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Sunday, May 11, 2008
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| Miami River project costs swelling | |
Officials in a five county radius are unsure what implications Tuesday’s decision on the Great Miami River project may have, but it is becoming evident costs are beginning to mount. more... |
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| Fry, Ramsey re-elected to Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees | |
Jerry Fry and Newt Ramsey were re-elected to the Logan County Electric Cooperative’s Board of Trustees at the recent 72nd annual meeting at Indian Lake High School. more... |
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| Personality conflicts propel police chief’s resignation | |
A personality conflict between DeGraff Police Chief Todd Campbell and new Mayor Phil Fawcett led to the police chief’s resignation, according to the letter the police chief submitted to council. more... |
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| Residents challenge meteorological tower decision | |
A group of Jefferson Township residents have filed an appeal against the township zoning appeals board’s decision to allow a meteorological tower on the property of Ralph and Rick Amerine. more... |
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| A Herculean endeavor | |
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How many people does it take to push a 5,700-pound sport utility vehicle along a 12-mile course, 3.8 miles of which are uphill? more... |
| Health board names meeting room after former member | |
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The Logan County District Board of Health unveiled a plaque at its Wednesday afternoon meeting that designates the health district meeting room as the Dr. Harry L. Graber Room. more... |
| Miami River project stalls | |
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The five-county joint board of commissioners is back to square one on the Miami River improvement project after a Tuesday afternoon meeting in which a majority of the members present voted to rescind the action that set the project in motion. more... |
| Waggin’ the way home | |
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A total of 27 dogs from the Humane Society Serving Logan County will travel to a new home today in Fairport, N.Y., as a result of the PetSmart Charities Rescue Waggin’ program. more... |
| The power of purple | |
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Paul Dieringer has beaten cancer twice. His wife Mary has beaten it once. But it wasn’t without a cost. more... |
| Man gets three years for molesting boy | |
A family’s plea that a man who molested a young boy be punished harshly didn’t go unheeded after they criticized Logan County’s criminal justice system. more... |
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| OHP launches Alumni and Friends Association | |
Ohio Hi-Point Career Center officials announced the formation of the Ohio Hi-Point Alumni & Friends Association during a recent breakfast meeting of the inaugural board of directors. more... |
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| No one injured in plane crash | |
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Neither the pilot of a Cessna Cardinal nor his wife were injured Sunday when their plane left the Bellefontaine Regional Airport runway and crashed into a fence. more... |
| Someone to look up to | |
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Bellefontaine Middle School sixth-grader Haley Beth Spires is thankful for a local group of high school mentors that present a program at her school each week. more... |
| Overheard phone call sparks criminal case pursual | |
Months after surviving a shooting at her home, Stacy Moody was again acting strange despite Jon Stout’s ongoing involvement in her life and his continued investigation into the incident. more... |
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| Stout’s plea ends lengthy battle | |
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More than two years of legal wrangling came to an end Thursday when former Logan County Sheriff’s Detective Jon Stout, 39, pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge that he intended to speed while a then 15-year-old girl rode along in 2005 in his county-owned undercover car. more... |
| Calvary anticipates biggest auction yet | |
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Parents, staff and friends of Calvary Christian School are excited about the school’s upcoming benefit auction, Saturday, May 10, that is likely to be the biggest fundraiser to date in the 13-year history of the event. more... |
| Joint board to discuss future of Miami River project | |
The fate of the Miami River improvement project hangs in the balance after a Logan County commissioner asked that the 15-member joint board of commissioners meet next week to discuss issues surrounding the controversial project. more... |
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| County officials discuss transport plan for turbines | |
Logan County officials have begun looking ahead to some of the technical details that could arise if or when wind turbines begin to arrive in the area. more... |
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| ‘Rita Book’ program receives award | |
The Logan County District Library Board of Trustees highlighted the “Where is Logan County is Rita Book” program at its April 24 meeting. more... |
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| Joint board to discuss future of Miami River project | |
