J NEWS NETWORK https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Ross County commissioners OKs $1.46M payment on sewer project, signs off on water line work Case dismissed against Vinton County grandfather after competency ruling Athens County Sheriff’s Office call log for October 5, 2026 Ashville sets dates for fall leaf collection All four Pike County districts meet state standards in new school report cards Vinton County sheriff warns of new jury-duty phone scam Driver in fatal Fayette County crash sentenced to five years in prison Caleb Flynn sentenced to life without parole in wife’s murder Chillicothe Police Department call log for October 5, 2026 East Cleveland man convicted in 2012 bridge-bombing plot indicted on ricin charges Ross County Sheriff’s Office call log for October 5, 2026 New Boston sets trick-or-treat hours for Halloween night Gas leak repair to close News Plaza in downtown Washington Court House on Tuesday UPDATE — Laurelville motorcyclist airlifted to Columbus hospital after State Route 56 crash Trump approves firing-squad execution for Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan Ross County Army veteran named to Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2026 Ohio University, Habitat for Humanity team up to build Ross County home Televangelist Jim Bakker, felled PTL empire founder, dies at 86 WATCH: A look inside the secret laboratories at the former Piketon Atomic Plant in southern Ohio. Piketon’s Hidden Nuclear Accident Piketon's Creeks Were Contaminated for Decades. DOE Just Now Put Up the Signs. EPA records reveal what’s flowing from Chillicothe’s former paper mill Arsenic climbs to three times federal limit at closed Chillicothe landfill as contamination worsens with each sampling round PPG Industries Circleville plant sends more than one million gallons into local creek after filtration system overwhelmed by rain Ohio EPA to hold public meeting on air permit for Google's Franklin Furnace data center as community grapples with decades of industrial pollution Jackson County landfill still contaminating groundwater with cancer-causing chemicals, latest report shows State Drafts Permit Renewal Allowing Hundreds of Tons of Airborne Toxins and Leaks at Scioto County Chemical Plant Legal Foundation Urges NRC to Reject Proposed Rollback of Radiation Protection Standards Science group to host “empty chair” town‑hall in Ohio’s 7th District Ohio AG awards Pike County grant for illegal‑dump cleanup as part of $1M statewide program Ohio EPA cites owner of Chillicothe paper mill over unapproved water-treatment additives Ohio EPA allows Haverhill Coke to keep operating during pollution-control shutdown Ohio EPA cites Pickaway prison water system after required drinking-water tests were missed Paper mill owner faces mounting legal, regulatory scrutiny as Chillicothe data center controversy continues What Did City Hall Know? Data-Center Letter and $76.5 Million Mill Sale Raise New Transparency Questions Major mill sale and secrecy at city hall collide as glove company faces mounting legal troubles Behind the “Data Hall”: Corporate filings reveal much larger ambitions for Chillicothe mill site Howmet Agrees to Install Six New Monitoring Wells at Toxic WearEver Site Environmental Firm Recommends Testing at Chillicothe Park FALLOUT FILES TV – FALLOUT FILES TV – Judge refuses to remove Billy Wagner’s attorneys in Pike County massacre case EPA closes public comment today on voluntary PFAS guidance for sewage sludge Uranium plant owner agrees in principle to $80M settlement over radiation claims Chillicothe councilman gets form letter from White House on glove bill, vows a letter a week White House monitoring suspected plague outbreak in Siberia after lab worker’s death Athens County Sheriff’s Office call log for October 2–4, 2026 Pickaway-Ross closes campuses after bomb threats Highland County man accused of kicking out cruiser window after deputies find him yelling along roadway This Week in Southern Ohio: October 5-11