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Summer Junior Member Program
The Ross County Historical Society invites children 6-12 years old to join us for our 2019 Summer Junior Member program Art, Artists, & the Art of Storytelling at the Ross County Heritage Center, 45 W. 5th Street Chillicothe, Ohio 45601 on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Join us as we explore our new… Read More
Man Indicted in Slayings of 3 People in Ross County
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — A man who authorities say killed three people in early February has been indicted in southern Ohio on charges that could result in a death sentence if convicted. The Chillicothe Gazette reports 39-year-old James Rinehart Jr. was indicted Friday in Ross County on charges that include aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, kidnapping and rape…. Read More
Statehood Day
Join us in celebrating the founding of the great state of Ohio on March 2, 2019. We’ll have a special one-day exhibit of Ohio statehood documents, including Thomas Worthington’s personal draft of the 1802 Ohio Enabling Act displayed on the table upon which Ohio’s Constitution was signed. We’re debuting a new exhibit on Ross County’s… Read More
Deputies Say 2 Shooting Deaths, Violent Attack May Be Linked
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio sheriff’s office says investigators suspect the shooting deaths of two people at a home are connected to a violent assault that critically hurt two more people found at another home a few miles away. The Ross County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were alerted to the shooting scene at a… Read More