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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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| Making change | |
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Customer demands challenged the designers and builders of the 2009 Acura TL sedan to build a larger car that is both comfortable and sporty. more... |
| Caution ahead | |
Residents using the Gunntown Road extension to get to and from the south side of the city should exercise caution because there likely will be no major changes at the intersection where two injury crashes occurred within three days, officials said. more... |
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| Couple agree Petaway was the gunman | |
Both Tisha Lyburtus and her longtime boyfriend, Keith Brown, identified Devonne Petaway as one of two men who burst into their 313 S. Park St. residence Jan. 10, during testimony Monday in Mr. Petaway’s three-day trial. more... |
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| Ben Logan becomes ‘excellent’ school system | |
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Curriculum director Emmy Davis-Smith surprised officials at Monday’s regular meeting of the Benjamin Logan Board of Education with the district’s updated testing and report card findings received Monday afternoon. more... |
| IL board handles personnel items | |
The Indian Lake Board of Education conducted a routine session Monday. The supplemental contract resignation from Jon Shoffstall as a crisis response team member was accepted. more... |
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| Honda rolls out 2009 Acura TL | |
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Honda’s design, engineering and manufacturing capabilities in the United States have matured to the point with the new 2009 Acura TL that a vehicle can go from the drawing table to the dealership floor without engineering expertise from Japan. more... |
| Freshman jitters calmed at Camp 2012 | |
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“Where is my locker?” “How do I get to class and to lunch?” “What do I wear to school?” These were some of the many questions answered Friday at Bellefontaine High School’s first annual camp for freshmen. more... |
| Council authorizes stop signs | |
The Belle Center Village Council approved the third and final reading of an ordinance authorizing four stop signs at its Tuesday meeting. more... |
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| Man dies after motorcycle hits deer | |
A Ridgeway man died early Saturday after the motorcycle he was riding hit a deer early Saturday morning, troopers of the Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. more... |
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| Teens charged with street racing | |
Two teens were arrested for street racing after a trooper of the Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol caught them traveling in excess of 110 mph on U.S. Route 33. more... |
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| Adios, Logan County | |
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When Francisco Villarroel arrived in the United States from Chile in 2000 to study, he had little knowledge of the people and culture, but after eight years living in large cities and a full year in rural Logan County, he has just about enough information to write a book and it might include a chapter on his upcoming trip to the Democratic National Convention. more... |
| FEMA grant awarded to Bokescreek department | |
The Bokescreek Township Fire Department recently received a $20,425 Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant. more... |
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| Art festival is first outdoor event for art league | |
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The Logan County Art League hopes to expand its awareness and membership today when it hosts their first outdoor art festival in the parking lot of Indian Lake Elks Lodge, 138 E. Main St., Russells Point, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. more... |
| Almost 300 marijuana plants seized by deputies | |
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Detectives of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office seized nearly 300 marijuana plants Thursday in the largest live growth operation they have discovered in recent years. more... |
| Three face charges in Russells Point drug bust | |
Three men have been charged with drug offenses after a 1 1/2-month investigation by the Russells Point Police Department and the Logan County Sheriff's Office, Russells Point Police Chief Joe Freyhof reports. more... |
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| Students wind down summer with activities | |
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Whether out painting scenery for a Friday evening performance, sipping tea in sun hats or just playing games at local parks, Logan County youths spent Wednesday soaking up a few final rays of sun before summer break comes to a close. more... |
| Fair board wants more info | |
Fair board leaders were told to do what they can in the next month to curb expenses and come back with a laundry list of proposed cuts along with a proposal to vacate the current two-year lease agreement with the Logan County Commissioners. more... |
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| Marquis faces child pornography charges | |
A Bellefontaine man sentenced recently in Huron County to six months in prison faces more charges here after a Logan County grand jury named him in six indictments this week. more... |
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| Council frustrated with lack of progress in law office | |
