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Scioto

American  
[sahy-oh-tuh, -toh] / saɪˈoʊ tə, -toʊ /

noun

  1. a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.


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Police began evacuating a several-block area west of downtown shortly after 7 a.m. and closed off several highway exits near the Scioto River.

From Seattle Times

The inscription ceremony took place against the backdrop of Mound City, a sacred gathering place and burial ground that sits just steps from the Scioto River.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Myers was the editor-in-chief for the Scioto Valley Guardian, a newspaper in Ohio, when he was charged last year with felony wiretapping after publishing a recording of in-court testimony in violation of a court order.

From Washington Times

I report on the dying and the dead, sure, but I also spend my days talking to the scientists, conservationists, activists, politicians and average citizens working hard to make sure that as few species as possible go the way of the flat pigtoe, the Molokai creeper, the Scioto madtom, the Little Mariana fruit bat, or any of the other 19 species the Fish and Wildlife Service just proposed as extinct.

From Salon

The Americans gained their revenge in 1931 at Scioto Country Club, Ohio - the course that Nicklaus would learn to play on in the 1950s - with a thumping 9-3 win.

From BBC