Washington Court House Ohio News

12/10/2022

BREAKING: Honda, LG battery plant in Fayette County to employ 2,200!

Honda has selected neighboring Fayette County for an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant. In a joint venture, Honda and LG Energy Solution will invest $3.5

03/05/2022

2 teens leaving Miami Trace High School prom seriously injured in crash.

The 18-year-old driver and another 18-year-old passenger were taken to a trauma center for further treatment following the crash.

25/02/2022

New stores coming too WCH.

To the residents of WCH, this property is known as the former K-Mart building. Now, with three new tenants, Dollar Tree, Harbor Freight, and recently signed, Roses Department Store, this property can take on a new identity, and help deliver new life to this area of town.
Pennmark’s CEO Don Cafiero had this to say “When we acquired this property several years back we saw the possibilities and believed in the market, through our persistent efforts the property is in line with our original vision”.

Congratulations Pennmark Management Company for fully leasing 102k+ feet of space

15/01/2022

FCPH: County experiencing significant COVID surge

As of Thursday, Fayette County’s two-week average for COVID cases is 21 times higher than the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s

26/11/2021

Train derailment in WCH

There was a train derailment in Washington C.H. Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021 near the VFW on Veterans Way. At least a couple of the rail cars toppled over off a

25/11/2021

Steers run loose on WCH streets

Two steers taken to Morris Frozen Food Locker for processing Monday morning escaped to the streets of Washington Court House, and after police officers att

10/10/2021

FCPH offers at-home COVID test kits

Fayette County Public Health (FCPH) is offering at-home COVID-19 test kits while supplies last. The test must be completed online under the guidance of a m

27/02/2021

How does pizza for lunch sound Saturday?
Join us at Donatos Saturday February 27th, 12p-3p

Register for Little League this weekend.
Tball: 4-6 years old $25
Minors: 7-9 years old $35
Majors: 10-12 years old $35
We take cash, check, and credit/debit. There are also scholarships available if cost is an issue. Don’t let $$ stop your kid from having a great summer with us!

13/02/2021

UPDATE 02/21/2021: Grundy turned himself into the Fayette County Jail on these charges.
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The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of a s*x offender that reportedly failed to file a change of address as required by law.

​According the Sheriff Vernon Stanforth, a deputy was performing a residential compliance check on Raymond S. Grundy, age 34, last known to be residing at 18 Academy Street – Apt C in the Village of Bloomingburg in Fayette County. Upon making contact, the deputy discovered that Grundy had moved from the residence toward the latter part of 2020. Further investigation with an employer discovered that Mr. Grundy was had left employment and subsequently moved out of the apartment complex.

​A warrant for the arrest of Raymond Grundy has been filed in the Washington Court House Municipal Court for Failing to Register a Change of Address. Grundy is a male/black, approximately 6’02” and weighing approximately 200 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Grundy was ordered to register as a s*x offender following a conviction of Sexual Imposition in Clark County, Ohio.

​Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Raymond S. Grundy is urged to contact the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office at (740)335-6170 or by contacting your local law enforcement agency. Tips on the whereabouts of Raymond Grundy may also be left anonymously by visiting the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office website at www.faycoso.com

13/02/2021

The new Fayette County law enforcement complex is nearing completion. Some sheriff’s office personnel have begun working out of their offices within

30/10/2020

Beggars’ Nights throughout Fayette County, including trick-or-treat in the City of Washington Court House, have been rescheduled due to the inclement

13/08/2020

What’s happening at Carnegie Library?

The library is on a roll!On Saturday, Aug. 15 at 11 a.m., join Carnegie Public Library for a Bike Parade at the “Feast & Shop, Shop Hop” ev

11/08/2020

Staff will be working remotely for the week. Students are scheduled to start back on August 24.

10/08/2020

WCH School Superintendent Tests Positive For COVID-19 One Day Before Staff Returns

The head of an entire school district has tested positive for COVID-19 just one day before staff return to start the 2020-2021 school year. The news broke late-Sunday evening that Washington Court House City Schools Superintendent Tom Bailey informed the district’s school board members that his re...

05/08/2020

Special election too close to call

In a historically-close election, the Washington Court House City School (WCHCS) District’s attempt to pass a 1 percent earned income tax levy was to

04/08/2020

There is a SPECIAL ELECTION being held on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, in Washington Court House to approve a NEW 1% Income Tax Levy.

If this NEW tax is passed, residents and estates in WCH will be required by law to file an SD100 tax form annually to report income & pay a NEW tax of 1% on ALL INCOME shown on your 1040 Ohio Modified Adjusted Gross Income Tax Return.

Attention Business Owners: Business Income Deduction does NOT reduce school district income tax base.

Who is subject to the school district income tax?

Any individual (including retirees, students, minors, etc.) or estate that receives income while a resident of a taxing school district is subject to school district income tax. Individuals who work, but do not live, in a taxing school district are not subject to the district’s income tax.
See R.C. 5748.01(G) and (H).

Here is some history on the WCH Income Tax Levy:
2018 1% Income Tax - Failed
2019 1% Income Tax - Failed
2020 1% Income Tax - Back on SPECIAL Ballot Aug. 4, 2020

For more information, you can visit the Ohio Department of Taxation: https://tax.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/tax/help-center/faqs/income-school-district/income-school-district

Fayette County Board of Elections has more info on this special tax vote, too: https://www.boe.ohio.gov/fayette/election-info/

25/07/2020

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