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Wanted Logan County sex offender found, arrested in attic hideout
LONDON — A Bellefontaine man listed as a registered sex offender was arrested Monday after London police found him hiding in a cramped attic...
City purchases former National Salt property for $3.3M
Acquisition tied to long-term facilities planning and future city growth
The City of Bellefontaine has purchased the former National Salt Distributors properties along South Main...
Bratka to share White House Bicentennial experiences during History Center program
Event set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15
A local former judge who once served in a ceremonial role at the White House during the...
City man sentenced to 13–16½ years in Logan County drug case
A Bellefontaine man was sentenced Thursday, March 5, in Logan County Common Pleas Court to more than a dozen years in prison on multiple...
Hit-skip crash damages property at funeral home
Deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a hit-skip crash reported about 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, at Jennings Farley & Seeley...
Seven earn fresh start through Logan County Adult Recovery Court
Judge Kevin P. Braig and Logan County Court of Common Pleas Adult Recovery Court team are pleased to announce the graduation of Brenda Shields,...
SHERIFF BEAT: Impaired driver with flat tire arrested
A Columbus man was arrested Monday night, March 2, after deputies determined he was in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence...
2 claimed in Hardin County crash
DUNKIRK — Two people died Monday evening, March 2, in a head-on crash on U.S. Route 68 near State Route 701 south of Dunkirk.
Deputies...
Logan County History: Dr. Charles L. Barrett
By Mary E. Mortimer
Dr. Charles L. Barrett dedicated fifty years to practicing medicine in Bellefontaine. He was born in Lakeview in 1909 to Dr....
Community invited to submit Fatima 100-year time capsule items
One hundred years from now, someone will open a cornerstone at Indian Lake and read what this community left behind.
As construction continues on the...
Hagans sentenced to 6 to 9 years in fatal 2024 crash that killed Bellefontaine...
The criminal case stemming from the 2024 crash that killed Brittnie Whetsel concluded Friday, Feb. 27, with a prison sentence for the driver investigators...
Small convicted of felony child endangering, other charges
A Logan County Common Pleas Court jury convicted Abby L. Small, 35, of West Mansfield of felony child endangering and related charges Thursday, Feb....