Bellefontaine City Council members started off the year with a single ordinance — a measure to set the 2017 salary for Bellefontaine Municipal Court Judge Ann E. Beck.

An admitted rapist was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison.

The Logan County Family Court’s Treatment Court program has earned another three years of certification and funding from the Ohio Supreme Court.

Ridgemont Board of Education members elected Dave Copp president and Jerry Turner as vice president Tuesday evening during their annual organizational meeting. 

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, was named as one of the 30 most powerful people and groups in Washington under the upcoming Trump administration, according to Politico.