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Spelling bee winner Lotts keeps championship in the family
Graham Lotts, son of Tina and Shawn Lotts and Bellefontaine Middle School seventh grader, kept the Logan County Spelling Bee championship title in the family with his first-place win Friday evening. G…
Jenna James to serve as Bellefontaine City Councilwoman
Jenna James will serve as Bellefontaine City Council’s at-large republican seat holder. The Logan County Republican Central Committee appointed James Friday morning after meeting to interview candidat…
WL-S Memorial construction begins
The beginning phase of the construction for West Liberty-Salem Memorial Wall to recognize fallen military service members is nearly complete, school officials report. The project is a collaborative id…
Bellefontaine High School graduate brings shoe specialty store to downtown
Designer shoe store receives $1,000 grant from ‘Back to Bellefontaine’ fund A Bellefontaine High School graduate has brought a shoe specialty store to the downtown area. Drew Benton first opened 937 S…
Ridgemont school board appoints Jennings as new member
Ridgemont Board of Education members appointed Matthew Jennings as the new member to fill a vacant seat during a special meeting Thursday evening. District officials related that for the November ele…
Logan County Veterans to D.C. seeking volunteers
While the Logan County Veterans to D.C. embarks on the fifth annual trip to the nation’s capital in early October, many preparations are currently under way, and additional volunteers are needed to he…
T.R. 30 bridge to close for maintenance
Crews from the Logan County Bridge Department will be completing maintenance to the Township Road 30 bridge between State Route 508 and Township Road 205, with a scheduled start date of Monday, Jan. 2…
Tiger geography bee champions
West Liberty-Salem Middle School seventh-grader Caleb Hershberger, right, won his school’s National Geographic Geo Bee Jan. 11, and the runner-up was eighth-grader Kendall LeVan, left. Nine students i…
ILMS robotics team wins Innovation Project Award
Members of the ILMS Robotics team Robo-Lego Geek Squad won the Innovation Project Award at the First Lego League District Tournament at Wright State University. They received their award for their rob…
ILHS BPA students advance to state contest
Indian Lake High School Business Professionals of America students Megan Hook, Ethan Fulkerson, Trenton Stringfellow, Clay Jacobs, Caden Hyder, Ethan Parker, Matthew Risner and Kaylee Shelton have adv…
ILHS hosts dress exchange Saturday
The Indian Lake High School Class of 2021 will host a formal and semi-formal Dress Exchange Event from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, January 25, at the ILHS cafeteria as a fundraiser for prom. There is a …
Man flown from S.R. 274 rollover crash
Deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a serious injury accident that occurred Thursday evening, where alcohol is a suspected factor in the crash. The driver, James L. Neer, 7…
Officers lodge burglary suspect
Michael E. Gilbert, 59, of 716 W. Auburn Ave., was charged Wednesday with aggravated burglary. Officers of the Bellefontaine Police Department met with Cody C. Stachler at his 509 S. Detroit St. apart…
Bellefontaine businesses gear up for wedding planning season
Couples celebrating a Christmas or New Year’s engagement must soon turn their attention to all the finer details of planning their big day. As holiday cheer winds down, wedding planning season kicks o…
Mother-son bond forged through painting
A recent trip to the beach in sunny Ft. Myers, Fla., and her 5-year-old’s love of painting and finger paints helped to inspire a Huntsville area resident’s entry in the Not So Bad Art By Good People c…
Cattle Association accepting scholarship applications through March 15
The Logan County Cattle Association is now accepting applications for its annual scholarships, with applications due March 15. Multiple scholarships are available in the amounts of the $250 to $500. T…
Police look into business scams
Officers are investigating whether or not a man charged in Fayette County with scamming an Advance America cash company is the same suspect who scammed the company’s Bellefontaine location at 2230 S. …
Bellefontaine officer selected as Miami Valley Crimestoppers’ Officer of the Year
Bellefontaine Police Department Officer Nathan Wise will be honored today at the annual award luncheon of the Miami Valley Crime Stoppers for his selection as the organization’s 2019 Officer of the Ye…
Treasurer’s resignation accepted
Benjamin Logan Local School District’s Board of Education accepted the resignation Tuesday of its current treasurer during a regular meeting. Board President Tod Johnson said France has tendered her r…
ILES visting artist, students collaborate for wetland project
Work to create a school-wide project highlighting the Indian Lake Elementary wetland is under way with the school’s artist in residence. In the summer of 2019, ILES was awarded an $11,100 Artist In Re…