This year’s county fair is looking more and more normal all the time. Logan County Fair Board members voted Saturday in a special meeting to host rides and carnival games at this year’s exposition, re…
Logan County Fair to proceed with modified format, junior fair focus
The county fair is not canceled, and will be open to the public for a week of junior fair livestock shows, camping, concessions, activities and a demolition derby beginning Sunday, July 12. Logan Coun…
UPDATE: Man hospitalized following shooting accident
Douglas J. Kay, 57, of Columbus, was transported by MedFlight helicopter to Grant Medical Center in Columbus Wednesday after sustaining an accidental gunshot wound to his leg during a trip to the Loga…
Resolution declares all businesses ‘essential’
Measure not intended to supersede existing state of Ohio mandates Members of the Bellefontaine City Council have joined the chorus of elected officials across the state calling for the swift and immed…
‘Live Smart’ campaign promoting best health practices among businesses, customers as local economy reopens
23 picnic tables to be set up in downtown Bellefontaine, West Liberty to close a public alley as task force group works to increase outdoor dining options As retail store fronts resume something resem…
Personnel file chronicles board’s lack of confidence in outgoing superintendent
Three written rebukes issued by the Benjamin Logan Schools’ board of education to its superintendent over the course of about six weeks beginning in early March detail a deteriorating relationship bet…
Local schools to lose over $1.4 million in state funding
Area schools stand to lose in excess of $1.43 million in state funding as a result of statewide budget reductions announced Tuesday by Gov. Mike DeWine. Public school operating funds are being cut by …
Fitness studio, operating outside of ‘stay safe’ directive, forced to shut down class
No matter the degree of social distancing or how many best practices proprietors may implement, businesses that open without the blessing of the state of Ohio will be forced to close. Ragnar Fitness a…
Benjamin Logan Schools reach resignation agreement with superintendent
So dissatisfied had the Benjamin Logan Schools’ board of education become with its superintendent that the board is paying him to go away. Members approved Monday in a special meeting an agreeme…
Statewide elected representatives speak out against latest ‘stay safe’ order
State senators and representatives serving Logan and surrounding counties continue to urge Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to expedite reopening local retailers and restaurants, especially in those areas where …