Veteran fiddlers compete at Stuart's Opera House
About 30 veteran fiddlers from Cleveland and elsewhere gathered at Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville for the Ohio State Fiddling Contest during Parade of the Hills. The event, in its 30 plus year history, spans four age groups with prizes from 50 to 300 dollars and a grand champion award of 300 dollars plus a plaque and a trip to Weiser Idaho. Kerry Varbel won Grand Champion after first place finishes in age groups. May Littoral, David Lin, and Shiloh Six also won their divisions.
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Nelsonville
Cleveland
Ohio
Stuart
Weiser
Idaho
David Linn
Linn
May Littoral
David Lin
Shiloh Six
Kerry Varbel
Prosecution responds to appeal brief in Guysville man case
The state files its response to 38-year-old Mark Anthony Butcher's appeal seeking to overturn an 18 year five month sentence for aggravated burglary and trespass. Prosecutor Meg Saunders urges upholding the nine year burglary term and the post release and community control components, while noting Batched credit dispute and evidentiary rulings. The defense seeks remand for new trial over alleged irrelevant testimony, with Oct. 13 arguments in Athens before Judges McFarland Abele Hoover.
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Guysville
Mark Anthony Butcher
Butcher
Meg Saunders
Saunders
Katherine Ross-Kinzie
Athens
Mathew McFarland
Peter Abele
Marie Hoover
Frederick Craig Jr
Jerry Noble
Ohio chef gets life for killing two housekeepers
Frank Staton, 56, pleaded guilty to eight counts after fatally shooting Terri Treadway and Catherine Sutter at Hamlet Village in Chagrin Falls. He received 66 years to life in prison, saying he cannot explain a motive. Victims’ relatives urged a harsh sentence as a judge imposed the punishment.
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Cleveland
Frank Staton
Staton
Terri Treadway
Catherine Sutter
Hamlet Village
Chagrin Falls
Treadway
Cuyahoga County
Sutter
Jason Sut
OU student found dead at Athens residence
An Ohio University student was found dead in his bedroom at an East State Street residence on Wednesday morning. The Athens Police Department said there is no evidence of foul play and no immediate threat to the community or campus. Officers were called at 9:12 a.m. after the roommate located the deceased. no further details will be released pending family notification.
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Ohio University
East State Street
Athens Police Department
Athens Com
Logan woman pleads innocent in stolen safe case and drug charges
Kimberly L. Moschell, 30, of Logan, pleaded innocent in Athens County Common Pleas Court to charges from a January safe theft connected to Chauncey Amvets and to heroin and cocaine possession in a separate indictment filed in May and July. A pretrial is set for Sept. 27.
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Chauncey Amvers
Kimberly L. Moschell
Logan
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Moschell
Chauncey Amvets
Converse Street
Athens County Sheriff's Office
Common Pleas Court
Driver dies after SUV struck by train at Ohio crossing
A 70 year old Liberty Township man died after his SUV was struck by a CSX train at a railroad crossing on state Route 747 in Butler County. Police say the man was ejected and died from injuries sustained Tuesday afternoon. Gates were functioning and impairment was not a factor. The train did not derail and carried two locomotives and 34 cars of sheet steel products.
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West Chester
Ohio
Liberty Township
Butler County
CSX
Rob Doolittle
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