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In today's newsletter:

  • Which Chillicothe streets saw fires, vandalism and trespass Sunday night?
  • How Chillicothe rallied after a family of nine lost their home
  • How a 2001 body dump near Chillicothe led to a conviction

Also on today's calendar: Minecraft Club and 2 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 39 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 42, low: 27.
  • Thursday: Becoming windier; p.m. rain, with a high of 55 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ross Co. Sheriff Crime Log – December 14, 2025 (sciotovalleyguardian.com) — Ross County deputies handled several serious calls Sunday, including a structure fire on Mt. Zion Road and vandalism to an occupied home on Steiner Road in Chillicothe. Local officers also investigated criminal trespass involving an off-road vehicle on Scottland Drive, while other calls in nearby towns ranged from a runaway juvenile to a reported stabbing where no victim was found.
   

• Chillicothe family of 9 looks to rebuild after fire destroys home (chillicothegazette.com) — A Chillicothe family of nine is rebuilding their lives after a December fire badly damaged their Egypt Pike home, destroying many belongings but sparing everyone inside. Neighbors, churches, and local businesses have quickly stepped up with clothes, essentials, and donations, showing the Goods how strongly Chillicothe rallies around its own in a crisis.
   

• Centerville man found guilty of murder in Kettering cold case homicide (daytondailynews.com) — A long-unsolved Kettering homicide has ties to Ross County, where the victim’s body was found along a rural roadside outside Chillicothe in 2001. A Montgomery County jury has now convicted her then-boyfriend of murder, with sentencing set for December 23. Investigators credit persistent police work and advances in forensic science for finally closing the case.
   

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    Tuesday December 16
  • CMS/CHS Holiday Band Concert
    CMS/CHS Auditorium
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday December 18
  • Minecraft Club
    Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library , 140 S Paint St , Chillicothe
    4:00 pm
    • Saturday December 20
  • Free Market
    Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library , 140 S Paint St , Chillicothe
    12:00 pm
    • Friday December 26
  • Chillicothe Trans*formers
    United Way of Ross County , 69 E Water St , Chillicothe
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I live on park street of anyone around the neighborhood wants there sidewalks or driveways shoveled plz lmk I'll b pit walking around..
    feel free to shoot me a message or call/texted at 7404663509 thanks n b safe (Nextdoor 500 North High)
  • Hey I live on park street if anyone around the neighborhood is needing sidewalks or driveways shoveled early plz let me know I will b out walking around..
    u can send me a message or text/call me at 7404663509 thx n b safe (Nextdoor 500 North High)
  • Menards posted a job opening for Stocker in Chillicothe. Apply here.
  • The Reserves Network, Inc. posted a job opening for Cleaner in Chillicothe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chillicothe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Circleville

Washington Court House

  • Fayette County CAC, state offer winter heating assistance (recordherald.com)
  • Local volunteers brave cold for Wreaths Across America (wnewsj.com)

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