The fate of the Miami River improvement project will be the topic of a 3 p.m. Tuesday meeting of the 15-member joint board of commissioners, according to a statement by Logan County Commissioners. more... |
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| Meeting needs | |
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Raising money for charity in today’s economy is no easy task, but leaders of the United Way of Logan County are confident county residents will rise to the task again this year. more... |
| Stout trial set to go | |
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Former Logan County Sheriff detective Jon Stout, 39, faces charges today and Friday before visiting Judge David Faulkner, more than two years after he was accused of sexual improprieties with a then-16-year-old girl. more... |
| One of two towers approved in Jefferson Township | |
One of two meteorological towers proposed in Jefferson Township was given the nod of approval Wednesday while the second was snared by a technical snafu that requires a legal opinion. more... |
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| Running near empty | |
West Liberty is weighing whether or not to install a new above-ground fuel tank to keep its street department vehicles running. more... |
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| RHS students donate blankets | |
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Angel Allen enjoyed the outcome of a special project taken on by students in her content standard based geometry class at the Riverside High School. more... |
| SCP Inc. relocates to DeGraff | |
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SCP Inc., a wood products packaging company, recently relocated its business from Dayton to DeGraff in an effort to accommodate the company’s business growth. more... |
| Eight offenders sentenced | |
Logan County Common Pleas Judge Mark S. O’Connor sentenced eight defendants on criminal charges during hearings this week. more... |
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| West Mansfield egg farm receives permits | |
The Ohio Department of Agriculture has issued a final permit to install and final permit to operate for Heartland Quality Egg Farm, 9800 County Road 26, West Mansfield, owned and operated by Weaver Brothers Inc. more... |
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| Historic expansion | |
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If all goes according to plan, construction on a new addition to the Logan County Museum could begin in 2012, giving a permanent home to a number of large transportation-related artifacts obtained by the Logan County Historical Society. more... |
| Construction of elementary under way | |
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Kristen Young is only in kindergarten, but she already feels the need for a new elementary school at Indian Lake. She feels it in her legs every evening when she comes from a day of walking up and down the steps of the multi-level Huntsville Elementary School. more... |
| DeGraff woman accused of embezzling | |
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The treasurer of a DeGraff cemetery board was arrested on multiple theft charges for allegedly embezzling nearly $29,000. more... |
| Teacher disciplined by city school board | |
The Bellefontaine Schools Board of Education issued an official reprimand at its Monday evening meeting to high school Spanish and English teacher JoAnne Aburto. more... |
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| Huntsville council to learn if voting precinct can return to village building | |
Officials for the village of Huntsville will learn soon if renovations made to the municipal building were enough for the Logan County Board of Elections to move the village’s voting precinct back into the facility. more... |
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| Ridgemont board votes to delay bond issue | |
The Ridgemont Schools Board of Education made official at its Monday evening meeting a decision to place a hold on the district’s twicefailed bond issue. more... |
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| The art of the hockey assist | |
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Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown has been preaching a statistic all season he calls the hockey assist. What he probably doesn’t know is a ball set in motion by his players more than a year before he took over the reins soon could score a bucket in helping a Bellefontaine native overcome her battle with breast cancer. more... |
| Life as a tulip bulb | |
When Wapakoneta native Linda Brandt first thought up a character named Henry the Tulip Bulb, she never imagined how aptly the metaphor would fit her own life. more... |
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| New wind turbine report lacks data, critics say | |
A report released by the Ohio Department of Health this week does not go far enough in investigating and analyzing the potential health impacts of wind turbines on nearby residents, according to some local residents and an acoustical consultant familiar with the local effort to develop wind turbines. more... |
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| OHP students may build homes for disabled in Union County | |
Officials at Ohio Hi-Point Career Center are hammering out details with Union County entities to provide a unique opportunity for construction technology satellite program students to give back while learning a skilled trade. more... |
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| WL-Salem unfurls large flag | |
