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Logan Man Arrested For Alleged Soliciting of Minors
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LOGAN – A 37-year-old Hocking County man is being held in a West Virginia jail after allegedly soliciting two minor children for sexual activity via the internet. Robert N. Bray III, of Wood Street, Logan, was arrested on Wednesday, July 22, in Mineral Wells, West Virginia, after allegedly planning a sexual encounter with the children… Read More
Logan Man Endures Juvenile Diabetes For 45 Years
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LOGAN – During the 1950s and 60s, children diagnosed with juvenile diabetes were often made fun of or were treated as though they had leprosy or some other type of disease. Today, people, including children, are more educated about Type 1 (juvenile diabetes) and understand it better. While diabetes is a disease, it is not… Read More
Prom Dress Recycling Program Kicks Off Sixth Year
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With spring just around the corner, it’s a reminder of upcoming events such as the Logan High School prom, which is scheduled for April 25. For many parents, it’s also a reminder of the extravagant expenses for their child to attend the biggest high school dance of the year. However, thanks to a local woman’s… Read More
Murray City Fire Chief Walks Off The Job After Heated Argument
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It was anything but a normal meeting in Murray City Monday night as village council members and fire chief Ron Cook butted heads on an issue that prompted Cook to resign from his position. Councilman Dennis Wolfe questioned Cook on the purchase of a laptop computer and Cook took it personally and stormed out the… Read More
Dunlevy Sentenced For Drug Charges
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Amber Dunlevy, a 20-year-old Millfield woman, was sentenced and taken into custody Thursday afternoon in Hocking County Common Pleas Court on drug-related charges. Although Dunlevy was sentenced to over seven years in prison, she will be considered for judicial release after spending only 30 days in the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville. However, Judge… Read More
Murder Suspect Dies From Self-Inflicted Gun Shot Wounds
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It has been confirmed that the murder suspect in the July 19 shooting incident that occurred at a cabin in the Hocking Hills has died. According to Hocking County Sheriff Lanny North, he received information Monday morning from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation stating that Michael Napoli, of Westerville, had succumbed from self-inflicted gunshot wounds… Read More
Charges Filed Against Murder Suspect
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Murder suspect Michael J. Napoli of Westerville has been charged with aggravated murder (F-1), aggravated burglary (F-1), and attempted aggravated murder (F-2). Napoli was identified by his ex-wife, Kimberly Napoli, as the person who shot her and then turned the gun on and killed James Boergers Jr., 31, of Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday night. Kimberly and… Read More
Misdemeanor Charges Filed Against Hocking County Coroner
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Late Wednesday afternoon, five misdemeanor (M-2) charges were filed in Hocking County Municipal Court against Hocking County Coroner Dave Cummin. He is charged with three counts of dereliction of duty; one count of obstructing official business; and one count of coercion. According to the paperwork filed in Hocking County Municipal Court, Cummin is charged with… Read More
Logan’s Sunnyside Grocery Denied Variance To Reopen
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With more traffic, tourists and people coming into Hocking County and Downtown Logan, it would be beneficial for everyone to support small businesses and entrepreneurs wishing to open businesses. However, this is not the case for one local woman who was denied a request for a variance from the Logan City Zoning Board of Appeals… Read More
Murder Suspect Shoots Himself In Standoff
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Update 1:53 p.m. The murder suspect in Saturday night’s shooting incident in Hocking County was located late Sunday night in a hotel room in Fayette County. According to Hocking County Sheriff Lanny North, Michael Napoli, of Westerville, was found at the EconoLodge Motel in Jeffersonville with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in an attempt to take… Read More
Nelsonville Woman Charged With 5 Felonies
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Paula K. Collins, 54, of Nelsonville, has been charged with five felony offenses including aggravated theft, telecommunications fraud, forgery, identity fraud, and tampering with evidence. According to the indictment filed in May in Hocking County Common Pleas Court, Collins is accused of theft from Ed Green Electric, an area electrical contractor. According to court documents,… Read More
Special Election Scheduled For Logan Elm School District
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A special election is scheduled for Aug. 5 in an attempt to pass the Logan Elm School District levy, which failed during the May primary due to lack of voter turnout. According to the Hocking County Board of Elections, school districts and municipalities are permitted to file for February or August special elections, but must… Read More
Carbon Hill Designated ATV-Friendly