Despite his absence from Tuesday’s City Council meeting, City Law Director Howard Traul came under fire for the amount of time it takes to deal with legal issues and his office’s handling of noise issues affecting residents near the Warehouse night club. more... |
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| Sheriff’s office reports more layoffs | |
Three people will be laid off and seven positions eliminated in the latest round of cuts at the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, the three lieutenants that oversee day-to-day operations said Tuesday. more... |
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| Gunntown to be discussed | |
Two multiple-injury crashes in the past week and more than a dozen incidents since the city and county opened the Gunntown Road extension 10 months ago has prompted a discussion on the future of the intersection, Bellefontaine City Council members learned at the Tuesday meeting. more... |
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| Local bank reports continued scam calls | |
Area residents again are reminded not to give out personal details to callers seeking information concerning financial matters. more... |
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| West Liberty sets aside money for 2009 paving program | |
West Liberty will have a little more than $8,900 from Ohio Public Works funds to help pave village streets this year. more... |
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| Five sentenced | |
Five people were sentenced Monday during appearances before Logan County Judge Mark S. O’Connor. more... |
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| Vision needed for Holland | |
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The Holland Theatre is poised to be a significant anchor for downtown revitalization if officials can reach a consensus on their vision for the future for the historic structure, a state arts official said Monday. more... |
| Man given 12 years in brutal attack | |
A West Carrollton man who beat and choked a DeGraff woman unconscious in front of her four-year-old son was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison. more... |
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| City board proceeds with fall levy | |
Bellefontaine City Schools District residents will see a renewal levy request on the November ballot, as board of education members voted unanimously at their Monday evening meeting to proceed with the three-year, 6.05-mill issue. more... |
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| District moves forward with preschool program | |
Riverside Board of Education members approved at a special meeting Monday a memorandum of understanding with the Council on Rural Services to house a preschool program on school grounds. more... |
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| Murder suspect expresses regret in 911 call | |
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Carl Hopkins knew as soon as he left his 380 S. Main St., Lakeview, home Saturday night he had made a terrible mistake that will likely send him to prison for many years. [actual 911 audio included] more... |
| Argument may have preceded Saturday shooting | |
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An argument between two friends most likely led one to shoot the other Saturday in Lakeview, Logan County Sheriff’s investigators believe. more... |
| Four charged for break-in at Riverside | |
Four area teenagers were charged with criminal trespassing early Saturday morning after deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a security alarm at Riverside Schools. more... |
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| Calvary Christian celebrates 30th | |
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“Christ-centered Learning for Christ-like Living” was administrator Larry McFadden’s theme for a new faith-based school when it opened its doors in Bellefontaine Aug. 20, 1979, with 25 students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 4. more... |
| Motorcycle plant to become home for subassemblies | |
Production of suspension subassemblies currently at the East Liberty and Marysville auto plants will move over a two-year period into the vacated motorcycle plant, Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. announced Friday, freeing the automaker to better concentrate on making cars and light trucks. more... |
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| Deputy cited in July 27 crash | |
Neither Deputy Paul Finfrock nor Trooper Wayne LeVan showed any signs of alcohol impairment after an early morning crash July 27 on State Route 540 near Township Road 126. more... |
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| West Mansfield boy overcoming many hurdles to become Eagle Scout | |
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Achieving the Boy Scouts of America rank of Eagle Scout is challenging by itself. But for 16-year-old Keith Warrick of West Mansfield, a member of Troop 355 of Marysville, it was a long ride. more... |
| DeGraff council informed of municipal building issues | |
DeGraff Village Council members learned at Tuesday’s meeting that two changes are needed at the municipal building to meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. more... |
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| Coffee house offers ‘green’ experience | |
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Imagine walking into a small market and buying a cup of coffee from a poor Peruvian farmer, shea nut skin creams scraped from the shells of the nuts by working women of Ghana or hand-woven African baskets and scarfs direct from the weavers. more... |
| Gunntown intersection being scrutinized | |
