BOLIVAR Council accepted the resignations of both Mayor Rebecca Hubble and Street Superintendent Dave Franks at Monday night s meeting of Bolivar Council.
After reading Hubble s resignation letter, Council president pro-tem Tim Lang was sworn in as the new mayor.
Lang then appointed Hubble as village administrator, effective immediately. She will receive $18 per hour and work 16-20 hours per week.
“I have served as mayor for over 11-years and have been considering resigning for several months, Hubble said. Bolivar holds a special place in my heart.”
Lang will serve as mayor until Dec. 31, 2023. He plans to have office hours one day a week. Lang is employed by the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office.
Nothing was found during a complete search of the building, the report said. Evidence was collected.
The incident is to be investigated jointly by the sheriff s office, the village police department and school officials.
The sheriff s office reported there were no clear suspects as of Friday afternoon.
A motorist eluded Sugarcreek police at speeds over 100 mph on Thursday evening, according to Brian Dalton, the department s assistant chief. He said the driver almost hit the back of a cruiser on Dover Road NW. Police lost sight of the fleeing vehicle on Red Hill Road west of Dover.
Dalton said the motorist started speeding away from the officer in front of Garaway High School shortly after 9 p.m.
The officer tried to stop the suspect after the vehicle passed three vehicles, crossing a double yellow line, Dalton said.
The officer then activated his cruiser s overhead lights. The suspect almost hit the back of a second eastbound Sugarcreek police cruiser on Dover Road near Elm Street. The second officer turned on his lights.
His report, completed Tuesday, said firefighters were called at 5:46 a.m.
The first fire engine to arrive at 5:59 a.m. was unable to drive all the way up the ice-covered, 1,500-foot driveway to the house. It stopped 400 to 500 feet away from the structure.
Vielhauer and Jerry Lewis told firefighters that Mabel Lewis was trapped inside the house, about 10 feet inside the front door. Two firefighters tried to enter through the front door. After about 10 feet they found the fire had burnt through the basement ceiling into the first floor of the living room area, Lynch wrote. The firefighters left the house.