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The small town of Carbon Hill will soon follow suit with Haydenville as it prepares to become an ATV-friendly town. Approximately 25 local residents and Hocking County Commissioner Sandy Ogle attended a recent Ward Twp. Trustee meeting to hear discussion of a plan devised by Chuck and Billie Walter to help boost the economy of… Read More
Judge Overrules Request To Suppress In Child Endangering Case
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Hocking County Common Pleas Court Judge John Wallace has overruled Karen Sharpe’s motion to suppress statements that she made to law enforcement officers in regards to the alleged crimes she is charged with involving two minor children. Sharpe, 54, of New Straitsville, alleges the statements were made in violation of her Fifth Amendment right to… Read More
City Of Logan Proposes To Build New Swimming Pool
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Through the generosity of a private donation, the Logan City Pool will open this year for one last time. The pool and its equipment are more than 80 years old, and during the past few years, the pool and equipment have created multiple problems for those operating it, as well as headaches for the city… Read More
Two Former Laurelville Police Chiefs Indicted
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A former Laurelville Police Chief was recently indicted by the grand jury on 11 felony charges and two misdemeanor charges. James E. Taylor, 44, of Circleville, has been charged with 10 felony counts of unauthorized use of property (F-5); two misdemeanor counts of unauthorized use of property (M-1); and one felony count of grand theft… Read More
Columbia Gas Will Hold Meeting To Discuss Logan Gaslines Improvements
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A public meeting will be held to discuss Columbia Gas of Ohio's $2.6 million investment to improve the gas pipeline system within the city. Logan City Mayor Martin Irvine made the announcement during Tuesday's Logan City Council meeting. Irvine stated work would be done on Second, Main, Spring, High, Market, Weis and Front streets. It… Read More
HCSO Detectives Investigate Murder/Suicide in Murray City
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Hocking County Sheriff’s Office investigated a murder/suicide in Murray City Saturday afternoon.At about 4:30 p.m., dispatchers at Hocking County 911 transferred a call to HCSO from the 18-year-old daughter of the deceased, reporting the apparent murder/suicide of her parents. The daughter also said that her 16-year-old brother was in the home at the time of… Read More
Logan Teenager Gets “Fab” Gift From Beatles Recording Engineer
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It was 50 years ago that a British rock band made its first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and became an overnight sensation. The introduction of the Beatles to America that night in 1964 kicked off a worldwide phenomenon that to this day has never really ended. Beatlemania, as it was called in the… Read More
Local mother and daughters caught on video stealing merchandise
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A local woman is facing numerous charges after she allegedly coerced her two daughters to shoplift from Walmart. Hallie Thomas, 36, of Logan, pleaded not guilty to two counts each of petty theft, contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a child, and child endangering. According to the Logan Police report, Thomas and her two… Read More
Haydenville Man Charged With Having 300 Nude Photos Of Children Pleads Guilty
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A Haydenville man charged with having 300 nude photographs of children on his computer accepted a plea deal in Hocking County Common Pleas Court Monday. James A. McManaway, 37, pleaded guilty to two charges of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles and four charges of pandering obscenities involving a minor. He was indicted in November on… Read More
Woman Charged With Endangering Children Held On $500,000 Bond
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A New Straitsville woman was indicted in Hocking County Common Pleas Court Friday on charges stemming from her arrest in January, alleging crimes against two minor children. During her arraignment Tuesday, Karen Sharpe, 54, pleaded innocent to one count of kidnapping, a first-degree felony; and two counts of endangering children, third-degree felonies. The Hocking County… Read More
Woman Charged After Gagging Granddaughter With Soiled Underwear
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A 54-year-old New Straitsville woman is facing numerous charges in Hocking County Municipal Court after allegedly gagging a child relative with soiled underwear as punishment. Karen Sharpe is being held on a $1.1 million bond on charges of kidnapping, endangering children, assault and domestic violence. Hocking County Sheriff Lanny North said detectives received a complaint… Read More
Glouster Woman Identified As Victim In Christmas Day Shooting
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The woman who was killed in the parking lot of Hocking Mall on Christmas Day was shot three times in the chest with a pistol at close range, according to Hocking County Coroner Dave Cummin. The suspected shooter, the woman’s girlfriend’s estranged husband, was listed in serious condition at Grant Medical Center in Columbus Thursday… Read More
Glouster Woman Identified as Victim in Christmas Day Shooting
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Early Thursday morning, Logan Police Chief Aaron Miller released the names of the man and woman in the Christmas Day murder-attempted suicide as Phillip Loschiavo, 30, of Bremen, and Teresa Bickley, 30, of Glouster. Investigators believe Loschiavo shot Bickley in the parking lot and then turned the pistol on himself in front of his estranged… Read More