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The second multiple injury wreck within the past three days at the intersection of County Road 1 and Gunntown Road has gotten the attention of city and county officials. more... |
| Residents hesitant to welcome egg farm | |
A co-owner of a company that wants to build a 6 million hen egg farm near West Mansfield said they don’t want to be bad neighbors, but that did little to quell the uneasiness residents feel about making their area the densest poultry operation in the United States. more... |
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| Quincy Council looks into adding lights on Jefferson St. | |
Quincy Village Council members discussed at their Tuesday evening meeting the need to add three street lights on the east end of Jefferson Street to protect the safety of area children. more... |
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| Indian Lake chamber touts successes, looks to improve in other areas | |
Representatives of the Lima News organization updated Indian Lake Area Chamber of Commerce officials on the success of the groups’ joint project to create a visitors guide, during the chamber’s board of directors meeting Thursday. more... |
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| Freshman summer lab offers intro to high school | |
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A group of Benjamin Logan High School freshmen had some messy fun Tuesday afternoon, dropping miniature Kit Kat, Snickers and Hershey’s candy bars into graduated cylinders filled with water to determine which one had the greatest density. more... |
| Health board to present needs to commission | |
The Logan County District Board of Health continued to take steps at its Wednesday afternoon meeting in preparation for the possible failure of the levy request on the November ballot. more... |
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| Marquis given six months for importuning | |
A Bellefontaine man caught in an online sex sting by Wakeman police was sentenced to six months in prison Tuesday, The Norwalk Reflector reported. more... |
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| Six injured in wreck | |
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A Tuesday afternoon wreck that sent six people to area hospitals has caused concern among residents near the recently installed intersection of Gunntown and Ludlow roads. more... |
| Fair board considers plan to cut costs | |
A five-member executive committee of the Logan County Fair Board is exploring money-saving moves such as shutting down the fairground for most of the year. more... |
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| Six Indian Lake visitors recognized for bravery | |
The quick actions of six Indian Lake tourists were responsible for keeping a former Russells Point man alive last summer and the citizens were recognized for their bravery Friday with an Ohio State Lifesaving Award. more... |
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| Storm damage | |
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Dale Wirick, 7003 South U.S. Route 68, West Liberty uses a chain saw Tuesday to clear one of five large trees that were destroyed on his property during the severe weather that passed through Logan County Monday night and early Tuesday morning. more... |
| Paving preparation | |
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Shelly Company employees work Monday to remove the top layer of asphalt from the 200 block of south Detroit Street as they prepare to repave the western part of the U.S. Route 68 bypass from Sandusky Avenue to Main Street at Auburn Avenue. more... |
| Once bitten | |
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Several dozen teenage girls and a few boys — several in capes and face paint — turned out Friday evening to wait for the latest installment in a new series that has inspired a new craze among young readers. more... |
| Citizens Federal reports scam | |
Citizens Federal Savings and Loan officials remind patrons the banking institution has not authorized anyone to call customers seeking personal information. more... |
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| Vatican pilgrimage | |
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For an American in Rome, it's never quite possible to do as the Roman's do. That’s one lesson a group of 27 members of the St. Patrick’s Church Choir learned when they saw first-hand the religious relics, timeless art and august architecture on a recent pilgrimage to four Italian cities. more... |
| Several local polling locations changed | |
Logan County Board of Elections members approved several polling location changes at their regular Thursday meeting because of the Americans with Disabilities Act compliance issues. more... |
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| Investigation continues into crash | |
An investigation into a July 27 crash involving a trooper of the Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and a deputy of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office continues. more... |
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| Fire department responds | |
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The Bellefontaine fire department responded to the apartment of Randy Warner, 610 Saxon at about 10 p.m. Friday after sparks were reported from a fuse box in the residence. more... |
| Cell phone leads deputies to break-in suspect | |
A Lakeview man was arrested early Friday for breaking and entering after deputies found a cell phone belonging to the man at a church he allegedly entered overnight. more... |
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| A mellow note | |
