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![Zahn's Corner Middle School is surrounded by a fence and over grown with weeds.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ZCMS-FENCE-900x422.jpg)
Pike County residents protest auction of a middle school shut down for radioactive contamination
By: Alison Patton
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PIKETON, Ohio (WOUB News) — The Zahn’s Corner Middle School was shut down in 2019 after a study found radioactive contamination in the building. The school hasn’t been active since… Read More
![The sun sets over the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County, Ohio on May 6, 2019. Earlier this week, a number of Pike County residents filed a lawsuit alleging more than 2,000 people are adversely affected by the release of radioactive materials from the plant.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/01-JK_LawsuitHeader-DJI_0254-900x422.jpg)
A man claims in a federal lawsuit that contamination from a Pike County uranium plant caused his cancer
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A Pike County man has filed a federal lawsuit claiming radioactive contamination from a former uranium enrichment plant caused his leukemia. According to the lawsuit, Joshua… Read More
![George Wagner IV sits in court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/George-Wagner-e1543428387479-900x422.jpg)
George Wagner IV gets life in prison after conviction in Rhoden family murders
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man convicted in the killings of eight members of an Ohio family was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. George… Read More
![A gavel sits upright on a table](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/shutterstock_1194443488-e1671468824492-900x422.jpg)
George Wagner IV to be sentenced in murders of 8 Rhoden family members
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man convicted in the killings of eight people from another southern Ohio family faces the possibility of life in prison without parole when he’s sentenced…. Read More
![George Wagner IV sits in court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/George-Wagner-e1543428387479-900x422.jpg)
A jury convicts George Wagner IV in the 2016 killings of 8 Rhoden family members
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A jury has convicted a man in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family. The jury deliberated for only a few hours Wednesday before… Read More
![George Wagner IV sits in court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/George-Wagner-e1543428387479-900x422.jpg)
A defense attorney claims Wagner IV had no reason to help in killing Rhoden family members
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A defense attorney for an Ohio man accused of helping his family kill eight members of another family says he had no reason to take part…. Read More
![Authorities set up road blocks at the intersection of Union Hill Road and Route 32 at the perimeter of a crime scene, Friday, April 22, 2016, in Pike County, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Pike-County-Media-Barricade_featured-900x422.jpg)
A prosecutor argues the jury should find Wagner IV guilty in Rhoden Family slayings, even if he wasn’t the triggerman
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor says the first defendant to face trial in the slayings of eight people from an Ohio family should be convicted regardless of whether he… Read More
![George Wagner IV sits in court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/George-Wagner-e1543428387479-900x422.jpg)
Closing arguments slated in trial in 2016 slayings of 8
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled for the Monday after Thanksgiving in the trial of a man charged in the 2016 slayings of eight current and prospective members… Read More
![George Wagner IV sits in court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/George-Wagner-e1543428387479-900x422.jpg)
George Wagner IV denies knowledge of the plot to kill 8 Rhoden family members in 2016
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man on trial in the 2016 slayings of eight current and prospective members of another family in southern Ohio has testified that he had no… Read More
![Angela Wagner in Pike County Court.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Angela-Wagner-e1543600045976-900x422.jpg)
Woman testifies that husband wanted 8 Rhoden family members killed
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who helped plan the 2016 slayings of eight members of another family says the massacre was her husband’s idea. Angela Wagner made the… Read More
![George Wagner IV sits in court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/George-Wagner-e1543428387479-900x422.jpg)
A prosecutor said Wagner family spent months planning the Rhoden family slaying
By: John Seewer | AP
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor said a custody dispute between two families that ended with the massacre of eight people in Ohio started with a plan to kill just… Read More
![George Wagner IV sits in court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/George-Wagner-e1543428387479-900x422.jpg)
Opening statements set in death penalty case in Rhoden family slaying
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Opening statements are expected in the death penalty trial of a man indicted for his role in the death of eight family members. George Wagner IV… Read More
![George Wagner IV sits in court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/George-Wagner-e1543428387479-900x422.jpg)
