Fatal fire on Carbon Hill Buchtel Road claims one life
A fatal house fire on Carbon Hill Buchtel Road in Hocking County killed Lawrence McDonald, 73, Thursday morning. Firefighters from Logan and surrounding departments arrived around 6:30 a.m. and searched the blaze after knocking it down. Coroner confirm the victim and investigate the extensive scene.
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Carbon Hill-Buchtel Road
Hocking County
David Cummin
Lawrence McDonald
Logan Daily News
Logan
Brian Robertson
Murray City
York Two
Nelsonville
Robertson
Buchtel
Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office
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Open house on Wayne National Forest leasing cut short after protests
An open house at the Athens Community Center on Wayne National Forest oil and gas leasing was halted early after protesters chanted We say no while supporters offered jobs. The event outlined leasing 31,900 acres including 3,150 acres in the Athens Unit and federally owned mineral rights in York Two. More than 150 attended as BLM staff explained the process pending Forest Service review and potential environmental steps.
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Wayne National Forest
Athens
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Wayne
Athens Unit
Athens County
York Two
Dean Gettinger
Bureau of Land Management
BLM
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Gettinger
Deputy crash blamed on deer near Amesville Ohio
Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith said Deputy Jon Arnold rolled his cruiser while trying to avoid a deer on Route 329 between Trimble and Amesville after responding to a domestic dispute. The vehicle rolled twice onto its top, but Arnold was uninjured thanks to his seat belt.
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Athens County
Rodney Smith
Jon Arnold
Amesville
Trimble
Arnold
Smith
Four in custody in Athens County drug ring case
Four people Gambrel Payne Morris and North face one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity for allegedly leading or participating in a heroin trafficking ring in Athens County. Gambrel 30 of Nelsonville allegedly led trips from Columbus to move heroin. Bonds set at 250000 for Gambrel and 100000 for Payne North and Morris are jailed at SEORJ.
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Athens County
Joshua D. Gambrel
Nelsonville
Kevin D. Payne
Athens
Natasha M. North
Raleigh M. Morris
Murray City
Keller Blackburn
Gambrel
Columbus
Blackburn
Payne
Degarmores
Morris
North
William Grim
Vivitral
Nrnoram
Anthony Spears
Megan Vore
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