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The Roaring ’20s were coming to a close and the Big Band Era of the 1930s and 1940s was just about to get into full swing when Zanesfield resident Byron Wickersham was approached by a group of older boys about starting up a band. more... |
| USDA grant helps local recycling efforts | |
A $50,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant is an important first step in developing an ongoing source of revenue for recycling efforts in Logan County. more... |
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| ARC chapter offers hot weather safety tips | |
The combination of heat and humidity during the summertime can create dangerous conditions, the Mad River Chapter of the American Red Cross reports. more... |
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| Man faces 10 counts of GSI | |
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A 34-year-old Huntsville man was charged with 10 counts of gross sexual imposition last week for having sexual contact with a girl who is 16 years old, deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office report. more... |
| Laker K-4 school on track for 2009 opening | |
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Construction at the new Indian Lake Elementary School is back on target for an August 2009 opening after some minor setbacks caused by an exceptionally rainy June, Superintendent Dr. William McGlothlin said Wednesday. more... |
| Annual wackiness raises money for good cause | |
Hundreds of spectators are expected to turn out again Saturday for the annual Indian Lake Elks’Wacky Boat Races in the Russells Point harbor and many more will come for the all-day Parrot Head Party that follows at the lodge across from the harbor. more... |
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| Man gets 18 months for ninth OVI | |
A nine-time OVI offender got 18 months in prison during hearings this week in Logan County Common Pleas Court. more... |
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| Suzuka students expected Thursday | |
The Suzuka student delegation arrives Thursday evening to meet host families at the International Friendship Center in Bellefontaine, marking the 20th year for the annual “friendship city” exchange. more... |
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| Jefferson trustees address ‘flagpole’ zoning | |
Jefferson Township is considering a zoning change that was prompted by a development company’s plans to develop “flagpole” lots. more... |
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| Winners earn ag easement purchase | |
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About three years ago, Alan and Renee Winner became the first farmers in Logan County to put portions of their farm into a voluntary program that protects farmland into a zone protected from development. more... |
| Man faces 10 sex charges | |
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A 38-year-old Lakeview man is facing a host of sex charges for an improper sexual relationship with a teenage girl, according to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office. more... |
| U.S. Route 68 detour | |
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The Ohio Department of Transportation is installing a new culvert this week on U.S. Route 68 between township roads 199 and 190, resulting in the expected closure of the highway in that area through Friday. more... |
| Alcohol suspected in crash involving local off-duty deputy, trooper | |
Alcohol may have played a factor in a Sunday crash involving a trooper of the Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and a deputy of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office. more... |
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| Re-creating history | |
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One day, Lois Eickholt of Vaughnsville was sitting by a campfire and got a hankering for a pie. But being at a historically-appropriate rendezvous like this weekend’s Call to Liberty event, she couldn’t rely on modern technology to meet the demands of her sweet tooth. more... |
| Rally offers plenty, but there’s room for improvement, riders say | |
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Richard “Pointman” Cole now can add Logan County to the list of places his feet have trod. He served his country in Vietnam and Laos and later spent 12 years in missionary work in Central and South America and Africa. more... |
| Farm markets get into full swing | |
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While most people who shop at local farm markets like knowing their produce is fresh from the fields, this year, as food prices continue to climb nationwide, they are starting to find locally-grown crops actually are cheaper than what they can pay at major supermarkets. more... |
| Store offers deals, helps support Habitat | |
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Habitat Restore’s showroom at 1229 S. Main St. has none of the glitz of a retail store, but it is packed with discounted items and other treasures. more... |
| Special delivery | |
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Every baby and every birth story is different. Joslyn Rae Cummins’ birth July 18 is no exception — just ask her parents, Erika and Steven Cummins of rural DeGraff, who have quite a story to tell. more... |
| Rita Book issues photo challenge | |
After last summer’s successful trip around Logan County, the fictional librarian, Rita Book, encourages everyone to share their pride in the beauty of Logan County by submitting photos in a photography contest, sponsored by the Logan County District Library, in conjunction with the Logan County Historical Society and the Logan County Convention and Tourist Bureau. more... |
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