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Ross County Business Lands Major Military Contract
The Southern Ohio Procurement Outreach Center has announced that Ross Counties’ Aadvantage Tent Fittings, located near Chillicothe, has been awarded a contract with the Defense Supply Center in...
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Injured Deputy’s Condition Worsens, Removed From Life Support
J. Phillip Brown The condition of a Fayette County deputy who was involved in a serious crash one week ago today has worsened. According to Fayette County Sheriff Vernon P. Stanforth, Corporal Phil...
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Explosions Rock Boston Marathon, Greenfield Runner Not Injured In Explosion
REUTERS/Dan Lampariello Fayette Advocate and Highland County Press Two explosions injured numerous people near the Boston Marathon finish line Monday afternoon. CBS News reported that one U.S. official...
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Crews Respond To Noxious Leak
ADVOCATE PHOTO Firefighters responded to a anhydrous ammonia leak at Co-Alliance Energy Solutions on State Route 207 shortly before 7 p.m on Monday. Pic-A-Fay Fire Chief Mike Murphy told Fayette...
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Two Departments Battle Blaze After Lightning Strikes Barn
ADVOCATE PHOTO Two fire departments responded to a large barn fire after lightning caught it on fire Tuesday afternoon.. According to Wayne Township Fire Chief Chris Wysong, his department and Concord...
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Spring Storm Soaks County, Minor Damage Reported
Traci Sturgill-Barton The area experienced the first of many spring storms on Tuesday that’s expected this season. Fayette County was placed under a severe thunderstorm watch shortly after noon on...
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Deputy Dies Following Week-long Battle With Injuries
J. Phillip Brown A Fayette County Sheriff’s deputy has died following a week-long battle with critical injuries from an automobile accident. According to the Fayette County Sheriff’s office, Corporal...
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Dentists Go The Distance To Bring Preventive Care To Kids
2012 Health Fair File Photo The Community Health Fair Family Fun Day committee has announced another new addition to this year’s line-up. Smile Care Ohio, mobile dentists, will be providing pediatric...
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Early Morning Oven Fire Evacuates Factory
Firefighters prepare to hook up a hose on a fire hydrant near Sugar Creek Packing. ADVOCATE PHOTO An early morning oven fire caused an entire factory to evacuate their employees until the flames were...
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Officials Remember Deputy Who Served Community For 46 Years
Derek Myers, Editor-in-chief Officials spent Wednesday reflecting on a man who spent 46 years as a public servant behind a five-point star in a black uniform. Fayette County Sheriff Vernon P. Stanforth...
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Peterson Announces $25 Million For New Job Training and Workforce Development...
Senator Bob Peterson State Senator Peterson (R–Washington Court House) has announced the Senate passed Senate Bill 1, a new OhioMeansJobs initiative that aims at helping Ohio’s unemployed and...
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Sugar Creek Beginning Work On Indy Plant
Bill Engle, Palladium-Item The former Really Cool Foods plant in Cambridge City has been purchased by Sugar Creek Packing. / Joshua Smith / Palladium-Item file The construction process has begun for...
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EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: Father Discovers Abuse Was Taking Place Days Before His...
Derek Myers, Editor-in-chief A Blue Ribbon Arson Reward poster offering a reward to information about Mackenzie Branham's death hangs in the lobby of the Fayette County Sheriff's office. New details...
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State Patrol, City Police Policing County During Deputy’s Funeral
Those living in the unincorporated parts of Fayette County will see two different law enforcement agencies policing the area on Monday. Deputy Corporal Phil Brown. FAMILY HANDOUT According to Fayette...
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Three Injured In Three Car Crash Involving Semi
ADVOCATE STAFF PHOTO Three people were injured in a three car crash in Fayette County Sunday night. Deputies on the scene said an older Pontiac Grandam collided with a tractor trailer on U.S. 62 at 238...
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United Way Seeking Golfers For Outing
Sponsors for the event are (from left) – Jason Gentry, Beck’s Superior Hybrids; Duane Litteral, Sugar Creek Packing; Mark Richards, Advantage Bank; Brent Knisley, Knisley Collision Repair; Bill Dugan,...
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Sgt. Gets Commendation For Helping Fire Victims
Sgt. Joseph Luebbers of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. PHOTO/OSHP Sgt. Joseph J. Luebbers of the Wilmington District’s Criminal Patrol of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was honored for his life-saving...
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Ohio Historical Marker To Highlight ‘Marble Hall – Built By Students’
Students work on the building's foundation on the ninth day of Marble Hall's construction in April 1948. (Wilmington College Archives) Randy Sarvis Wilmington College Sixty-five years ago this month,...
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Fayette County OSU Alumni Club Holds Annual Dinner
Paul Droste and scholarship winner Judith Straathof. PHOTO/LISA PETERSON The Fayette County Ohio State University Alumni Club recently held their annual dinner with Paul Droste, past director of the...
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Southern State Students Inducted Into PTK Honor Society
(first row, l-r) Sarah White, Ashley Lucas, Joshua Moore, Amy Roosa, Glenna Hackworth, Theressa Mangus, Kristina Lay, Angela Copas Rios, Ta'Keyah Stevens, Kevin Louderback, Jacquob Benkiel, Melanie...
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