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Man killed in Hocking County house fire The fire happened Tuesday morning at a house on Mann Road in Marion Township, just north of Logan. Credit: WBNS-TV Author: 10TV Web Staff Updated: 4:12 PM EST January 12, 2021 HOCKING COUNTY, Ohio — A man was killed in a house fire in Hocking County, according to the Ohio State Fire Mashals Office. The fire started Tuesday morning in the basement of a home on Mann Road in Marion Township, just north of Logan. The mans wif...

A state Board of Education member organized a bus trip to Washington D.C. to participate in a “Stop the Steal” event, which descended into a chaotic, seditious mob raid on the U.S. Capitol as Congress voted to affirm the presidential election. Kirsten Hill, who was elected to a four-year term in 2018, organized for a bus to travel from Elyria, Ohio (departing at 3 a.m. Jan. 6) to arrive in Washington D.C. to join the event, according to an online event page hosted by a group she runs. Th...

Sheriff: Ohio 2-year-old dies from suspected child abuse Share Updated: 8:06 PM EST Jan 11, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff Child abuse case TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 8:06 PM EST Jan 11, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff WLWT Digital Staff Two people were arrested after a 2-year-old died from suspected child abuse, according to the Hocking County Sheriffs Office.The sheriffs office said deputies were notified on Friday of a suspec...

Hocking County couple indicted for murder in death of 2-year-old girl At the time of the incident, the sheriffs office said that evidence shows the child had suffered from abuse. Credit: (Images Courtesy: Hocking County Sheriffs Office) Author: 10TV Web Staff Updated: 5:44 PM EST March 1, 2021 HOCKING COUNTY, Ohio — A father and his girlfriend have been indicted on multiple charges in connection with the death of a 2-year-old Hocking County girl earlier this ye...

Posted January 5th, 2021 for Ohio Auditor   Auditor Faber Announces December Auditor of State Award Recipients Columbus – Auditor of State Keith Faber is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.   Seneca Metropolitan Housing Authority (Seneca County) Fairfield County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Fairfield County) Ohio Municipal Joint Self Insurance Pool (Franklin County) City of Chardon (Gea...

NEW LEXINGTON — Taxpayers need look no further than the Perry County Dog Shelter to see their tax dollars being put to good use. The no-kill shelter is led by Kerrie Taylor, chief dog warden, at the 1650 Commerce Drive facility. Her two-person staff includes Jen Collins and Kelly Diss. Taylor has been in her position as chief dog warden for three years. Collins has been at the shelter for two years while Diss joined the crew in March 2020. What is most impressive about Taylor’s tenure...

COLUMBUS — State Fire Marshal Kevin S. Reardon on Thursday announced the first round of recipients of the 2021 MARCS (Multi-Agency Radio Communications Systems) grant. The list includes 242 fire departments in 46 counties throughout Ohio, of which five recipients are in Hocking County. Local grant recipients and grant amounts include: • Logan Fire Department — $1,920 • Good Hope Township Volunteer Fire Department — $1,320 • Laurelville Fire Department — $960 �...

At around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, The Logan Daily News received information regarding a possible crash on U.S. Route 33 East in Hocking County. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) stated that a “crash” had occurred along the U.S. route between Possum Hollow Road, Township Road 129, and Rockbridge Road, County Road 10. The incident described by ODOT resulted in at least one lane closure. Passing the unincorporated community of Rockbridge, several backed-up vehicles could be see...

LOGAN — On Wednesday morning, public officials for the State of Ohio announced a new pilot project looking to bring basic broadband into locations that are in desperate need of better internet connectivity. Ohio’s Lt. Gov. Jon Husted announced that Allen Township, just outside Marysville, will be the first site of a pilot project with Starlink, a satellite broadband service developed by SpaceX. The project’s goal is to connect selected households and small businesses with high-sp...

of the aisle? as the distinguished assistant majority leader showed us, all kinds of amendments -- first of all, they have nothing to do with health care, nothing to do with this bill, that are all about games. and so i would ask colleagues on the other side of the aisle dont play games with americans health care. dont play games with the lives of americans right now who are counting on us to finish the job, to pass the bill in front of us, to make a good bill better, to be able to sav...