The trial of a man accused in the 2016 Rhoden family slaying has been delayed
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — The first jury trial in the shooting deaths of eight members of a single Ohio family more than six years ago has been delayed for a… Read More
![Pike County Sheriff's Deputies](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Pike-County-AP_featured-image-900x422.jpg)
A judge allows testimony from a man who admitted guilt in the Rhoden family murders
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge in Ohio is allowing a man who previously admitted to killing five members of a single family to testify against his brother in a… Read More
![George Wagner IV sits in court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/George-Wagner-e1543428387479-900x422.jpg)
Judge keeps death penalty chance for man accused in Rhoden family killings
By: John Seewer | AP
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A judge in Ohio is keeping the death penalty on table for a man accused in the slayings of eight people from a single family. Lawyers… Read More
![George Wagner IV sits in court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/George-Wagner-e1543428387479-900x422.jpg)
Lawyers For A Man Allegedly Involved In Rhoden Family Murders Say He Killed No One, So Nix Death Penalty Possibility
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Attorneys for an Ohio man charged in eight slayings want the aggravated murder charges and the possibility of a death penalty to be dismissed because they… Read More
![Jake Wagner](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Jake-Wagner-e1543349730679-900x422.jpg)
Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Shootings Of Rhoden Family
By: Mark Gillispie | Kantele Franko | AP
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man pleaded guilty in the murders of his child’s mother and seven other members of her family on Thursday, the fifth anniversary of when the shootings… Read More
![Charles Reader](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AP_18317833652119-e1562091621504-900x422.jpg)
Former Pike County Sheriff Gets 3 Years Prison For Theft
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A former Pike County sheriff who rose to prominence for the investigation of the execution-style slayings of eight family members was sentenced to three years in… Read More
![Charles Reader](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AP_18317833652119-e1562091621504-900x422.jpg)
Suspended Pike County Sheriff Fails to Qualify for Fall Ballot
By: Nick Evans | WOSU
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WAVERLY, Ohio (WOSU) — Pike County voters will choose a new sheriff this November, but one thing is certain—it will not be suspended sheriff Charles Reader. In a Facebook post Friday, Reader… Read More
![Pike County Graphic](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/OH_Pike-900x422.jpg)
Unofficial Primary 2020 Results for Pike County
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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Here are the unofficial results in Pike County for Ohio’s extended primary, according to the county Board of Elections. Only contested races are listed. For Democratic presidential nominee: Joseph… Read More
![A face mask](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/AP_803018081868-e1585330747216-900x422.png)
Medical Supply Donation Program Established in Ross and Pike Counties
By: Cheri Russo
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CHILLICOTHE, OH (WOUB) — Businesses and community members in Ross and Pike counties now have several ways to help local health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. People can donate… Read More
![Charles Reader](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AP_18317833652119-e1562091621504-900x422.jpg)
New Criminal Charges Filed Against Suspended Ohio Sheriff
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio – A suspended Ohio sheriff has been indicted on multiple felony charges including a count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. The Columbus Dispatch reports the… Read More
![graphic of a gavel on a blue background](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/AP_988139653357-e1567534743990-900x422.jpg)
First Trial Connected to Rhoden Family Slayings Delayed
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A judge has delayed what was supposed to be the first trial connected to the investigation into the 2016 slayings of eight family members in Ohio…. Read More
![The sun sets over the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County, Ohio on May 6, 2019. Earlier this week, a number of Pike County residents filed a lawsuit alleging more than 2,000 people are adversely affected by the release of radioactive materials from the plant.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/01-JK_LawsuitHeader-DJI_0254-900x422.jpg)
Companies: Nix Lawsuit Over Contamination Near Piketon Uranium Plant
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Companies involved in work at a former uranium enrichment plant in Ohio say a federal court should dismiss a lawsuit alleging nearby residents were unknowingly exposed… Read More
![Pike County Sheriff's Deputies](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Pike-County-AP_featured-image-900x422.jpg)
New Search Warrant Executed in Rhoden Family Murder Investigation
By: Associated Press
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PIKETON, Ohio (AP) – Ohio authorities have executed a new search warrant as part of an investigation into the 2016 killings of eight family members. The warrant targets the Flying… Read More