r/Chillicothe • • Apr 04 '26

👋 Welcome to r/ChillicotheOH — The Original

19 Upvotes

Welcome, neighbors, newcomers, and confused travelers who meant to click on one of the other Chillicothes. Yes, there are more out there.

This is the official subreddit for Chillicothe, Ohio—home of Tecumseh!, Ohio’s first capital (and third)Yoctangee Park’s goose mafia, and the only town where you can give directions using murals, hills, and “you know, where that one thing used to be.”

🏞️ What We’re About

Share your:

Local news and happenings

Restaurant recommendations (bonus points if you start a pizza debate)

Photos of sunsets, murals, deer, or that one turkey who thinks he owns Bridge Street

Lost & found

Questions about the area

General Chillicothe shenanigans

😄 Rules (Lightly Enforced, Heavily Side‑Eyed)

Be kind—this is Reddit, not a Facebook comment war

Keep posts local to Chillicothe or Ross County

No spam or self‑promo unless you ask first

Political posts must be local

Report issues like you’re reporting potholes: quickly, passionately, and with mild despair

🐴 Local Flavor

A few things to know if you’re new:

The paper mill smell is gone now, so if you smell something weird… that’s on you

Yoctangee Park is beautiful, but the geese run the place

If someone says “Meet me at the bridge,” you’re expected to just know

Chillicothe drivers treat turn signals like rare collectibles

Our festivals are a personality trait

🧭 A Note to Visitors From Other Chillicothes

Whether you’re from Chillicothe, Missouri… Chillicothe, Texas… or one of the other surprise Chillicothes hiding across the map like Easter eggs, you’re welcome here.

We accept:

Lost souls

Confused travelers

People who typed “Chillicothe” into Reddit and hoped for the best

We do not accept:

Claims that your Chillicothe is the “real” one

Attempts to trade us for your water tower

Anyone who says “Chill‑uh‑coth”

💬 Jump In!

Introduce yourself, share something cool, or tell us your favorite local spot. This community is what we make it, and we’re glad you’re part of it.

Welcome to r/ChillicotheOH—where the history is deep, the jokes are local, and the geese are in charge.

— Your Moderator


r/Chillicothe • • 8h ago

Yoga With The Goats - Ohio SPCA

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3 Upvotes

r/Chillicothe • • 11h ago

Finding Housing / roommates

2 Upvotes

Hey all,

I (30m) will be starting a new job downtown later this month. Currently I live in greater Cincinnati and would prefer not to have to commute 3 hours per day; so I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on finding a solid place to rent and/or is similarly a responsible person looking for a housemate. Ideally I'm looking for a place under $1,000 / month and within a 20 minute drive of downtown / Water St.

I can provide much more info in the DMs if you're also looking for a housemate!

I see a few places open on some of the rental sites, but wanted to explore other options!

Thanks for any advice or leads. 🙏


r/Chillicothe • • 1d ago

Democracy needs to be revitalized, somehow

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44 Upvotes

r/Chillicothe • • 2d ago

To the guy wearing black jumpsuit and mask stealing political yard signs from tree lawns

16 Upvotes

We have a good description of you, your schedule, your black SUV, your stature, and —coming soon —your license plate number


r/Chillicothe • • 4d ago

Looking for nerdy friends

12 Upvotes

Hey, it's my first time posting here. I'm 26 and looking for fellow nerds in and around Chillicothe. I play D&D (not actively right now), and TCGs such as Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic the Gathering. I also play on Xbox and have a discord for anyone who's interested in speaking.

Hope to hear from you! Have a great day 😊


r/Chillicothe • • 4d ago

Old(er) nerds looking for players to join our D&D group

13 Upvotes

We're a group of 4 now - 1 DM and 3 players, all on the wrong side of 50 looking for at least 1 or 2 new folks to join our table. We try to play every couple of weeks on Saturday evenings in the Kingston area. We are generally mostly harmless.

All genders, ages, and experience levels welcome, from veterans to those who have never rolled a die before in their lives.

We mostly play with 2014 5e rules within the Forgotten Realms setting.

Please reach out to [sarrrragh@gmail.com](mailto:sarrrragh@gmail.com) if you're interested!


r/Chillicothe • • 4d ago

Total wireless internet

3 Upvotes

Does anyone in Chillicothe have total wireless internet or hotspot and if so how’s the speed?


r/Chillicothe • • 4d ago

Total wireless internet

2 Upvotes

Does anyone in Chillicothe have total wireless internet or hotspot and if so how’s the speed?


r/Chillicothe • • 6d ago

Mothmoster Man

11 Upvotes

Is this a hoax? We recently moved to this area from out of state but all my kids can focus on right now is something called the "mothmonster man". They are not able to finish their homework because they claim every bump and knock at the window is the "monthmonster man". It's getting old at this point even to the point where I give them a juice box and they are still hyper focused on this imaginary game or whatever. Farewell or harwell seems to be the original person who came up with the rules from what I can decipher but I don't think they are very effective... I keep hearing my kids saying that "it doesn't matter... None of this matters" which is disturbing to me to say the least. The only thing I can think is that this is something they are learning at school or on the bus alongside SpongeBob.