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There are times people will make a big deal out of really little things, and say nothing about something significant. Then there are times when people make a big deal out of, well, a really big deal. That’s what has happened this winter at West Liberty-Salem High School. more... |
| Creek origins | |
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An emerging forest now covers a rolling former pasture at a farm north of Middleburg. more... |
| Woman granted workers’ compensation claims in jury trial | |
A two-day jury trial involving a Bureau of Workers’ Compensation claim that dates back almost eight years, and an appeals court ruling topped activity in Logan County Common Pleas Court this week. more... |
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| BHS team set to compete Sunday on 500th episode of ‘High Q’ | |
Bellefontaine High School fields a team for the 500th episode of WHIOTV’s High Q academic challenge game show that airs at 8:30 a.m. Sunday on WHIO-TV Dayton-Springfield, Channel 7 on Charter Cable television. more... |
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| Store owner looks to laden trees with flowers | |
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Artists and hobbyists can find inspiration in all sorts of things, even the daily newspaper. more... |
| Riverside board prepares for May levy vote | |
The Riverside Schools Board of Education will vote at their next regular meeting — 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22 — whether to place an income tax levy on the November ballot. Members made the announcement at a work session Monday evening. more... |
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| Retiree personally delivers thanks to OHP board | |
The Ohio Hi-Point Board of Education accepted the retirement resignation Wednesday of longtime educator Pat Roby, who after 34 years of service, will move on June 3 “with mixed emotion.” more... |
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| LCCS releases results of preliminary accreditation report | |
Logan County Children’s Services recently received a preliminary accreditation report from the Council on Accreditation that details the COA’s visit during the week of March 30. more... |
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| WL-S elementary has ‘gone green’ | |
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Members of the Green Team at West Liberty-Salem Elementary School have worked hard over the past several months on environment-changing initiatives, and Earth Day on Tuesday was no exception. more... |
| High school students get lesson in shipbuilding | |
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Shipbuilding isn’t hard when you have science on your side, several area high school students learned over the past two weeks as they tested the limits of a nearly 2,300-yearold mathematical theory. more... |
| Council to host Court Avenue discussion | |
Bellefontaine City Council President Richard Vicario is expecting a full house for a public hearing prior to the May 13 regular meeting. more... |
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| County opens second 24-hour recycling center | |
County and state park officials celebrated Earth Day at the Moundwood State Park boat ramp Tuesday by opening the county’s second 24-hour recycling drop-off center. more... |
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| Friendship and fundraising | |
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A group of friends from the West Liberty-Salem High School Class of 1972 hope to reach an exciting milestone Sunday in their Relay for Life team’s fundraising efforts for the American Cancer Society. more... |
| Speaking up for curriculum diversity | |
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Benjamin Logan first-grader Abby Davis impressed school officials and guests Monday evening as she conversed in Chinese with guest instructor Haihong “Grace” Jiang during the district’s board of education meeting. more... |
| 7 longtime Indian Lake staff members to retire | |
The Indian Lake Schools Board of Education accepted the retirement resignations of seven staff members and made plans for breaking ground for the new elementary school building at its Monday evening meeting. more... |
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| Rotarians recognize trio of educators | |
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The Bellefontaine Rotary Club recognized three teachers today with its 16th annual Excellence in Teaching awards presented at a luncheon meeting. more... |
| Lighting the torch of education | |
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About two dozen alumni and local supporters of Geneva College attended a torch lighting ceremony Saturday at the founding site 160 years ago of the college at Northwood. more... |
| West Liberty council backs town hall project | |
West Liberty Village Council members agreed to support the idea of restoring the town hall without committing any financial support for the work. more... |
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| Say cheese! | |
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When Jim and Angel King married five years ago, it didn’t take long for the farmer and former corporate finance officer to find a common bond in cheese. more... |
| Wheels rolling on skate park | |
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The possibility of having a skate park in Bellefontaine is a dream come true for 10-year-old Brayden Shields. more... |
| West Liberty council backs town hall project | |
