Chillicothe — The grand reopening of Yoctangee Park on November 7th and 8th, 2026, after 2 1/2 years of planning and renovation, included open houses of two of the buildings.
The news is getting old now, after two Farmers Markets and a Chillicothe Council session there – but here is the second batch of my videos from Friday’s events, focusing on looking into the buildings.
See my companion story for the first batch.
Matt Bruning, press secretary for ODOT, interviews the governor while Daniel Griesheimer of the Greater Chillicothe Ross County Film Commission grabs a few snapshots.
I eventually asked the governor an extended question about the “Appalachian Community Grant Program” (ACGP) in Chillicothe and southern Ohio.
The Nathaniel Massie Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution filled three spaces in an “Open House and Resource Fair” on the ground floor during the open house in Memorial Armory (see my upcoming separate story for their information).
Other spaces were filled by the Ross County Health District, Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre / “Tecumseh!” outdoor drama, Ross County Historical Society (see upcoming separate story), Downtown Chillicothe Inc., Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library, and the “Safety Action Plan” of the City of Chillicothe.
Chillicothe City Council now meets in their new long-term temporary home in the upper-floor former gymnasium – now “Armory Ballroom” – in Memorial Armory. Their first session there was on November 9th.
Watch the first batch of videos in the previous companion story.
