Middle school in Pike County closes due to radiological contamination

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio – Zahns Corner Middle School in Pike County is closing for the remainder of the school year because of radiological contamination, the president of the Scioto Valley Local Board of Education said in a letter to parents and staff.The school board president, Brandon Wooldridge, said in the letter that the district was notified “that enriched uranium was detected inside the Zahns Comer Middle School building and that Neptunium 237 was detected in a US Department of Ene