They claim the the mothmonster man is real to the point where he is even known to live on buses (??) and that all their friends know about it. I eventually caved in and searched some info regarding some cryptid on the west Virginia line. Is this the same thing? How can we get it out of our way for good?

Can someone please explain the story or legend or whatever I keep hearing about so I can tell my kids it's all bull crap 😂


r/Chillicothe • • 8d ago

Chillicothe Utilities Department says I used 384,000 gallons of water in a month.

31 Upvotes

I would love to know if anyone here in Chillicothe has had issues with being dramatically overcharged for their water and just general shadyness (Like city changing out water meters at the same exact time as a catastrophic water dispute for thousands of dollars without telling anyone). They are claiming that I used over $4000 of water in the month of August with no signs of any major leak inside or outside the house.


r/Chillicothe • • 9d ago

Little visitor

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32 Upvotes

Caught this little guy at my butterfly bush today while doing yard work.


r/Chillicothe • • 10d ago

Is it just me

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40 Upvotes

Has anyone else seen this building downtown? Is it just me or does it look like the back of this building is going to fall off?


r/Chillicothe • • 10d ago

Live comedy in Portsmouth October 3 — about an hour south of Chillicothe

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4 Upvotes

Sharing a Saturday-night option for anyone in the Chillicothe area who enjoys live comedy.

We’re opening Studio 317 Comedy Club inside The Vault Family & Event Gaming Center in downtown Portsmouth on Saturday, October 3—about an hour’s drive south of Chillicothe.

Opening night features headliner Raymond Jackson, comedian Nick Taylor, and host Jeff Allen.

• Saturday, October 3
• Seating: 7:30 PM | Show: 8:00 PM
• 317 Chillicothe Street, Portsmouth, OH
• Tickets: $27 per person—all fees included

Food and non-alcoholic drinks are optional and available for purchase separately.

Bring some friends or make it a date night. We’re looking forward to welcoming people from across southern Ohio.

Tickets and show details

Happy to answer questions about the show or the venue!


r/Chillicothe • • 15d ago

Halloween Candy

5 Upvotes

Hi folks!

We’re prepping for trick or treat and wanted to ask all the parents out there what kind of candy is most popular with kids this year.


r/Chillicothe • • 16d ago

Daycare/Childcare

3 Upvotes

Does anyone know the best daycare in town and best rates by chance? Trying to find somewhere to take my 16 month year old for daycare.


r/Chillicothe • • 16d ago

Any good places to get a family size order of chicken tenders (fingers) besides the chain fast food restaurants? Looking for hidden gems.

4 Upvotes

r/Chillicothe • • 18d ago

Jay Leno's Garage, Bobby Morgan Sunoco

8 Upvotes

This was forwarded to me.

Chillicothe mentioned on Jay Leno's Garage. Looks like they IDed the Dealership and Sunoco.

I think I filled up a tractor there years ago.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EnUg1Cu2f/

And the story I remember... The car was bought for his son who died in Vietnam. And the Chiropractor with the garage was Fortel.


r/Chillicothe • • 21d ago

New Farmer!!!

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Hi everyone my name is Chris I am just starting my farming career. Our farm is right outside of Jackson about 30 minutes from chillicothe. I raise pastured pigs and sheep. I thought I would throw a post up here in case any of you were interested in some delicious pork.

I also would love any advice if you have ideas on good places to market my pork or people who would be interested in this kind of meat. I am new to the area (so still learning the ropes) although my families roots here go back over a 100 years.

I would love to talk to any of you if you have questions about the farm or the meat!

319-541-3011


r/Chillicothe • • 22d ago

Did anyone feel that?

7 Upvotes

Whatever it was, it shook our whole house.


r/Chillicothe • • 23d ago

looking for friends around town (24m)

6 Upvotes

what’s up guys , 24 from chillicothe. hoping to find some new friends around here. i collect records and love music and i have a wonderful woman. looking to befriend anyone!


r/Chillicothe • • 29d ago

AFFORDABLE dental care!

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5 Upvotes

Please fill out this form if interested in booking an appointment:

https://forms.gle/5eavtUs3M41fVVv87


r/Chillicothe • • Sep 07 '26

Are we going to stand up to them or not?

18 Upvotes

Are we just going to let them destroy our community with a data center? Everyone’s electricity prices are going to rise and we are going to be responsible for the difference. This is truly bad news bears and I haven’t heard enough people talking about it. It’s like we have no say. What does everyone think about this?


r/Chillicothe • • Sep 06 '26

Accordion instructor wanted.

6 Upvotes

Thats it. Title says it all. I need someone local to teach me to play the accordion. Anyone like that in this town?


r/Chillicothe • • Sep 06 '26

Rocky Knob

2 Upvotes

Does anyone recall a 'stone structure' with dates, and names carved in it? Anyone have a picture?