Piqua, OH News Headlines

WHIO Mansfield — A casting agency is seeking extras for a movie starring Sylvester Stallone that will be filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory, the former prison in Mansfield where "The Shawshank Redemption" was filmed. Mansfield City Council members say...

He is survived by his wife of 69 years Louise B. (Boyer) Rhoades of Versailles, whom he married on August 7, 1948; children and their spouses, Jane Boetel of California, Thomas Rhoades of Piqua , Ohio , Janet & Tom Mendenhall of Versailles, and...

Piqua Daily Call PIQUA — Controversial country music singer David Allan Coe reportedly is no longer coming to perform at Piqua BikeFest, which will be held Sept. 15-16 in downtown Piqua . “He will not be there,” Jim Loomis, Piqua BikeFest committee...

Piqua Daily Call He is also a recent graduate of the Ohio Farm Bureau's AgriPOWER leadership program, where he worked with state legislators in Columbus and gained experience advocating for agricultural issues. He plans to use these experiences to...

Hinds asked the commission to take Coe's “Underground” songs into consideration “and see if you agree that there is no place in Piqua , Ohio , at a public event for the vile message of David Allan Coe.” Hinds suggested that this was a timely...

WRGT TV Fox 45 PIQUA , Ohio (WKEF/WRGT) - The Piqua Public Library has said that people should not use solar glasses picked up from them to view the eclipse August 21. The glasses the library received are part of an Amazon recall, as the company has not...

Piqua Daily Call “As usual, Piqua citizens engaged with law enforcement for safe resolution of a crime,” Chief Bruce Jamieson said. “We are very grateful for their assistance.” Other local law enforcement agencies involved included the Miami County...

WDTN PIQUA , Ohio (WDTN) — One man is in custody after shots were fired inside a restaurant in downtown Piqua on Thursday night. 42-year-old Eduardo Fitch was booked into the Miami County Jail on several charges including carrying a concealed...

WDTN PIQUA , Ohio (WDTN) – A motorcycle rider is killed after crashing into a vehicle in Piqua. The accident happened at the intersection of Main and High Streets in downtown just after 3:30 P.M. Saturday. Police say 45-year-old Walter Rice, Jr. of...

Piqua Daily Call (AP) — Ohio is moving toward carrying out its first execution in more than three years. The last time that happened was January 2014, when a condemned inmate repeatedly gasped and snorted during a 26-minute procedure with a...