Shawnee Ohio Police Department

04/23/2026

⚠️ Stay Informed, Stay Safe!
This flyer outlines common online risks students may face.
Take a moment to review and use the tips that work best for your family.

04/10/2026

Please see the attached letter from Mrs. Losco, Superintendent, regarding a Full-Scale Safety exercise on May 8, 2026.

03/20/2026

SCAM ALERT: Following recent windstorms and outages, some customers have received a scam email impersonating AEP Ohio and offering a "service interruption credit." If you receive something like this or any suspicious call, email or text, DO NOT click any links or provide any personal information. Send us a DM or call us at 800-672-2231 right away. AEPOhio.com/Scams has more information to keep yourself and your loved ones safe.

Also, please know that you are charged only for the power you use. You are not charged if your electricity is off. If you need an outage verification letter for work or agencies providing assistance, please visit AEPOhio.com/outages/verification-letter.

03/17/2026

Southern Local Schools are CLOSED today Tuesday March, 17, 2026

03/06/2026

Scam Alert!! Attached is a picture of some fraudulent door hangers that residents may find on their doors. Tags are placed on residents doors as part of a scam operation in order to get you to call the number.
At this time, we are not aware of this happening in our area, but have been notified that it is happening in other areas around the State of Ohio. 

03/03/2026

Flood Watch issued March 3 at 10:39AM EST until March 4 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Charleston WV

March 3, 2026 at 10:40:30 AM EST
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following counties, Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence, southeast Ohio, including the following counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH, Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton and Washington, and West Virginia, including the following counties, Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Northwest Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Northwest Pocahontas, Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Southeast Fayette, Southeast Nicholas, Southeast Pocahontas, Southeast Randolph, Southeast Webster, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wirt and Wood. * WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Isolated flash flooding is also possible. 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected in the watch area through Wednesday afternoon. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Shared from the Perry Co Sheriffs Office (OH) app at https://apps.myocv.com/share/a124043764

02/28/2026

Just a reminder that the burn ban for Ohio starts tomorrow, March 1st! 🔥🚒 🚑 🚔

01/28/2026

Falcon Families!

🍽️ Food Pickup! 🍽️

Food pickup will be available at the Cafeteria doors on Thursday, January 29 and Friday, January 30 from 10:30 AM–12:30 PM.

✨ This includes our Tri-County students, too! ✨

Swing by, stay warm, and make sure our Falcons are fueled and ready to soar! 🦅💜

We can’t wait to see you—thank you for being the best community around! 💪❄️

01/26/2026

❄️ SNOW DAY UPDATE, FALCONS! ❄️

Southern Local Schools will remain CLOSED on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, due to weather conditions.

Sleep in, bundle up, and enjoy every snowy moment—but please stay safe and warm out there, Falcon Families! 🦅❄️☕

We are already counting down the minutes until we can welcome our Falcons back into the building! ❤️

📸 Show us your snow day fun! Build a snowman, go sledding, or enjoy some cozy indoor time—send your photos to our page and keep an eye out as we share them soon! ⛄📷

01/25/2026

As of 2:19pm 1/25/26 Sheriff Barker has upgraded Perry County to a level 3 snow emergency!

All roadways are closed to non-emergency personnel. No one else should be out during these conditions unless it is absolutely necessary to travel. All employees should contact their employers to see if they should report to work. Those traveling on the roadways may be subject to arrest.

01/25/2026