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Deputy Resigns After Escaped Inmate
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, formerly known as The Sheriff’s Residence.A Fayette County Sheriff’s deputy has resigned after an escaped inmate had her key. According to the Fayette County...
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Advocate Announces Miami Trace School Board Endorsement
The Miami Trace Local School District seems perpetually at the crossroads, and this year is no different, which makes selecting the next school board all the more important. Think about it: in just a...
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Jail Fight Video Released
Jail house video has been released of the moment a former inmate picked up a handcuff key used during his escape. Video released by the Fayette County Sheriff’s office shows the late-David L. Payne,...
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Advocate Announces City Council Endorsements
Washington Court House residents have important choices to make on November 5. On election day, they’ll be choosing between incumbents and challengers for city council. Voters will see eight candidates...
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Election Results
Kim Bonnell and Leah Foster elected to Washington City Council, Dale Lynch and Ted Hawk win re-election. Chuck Winkle and Gordon Davis were unseated. Ken Upthegrove reelected to city school board....
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ODNR Investigating Snowy Owl Found Dead Near Fairgrounds
A bird rarely seen in this part of the country was found dead in Fayette County on Sunday. A Snowy Owl that migrated to Fayette County sometime in early January was found dead on Sunday and officials...
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“Save The Manor” Group Holding Grassroots Campaign
Staff members said changes were happening at a local nursing home and that the State of Ohio didn’t give a new management company enough time to finish making necessary changes before demanding they...
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Local Newspaper Owners Discussed Gun Permit Database
A local newspaper company that has newspapers in Fayette, Highland, and Madison Counties, to name a few, said in an email they were planning to launch an online database compiled of those who have a...
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The Race 11 Is Going To Be Bone-Chilling!
The Race of Fayette County this year is going to be bone-chilling! The annual fundraising event will benefit The United Way of Fayette County. In previous years, the competition benefited the Fayette...
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Early voting begins Tuesday in Fayette County
Pictured above is the Fayette County Board of Elections voting booths sat up at their offices to assist in absentee voting.Secretary of State Jon Husted announced today that absentee voting begins...
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PUCO concludes retail electric market investigation
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) today adopted changes and recommendations affecting the competitive retail electric market. The ruling concludes the PUCO’s 15-month review of the...
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Miami Trace Releases Statement Regarding Irate Bus Driver
Miami TraceMiami Trace Local Schools has released a statement regarding a bus driver who resigned after yelling at a student. The statement reads in part, “While we cannot discuss specifics at this...
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VIDEO: Dogs Shot In West Side Drug Raid
Deputies have shot and killed two dogs on the city’s west side. The Fayette County Sheriff’s office was conducting a raid at 812 Delaware Street shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday on suspected drug...
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Community Holding Heroin Education Summit This Sunday
A community is coming together to combat a deadly epidemic that is sweeping the county. A group led by Mandy Pfeifer-Walters and Joni Campbell-Behrends, collaboratively known as Heroin Education Leads...
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The Hub Is Seeking Candy For Downtown Egg Hunt
Sherry Grim, right, and Lori Ferdinandsen’s, center, coupon clipping group, the Stockpile Sisters, who meet every other Thursday at Rose Avenue Community Center, donated over 500 pieces of candy this...
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Garage Fire Being Investigated As Possible Arson Case
Firefighters are calling a Tuesday afternoon garage fire in Washington Court House suspicious. Crews responded to a fully engulfed wooden garage fire on the corner of Washington Avenue and Grove Street...
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Thousands of Dollars And Heroin Seized In Traffic Stop
Two Dayton men are in the Fayette County Jail following a traffic stop that led to the discovery of crack cocaine and heroin. According to Sheriff Vernon P. Stanforth, Deputy Clint Sines and K-9 Ben...
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Disciplinary Case Still Open Against Probate Judge Bender
The Fayette County Courthouse A Fayette County Judge who is up for re-election this May is still in jeopardy of losing his law license over several alleged counts of misconduct after the Supreme Court...
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VIDEO: FCVWD Releases Balloons In Honor Of Victims
Community members released balloons in honor of victims of crime Tuesday night at the Fayette County Victim Witness annual Remembrance Celebration. Yellow and white balloons filled the south sky...
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Sheriff Shares Drugs With Town
A few hundred people packed the Fayette County Fairgrounds on Wednesday for a drug educational seminar. Deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s office partnered with Fayette Sheriff Vernon...
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