Bellefontaine News

A local driver suffered minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident on Township Road 216 just south of County Road 11 Saturday night around ten o'clock. The Logan County Sheriff's Office reports that Sarah Shirk, 27, of 6788 Wilmont Terrace, Huntsville, was driving an '01 Honda Civic northbound on 216 when she lost control on the slick pavement, then ... (more)

Officers from the Bellefontaine Police Department responded to a two-vehicle injury accident just after midnight in the downtown area.

A former part-time police officer patrolling the streets of Port Jefferson changed his pleas to guilty Thursday morning on charges of vandalism and discharging a firearm in a motor vehicle.

Natasha Jane Weaver Dyer and Shawn Michael Dyer of Bellefontaine are parents of a 5-pound, 14-ounce, 19-inch girl, Sydney Nicole, born at 1:12 a.m. Jan.

Ida Dickman, 87, of Napoleon, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at the Lutheran Home of Napoleon.

For over 100 years Boy Scouts of America has been serving American communities, locally the troops of Logan and Champaign Counties are preparing to help local food pantries.

Douglas Risner, Jr. , 44, of Bellefontaine, was sentenced to four years in prison for robbing the Varsity Drive Thru last fall.

Firefighters from DeGraff, Quincy, and Bellefontaine quickly contained a house fire at Jason and Amanda Mees' 9045 State Route 47 residence near Logansville Wednesday morning around 11:30. Chief Reames believes that a wood-burning stove caused the fire when a hot amber burned a corner of the window.

Wanda Ruth Adams Schmidt, 69, of Marietta left this earth to meet her Lord on Sunday at 6:55 p.m. at her home.

Media types estimate that about 40 percent of Americans will tune to at least part of the Super Bowl broadcast Sunday.

County Road 1 just south of Bellefontaine will be closed on Monday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The City Engineer's Office reports that R.A. Jones Excavating will be installing a water main across County Road 1 between Lake Avenue and Township Road 181.

The students in Ohio Hi-Point's Health Technology program presented Our Daily Bread Food Pantry with over 700 canned and dried goods Friday on behalf of the students and staff at Ohio Hi-Point Career Center.

On Friday, Bellefontaine High School students "Stood Up" in support of World Cancer Day 2012 for one of their own.

Officers from West Liberty and Bellefontaine arrested Jason Wilson , 19, at large, and Cynthia Outram, 20, at large, without incident at 415 Garfield Avenue.

Four defendants were sentenced and one pled guilty before Logan County Common Pleas Court Judge Mark O'Connor earlier this week.

These are just a few of the words that challenged the eight finalists at the 2012 Logan County Spelling Bee Tuesday at Benjamin Logan Middle School.

Ohio Hi-Point Career Center and the Alumni and Friends Association are now accepting nominations for qualified individuals to induct into the 2012 Showcase of Success.

As required by law, those who plan to exercise their right to vote in the March 6 Primary Election must be registered to vote at least thirty days before the election.

Recently the AAA Great Vacation Expo offered a great opportunity for the Marion CVB to show off the community's destination assets.

BELLEFONTAINE Police are searching for a man they believe robbed a Bellefontaine bank.