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Finances are tight all around, and that was reflected in Treasurer Jennifer Sudhoff’s five-year forecast, which she presented to the Benjamin Logan Local School District Board of Education at their re…

Bellefontaine High School seniors Oliver Moreland and Cati Snyder have been recognized for their academic excellence in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. Oliver is one of 16,000 performers …

Tanner J. Reece, 29, of West Liberty, was charged with criminal trespassing and criminal mischief relating to an incident Sunday, Nov. 26, at the West Liberty laundromat on north Detroit Street. Deput…

Riverside Elementary students in grades kindergarten through second-grade performed, “A Holiday MOOSical” on Monday night, Nov. 27, under the direction of Cari Beth Noah. These students made it a magi…

A Benjamin Logan Elementary School student checks out an opossum during the school’s interactive zoo visit Monday, Nov. 27, sponsored by the BLES-PTC. Animals from different regions of the Columbus Zo…

First Fridays Bellefontaine has announced that the Hometown Christmas and Parade previously slated for Friday, Dec. 1, has been moved to Friday, Dec. 8, due to predicted inclement weather and difficul…

The West Liberty Business Association announces the upcoming West Liberty Christmas Tour of Homes, which returns Saturday, Dec. 9, from 4 to 8 p.m. Tickets will be for sale in advance and the day of t…

Additional details have been released from a shots-fired incident that occurred around 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 25, in the area of the 700 block of west Williams Avenue. Landon Dickinson, 27, of Bell…

Caine Taylor Jr., 27 of Springfield, was charged with possession of cocaine related to a traffic stop Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, Officers of the Washington Township Police Department on patrol on U.S.…

Jordan Stiles, 20, of West Mansfield, was arrested and charged with impaired driving and child endangerment following a traffic stop initiated around 9 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 26, by officers of the Bellef…