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New outbreaks push inmate coronavirus cases past 50,000
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The number of prison inmates testing positive for the coronavirus soared well past the 50,000 mark last month, as recent outbreaks threat…
Fireworks spectacular
The Indian Lake Fireworks Spectacular offered a dazzling display over the water Saturday night in celebration of July 4th. A GoFundMe page has been started to raise funds for future fireworks shows at…
Rocking the Fourth
Members of the Cherry Bombs band from Findlay perform Tom Petty’s “You Wreck Me” Saturday afternoon during Belle Center’s Independence Day celebration at Richland Township Park. The band also performe…
Public help sought in identifying suspect
Deputies from the Logan County’s Sheriff’s Office request the public’s help in locating a male suspect believed to have passed a counterfeit bill at the Huntsville Dollar General store, 6793 Lima St.,…
Woman victimized by date
An Urbana woman reported Friday $180 was stolen from her motel room at Motel 8, 1117 N. Main St. She met with officers of the Bellefontaine Police Department around 3:50 a.m. She told them she had met…
Gift of sight made possible through donated glasses
More than 9,000 pairs gifted through Lions Club efforts More than 9,000 pairs of donated eyeglasses, sorted and labeled inside 50 boxes, were loaded Thursday morning from a Bellefontaine residence, bo…
Sanitary Sewer System study taking place in Eastern Logan County
Representatives from the Logan County Sewer District reported this week it has fielded questions from area residents regarding activity in the area of the U.S. Route 33 corridor in Eastern Logan Count…
Mary Rutan Foundation’s 2019 community report detailed
More than $15 million invested for community’s benefit Mary Rutan Hospital this week released details regarding the Mary Rutan Foundation’s 2019 Community Report, relating an investment and commitment…
Annual Belle Center fireworks, activities set for Saturday
The Belle Center Fireworks Committee has reported strong support to proceed with a fireworks show this Fourth of July, and the annual display will proceed Saturday in accordance with social distancing…
Municipal Court temporarily moving venue of hearings during technology installation
The Bellefontaine Municipal will be conducting all of its hearings at the Logan County Jail from Monday, July 13, through Thursday, July 16. The use of the courtroom at the jail, 284 S. County Road 32…
Assaults result in charges
Four men were charged with assault Tuesday after they admitted beating a man around 10:45 p.m. outside 812 Heritage Court. Elonta D. Mundy, 18, of Oak Park, Mich.; Dakota A. Lewis, 19, at large; Desmo…
Drugs recovered following traffic stops
Troy Good, 35, of Lima, was charged Wednesday by officers of the Washington Township Police Department with multiple drug charges following a traffic stop in the area of State Route 366 of east Russel…
Gov: New color-coded alert system can help Ohio fight virus
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is using a new color-coded, county-by-county coronavirus alert and advisory system to assess which areas may be s…
ILMS students participate in OAEA Virtual Art Show
Four Indian Lake Middle School students have artwork displayed in the 2020 Western Region Ohio Art Education Association Art Show. Participants include fifth-grader Kaylyn Crisp, with her watercolor t…
Champaign Aviation Museum’s B-25 to fly over nation’s capital for July 4
URBANA — The Champaign Aviation Museum of Urbana will honor the U.S. and veterans by flying their B-25 Champaign Gal over the nation’s capital during the military aircraft flyovers at the “Salute to A…
Patrol warns against drinking and driving during holiday weekend
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be highly visible and cracking down on impaired drivers during the Fourth of July holiday reporting period, which begins at midnight Thursday, July 2, and…
Woman charged with theft, drug abuse instruments
Serena R. Fogle, 20, at large, was charged Tuesday with theft and possession of drug abuse instruments. Around 5:10 p.m., officers met with city resident Natasha Y. Fissel at Community Markets, 309 N.…
Reported Ohio coronavirus cases jump again, topping 1,000
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The daily number of confirmed and probable coronavirus cases reported to the Ohio Health Department topped 1,000 on Wednesday for the fir…
Auglaize County deputies request assistance identifying vehicle
Auglaize County Sheriff Allen F. Solomon is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a pickup involved in multiple thefts of zero-turn lawn mowers from businesses in and around the Wapakoneta…
Motorcyclist flown from Union County crash
UNION COUNTY — Brian Eizensmits, 45 of Delaware, Ohio, was flown by MedFlight helicopter to the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus for treatment of serious injuries sustained in a crash Tuesday aft…