Girl Scout abducted in Florida found safe as suspect nabbed
Charlotte Grosse, 15, was dragged from a Girl Scout camp at Siesta Key near Sarasota. She called police to say her abductor released her while a suspect was arrested in the same beach area. No details on where she was held or the suspect’s identity were released. The incident followed a separate Locust Grove case where three Girl Scouts were killed and an escapee, Gene LeRoy Hart, faced charges.
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Sarasota
Fla
Charlotte Grosse
Sheriff's Office
Siesta Key
Ray Pilon
Charlotte
Richard
Carol Grosse
Locust Grove
Oklo
Gene LeRoy Hart
FBI
Hart
Tornado Rips Through Fremont and Junction Causing $1 Million in Damage
Violent storms with tornadoes hit Ohio, damaging Fremont in Sandusky County and Junction in Paulding County. Fremont suffered broken windows, felled trees, and downed lines, while Junction saw extensive damage to 27 homes. One Fremont youth, John Mendoza Jr., remained in intensive care after bricks and debris from Penney's struck his car. Air National Guard units assisted, and weather improved with sunny Saturday forecasts.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Fremont
Sandusky
Junction
Paulding County
Sheriff's Department
John Mendoza Jr
Penney’s Department
Fremont Memorial Hospital
Junction Twister
Air National Guard
Camp Perry
State Budget Wins Approval in Ohio Two-Year Plan
Gov. James A. Rhodes approves a nearly 13 billion dollar two year state budget beginning the new fiscal year. He vetoes 1.1 million in public employee bargaining procedures while noting education and welfare receive about 75 percent of funding. Democrats raise higher education by 1.27 billion but cut 30 million from Rhodes proposal.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
General Assembly
Ohio Youth Commission
Pilot Hurt In Crash Near Hocking Tech
Harley Edward Hayes, 61, of Pikeville Kentucky, was injured when his single engine plane crashed into a field east of Hocking Technical College at 10 97 am Today. He received emergency treatment at Mount St Mary Hospital for a forehead laceration and concussion and will be kept under observation for two days.
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Harley Edward Hayes
Pikeville
Hocking Technical College
Hayes
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Horizon Coal Co
Roseville
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Hocking Valley July Fourth Activities Set
Fourth of July events kick off in Hocking Valley as camping at Hocking Hills fills and cabins rent. Logan Jaycees plan Holiday at Home events at the Hocking County Fairgrounds with games, bingo by St John School PTA, and a hill country music act by the Vinton County Frogwhompers.
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Evelyn Little
Hocking Valley
Hocking Hills State Park
Logan Jaycees
Hocking County Fairgrounds
Logan Daily News
PTA
Vinton County
Holiday-at-Home Opens At Fairgrounds With Exhibits
State Rep. Claire Ball will officially open the Holiday-at-Home event at noon as the fairgrounds open at 11 a.m. The Jaycees sponsored family event will feature arts and crafts exhibits and displays by the American group with picnic tables and concession stands for attendees. Ball will tour the grounds and meet area citizens during the event.
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Claire
Buzz) Ball
Athens
Jaycees
Logan Man Receives OSMA Medical Scholarship Prize
Kevin R. Berry of Logan is named one of two recipients of the Thomas E Bardir Family Practice Scholarships from the Ohio State Medical Association. The 2000 award supports aspiring family physicians with strong character, leadership and scholarship. Berry, a 1973 Logan High School graduate, will study medicine at Wright State University and previously earned magna cum laude biology from Capital University.
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Kevin R. Berry
East St
Thomas E. Bardir
Ohio State Medical Association
Michael L. Sullivan
Marion
OSMA
Ohio
Berry
Cecil Berry
Logan
Betty Lou Berry
Columbus
Capital University
Kevin
Robert Zollinger
Wright State University
College of Medicine
Ohio State University
Wright State
Dayton
Logan Chieftains
Capital
Sullivan
Christopher L. Damas
Gayle Anne Galan
Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
Aaron R. Folsom
Bellefontaine
College of
Thomas G. Trautmann
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
G. William Courtright
Mt. Vernon
Elizabeth J. Shreiner
Hinckley
Ohio fails to meet new water standards across state
About 100 cities and 46 industries in Ohio miss federal clean water deadlines set by the Ohio EPA. Spokesman Allen Franks says the deadline arrived too soon for broad adoption, with 24 municipalities passing the test and 46 of 115 major industrial facilities noncompliant.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Allen Franks
Ohio Epa
Franks
EPA
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Canton
Akron
Republic Steel
Union Carbide
Ashtabula
Armco Steel
New Miami
Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel
Steubenville
White Westinghouse
Mansfield
National A
Fremont Recovering After High Winds Tear Through City
Mayor Richard Maier asked Gov. Rhodes for guardsmen to aid cleanup after high winds evacuated 120 residents from Sandusky County Home. A funnel cloud was seen over Fremont downtown. Courthouse section felled into Flag Memorial Park. First Presbyterian Church lost part of its steeple. Damages hit library, junior high, and many downtown businesses. No serious injuries reported at Cedar Point.
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Fremont
Richard Maier
James A. Rhodes
Sandusky County
Memorial Hospital
Flag Memorial Park
Park Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
Douglas L. Abbott
Cedar Point
Sandusky
Five Juveniles Nabbed Over City Entries Thefts
City police report five juveniles aged 13 and older were apprehended in connection with a wave of house entries and thefts. Charges will be filed in Hocking County Juvenile Court with potential additional charges as investigations continue. Further details were not released pending ongoing inquiry.
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Hocking County
Pleads Guilty To 2 Charges In Hocking County Court
Bernard Roger Scott, 21, Portsmouth, pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and receiving stolen property in Hocking County Common Pleas Court. A pre sentencing investigation was ordered and sentencing was set for 9 a.m. Wednesday by Judge James Stilwell.
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Bernard Roger Scott
Portsmouth
Hocking County Common Pleas Court
James Stilwell
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