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Local optimism shared over new funding plan

Optimism seems to be a common theme among local educators in reaction to Gov. John Kasich’s $15.1 million two-year “education improvement plan” that revealed a proposed average 6 percent increase in state funding for 2014 and 3.2 percent for 2015.

Last Updated on Friday, 01 February 2013

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Local interest ‘so-so’ in Super Bowl teams

In an area predominantly populated by fans of the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns, the Super Bowl XLVII matchup featuring the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens isn’t exactly the ideal outcome of this year’s NFL season.

Last Updated on Friday, 01 February 2013

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Mary Rutan Foundation highlighted

The non-profit, fundraising arm of Mary Rutan Hospital was highlighted Thursday at a meeting of the Bellefontaine Kiwanis Club.

Last Updated on Friday, 01 February 2013

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Woman charged with OVI after getting vehicle stuck in ditch

Kathleen M. Powell, 53, of Marysville, was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, failure to control and for driving while under various court suspensions after an incident near Zanesfield early this morning.

Last Updated on Friday, 01 February 2013

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1 injured in rollover crash

First responders transported Diana Stanfield, 40, of Township Road 110, Rushsylvania, to Mary Rutan Hospital from the scene of a one-vehicle crash that occurred about 10:30 a.m. Thursday in front of 3473 E. State Route 273.

Last Updated on Friday, 01 February 2013

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Woman claimed in Champaign County crash

A St. Paris woman died Thursday morning in a one-vehicle rollover crash in rural Champaign County, deputies of the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office report.

Alison Bumgardner, 47, reportedly was operating a southbound van on Zimmerman Road just north of U.S. Route 36 about 7 a.m. when she lost control, drove off the west side of the road and overturned. She was partially ejected from the vehicle.
The Champaign County Coroner pronounced her dead at the scene.

A passenger in the vehicle, Cailtin Woodrum, 26, was transported by squad to Mercy Memorial Hospital in Urbana for non-life-threatening injuries.

Deputies are still investigating the crash, and neither alcohol nor drugs are not expected as factors. Some snow was on the road at the time of the crash.

Neither Bumgardner nor Woodrum appeared to be wearing their seat belt.

Last Updated on Thursday, 31 January 2013

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Former resident missing in Illinois

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ASHLEY RAE BLACK

Logan County native Ashley Rae Black, 15, of Waltonville, Ill., has been missing since Jan. 20, and has been added as an “endangered runaway” to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children database.

Last Updated on Thursday, 31 January 2013

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Parent at odds with school officials over students’ safety

The mother of two elementary-aged students is waging a public campaign against what she considers insufficient safety precautions in Bellefontaine grade schools.

Last Updated on Thursday, 31 January 2013

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