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Residents seek to reverse marijuana sales ban

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Supporters meet Saturday on courthouse square to gather signatures  BY TOM STEPHENS Examiner Contributor  A petition of referendum calling to overturn the Bellefontaine City Council’s recent decision...

City man sentenced for rape, sexual battery

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Christopher D. Kelly of Bellefontaine was sentenced Friday, March 21, in Logan County Common Pleas Court to 16-21.5 years in prison by Judge Kevin...

Ridgemont’s ‘Back to the 80s’ breakdances to the stage this weekend 

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Ridgemont Local Schools offers a fun and nostalgic flashback this weekend to the Rubix’s Cube, boombox, Atari and Star Wars and more in their...

OHP Board gets glimpse of classroom experiences with Academic Showcase

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The Ohio Hi-Point (OHP) Career Center board of education enjoyed a field trip, of sorts, during their regular meeting on Wednesday, March 19. Without...

Riverside students win Ohio LifeSmarts Championship  

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Riverside High School business students captured the  Ohio State LifeSmarts Championship by successfully fielding questions about real-life marketplace issues online last month.  Riverside’s team of Carter...

Teen transported after being struck by vehicle 

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Officers of the Bellefontaine Police Department report a 15-year-old girl was transported by Bellefontaine EMS to Mary Rutan Hospital for treatment of suspected minor...

Ceremony planned for Child Abuse Prevention Month 

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Logan County Children’s Services invites the public to join a Child Abuse Prevention Month ceremony at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, at the Logan...

Logan County Empty Bowls event returns April 3

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The Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties announces its annual Empty Bowls fundraising events, bringing communities together to fight hunger...

Benjamin Logan conducts routine K-9 drug search, with positive results

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Benjamin Logan Schools partnered with law enforcement agencies from Logan and Shelby counties Wednesday, March 19, to conduct an unannounced K-9 drug search at...

School joins together to warm pediatric patients 

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In a heartwarming, school-wide effort this week, Riverside Elementary kindergarten through sixth-graders participated in a "Do Good Day," creating tie blankets for patients at...

Drunk driving arrest logged

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A motorist was arrested Wednesday, March 19, for impaired driving following a traffic stop initiated by officers of the Washington Township Police Department. Officers on...

CCS hopes to charm audiences with their first high school musical

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If there’s been a common thread throughout this year’s season of local high school musicals, it’s been the goal of the directors to specifically...