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House Bill 272, which recently had its fourth hearing before the House Government Oversight Committee but has yet to be voted on, would allow local governments to create an exception to carry a deadline weapon into a building that contains a courtroom when court is not in session.
A fire in New Boston (Scioto County) has been ruled arson by the Division of State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigation Bureau. Investigators are seeking tips from the public to help identify those responsible.
(The Center Square) – Local governments in Ohio could soon expand concealed carry laws and allow citizens to carry guns in courtrooms.
IRONTON — An Ironton man was sentenced earlier this week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court to 20-and-a-half years to 26 years in prison in a drug case.
Ohio Attorney General David Yost, Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman, Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer, New Boston Police Chief Carl Compton, Scioto County Prosecutor Shane Tieman, Pike County Sheriff Tracy Evans and Pike County Prosecutor Michael Davis announced Thursday that on Tuesday, Nov. 7, the Southern Ohio Organized and Major Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant on 7th Street in Portsmouth.