West Liberty Village Council members agreed to support the idea of restoring the town hall without committing any financial support for the work. more... |
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| Geneva College marks 160 years | |
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These days, Northwood is little more than crossroads where an institution of higher learning once stood, but Saturday that intersection will play host to a torch lighting ceremony marking the 160th anniversary of the opening of Geneva College in the village. more... |
| Economy taking heavy toll on local restaurants | |
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The rising costs of gasoline and corn are rapidly becoming a double-edged sword that is cutting the profit margin of locally-owned restaurants to almost nothing. more... |
| Zanesfield hosts bike race Saturday | |
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Cyclists from around Ohio, as well as a few from Michigan and Indiana, will compete in the Tour of Logan County road race Saturday starting at 1:30 p.m. more... |
| Riverside board learns of school building issues | |
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Problems with the nearly six-year-old Riverside school building were addressed during Thursday evening’s regular meeting of the board of education by Bill Pizzino, licensed engineer. more... |
| Alleged murder plot details revealed | |
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Joe E. Rosebrook Judd Jr., 33, was released from jail Wednesday on a $5,000 bond after a court hearing in which a longtime associate of his father was named as the target of an alleged murder plot. more... |
| Technologies cater to young and old | |
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“Join the Circle of Knowledge” is the theme for National Library Week, celebrated by the Logan County District Library and other libraries throughout the country this week. more... |
| Four plead guilty | |
Four people entered guilty pleas Monday before Logan County Common Pleas Judge Mark S. O’Connor. more... |
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| DeGraff council discusses finances | |
DeGraff Village Council fiscal officer Linda Harford reported at a recent council meeting that the recent 2006 and 2007 village fiscal audits are available for review upon request at the municipal building, 107 S. Main St., DeGraff. more... |
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| Joint board members willing to discuss river project | |
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Commissioners from the four counties that join Logan County on the joint board of commissioners say they generally support the proposed Miami River cleanup but would be willing to discuss Logan County voters’ rejection of the issue and decide as a group whether it should continue to move forward. more... |
| Hearing on wind data towers postponed | |
A hearing on whether two Jefferson Township landowners can build meteorological towers on their land was postponed Tuesday after Logan County Prosecutor Gerald Heaton determined the required legal notice was inaccurate. more... |
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| Green Ditch joint watershed project presented | |
As controversy continues to swirl around the Great Miami River improvement project, soil and water officials from Logan and Union counties are pitching a new, smaller joint project. more... |
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| BCS honors students from 11 programs | |
Bellefontaine Schools’ parents and students packed into the middle school media center for the Monday evening meeting of the board of education, which honored pupils from 11 different programs. more... |
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| Evidence could be presented in Judd case Wednesday | |
Joe E. Rosebrook Judd Jr., 33, will have his third court appearance at 9 a.m. Wednesday, in which the first glimpses of evidence could be presented regarding the conspiracy to commit murder charge filed against him. more... |
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| Photo : We've been slimed | |
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Teddy Marbaugh, 7, left, and Makala Boyer, 8, both of Bellefontaine, play Saturday with a tub of slime during the annual Kidsfest. more... |
| Confidence builder | |
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Tossing a 295-pound man to the mat is no small feat for a five-foot 100-pound girl, but it’s common place in Brian Sutton’s judo club at Indian Lake High School. more... |
| $100,000 bond set in murder conspiracy case | |
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Bond for Joe E. Rosebrook Judd Jr., 33, was set at $100,000 during a Friday court hearing. more... |
| Surviving earth science | |
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A group of Riverside students had the goal outwitting, outplaying and outtesting their classmates this week when their school gymnasium was transformed into a tropical island for a competition called Survivor Earth. more... |
| Wal-Mart to pull its valuation request | |
A single telephone call to Wal-Mart’s senior manager of public affairs and government relations for Ohio was all it took to convince the retailer to pull its request to lower the property value of its Bellefontaine store. more... |
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| Judd to appear today | |
The Logan County Prosecutor’s Office filed formal charges Thursday in the Bellefontaine Municipal Court against Joe E. Rosebrook Judd Jr., 33, of 178 Euclid St., Rushsylvania. more... |
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