither incident involved vehicles and both people were transported to Adena Pike Medical Center, with non-life threatening injuries.

Multiple Fire Departments Battle Structure Blaze On Beaver Pike

6 Pike County Fire Departments were called in to battle a structure fire in the 2100 Block of Beaver Pike, late Saturday afternoon. All occupants in the structure got out unharmed according to scanner traffic and fire departments currently are still on scene attmepting to get the fire under control.

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Fire Crews respond to possible Structure Fire on Jasper Road Sunday Morning

Elm Grove Township and Piketon Fire Departments responded to a structure fire in the 1200 block of Jasper Road late Sunday Morning. Scanner traffic indicated that there was a small fire but under control upon arrival by the Pike County Sheriff Dept and crews stayed on sight for around an hour to make sure it was under wraps. No other details are available at this time.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Rollover Accident on 335 Wednesday Morning

One person was injured and med-flighted Wednesday morning following a single car crash at SR 335 and Alma Omega Road around 10:40 AM. Scanner traffic indicated the vehicle struck a utility pole and rolled over onto its top. Official condition, names or other details are unknown at this time.