PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Two men are facing felony charges following a reported shots fired incident early Saturday morning in Scioto County, according to Sheriff David Thoroughman. Sheriff Thoroughman said the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls at approximately 2:41 a.m. on Saturday, , reporting gunfire in the area of 5124 Swauger […]

SCIOTO TOWNSHIP, OH — The Ohio State Highway Patrol has released the identities of two men killed in a violent head-on collision Wednesday afternoon on US-23. The crash occurred at approximately 12:27 p.m. on , near milepost 11 in Ross County. According to investigators from the Patrol’s Chillicothe Post, the accident was caused by a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction on ...

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — The Scioto County Board of Commissioners is considering tax incentives for a proposed $1 billion data center development, a project that could bring significant investment and construction activity to the region. On Wednesday, January 7, commissioners formally notified the Green Local School District and the Scioto County Joint Vocational School District that […]

Communities such as Scioto Township in Pickaway County — which is approaching 12,000 residents and is larger than nearby villages like Commercial Point and Ashville — could potentially benefit from the additional flexibility, proponents argue.

COMMERCIAL POINT, Ohio — Scioto Township officials have joined a growing list of Ohio local governments resisting the rapid expansion of the AI industry, passing a formal moratorium on data center developments during a heated trustee meeting Thursday night. The resolution, which pauses all new data center applications, was ultimately set for a 12-month duration. […]