Ohio Obituaries

Russell Irvin Prater, 99, of West Liberty, formerly of Marion, passed away September 23, 2020 at the Green Hills Community.  He was born February 8,1921 in Bellefontaine, the son of Irvin and Martha (Amerine) Prater.  He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth W. Prater, his second wife, Doris Ward Prater, and six … Read more Russell Irvin Prater 

CLARK COUNTY – A Spingfield man was killed Thursday morning in a motorcycle crash on Upper Valley Pike near Ironwood Drive in Clark County, troopers of the Springfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol report. Brandon Sconfienza, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers reported Sconfienza was operating a southbound motorcycle about 5:15 … Read more Motorcyclist killed in Clark County crash

Logan County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Missy Davis, left, and former Logan County Jail Administrator Greg Fitzpatrick, who retired earlier this year, reminisce Thursday during the jail’s annual garden harvest cook-out at the 284 S. County Road 32 facility. The luncheon served with the prep work of jail kitchen supervisor Carmen Loudermilk and fellow staff Ashley … Read more Jail garden cook-out catch-up

Donald R. Hicks, 80 of Belle Center, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. He was born in Floyd County, Ky., on Aug. 9, 1940 to the late Elisha and Mallie Marie (Centers) Hicks.  Don married Linda Sutherland on June 18, 1971 and she survives along with three children; Michael (Michele) Hicks of St. Johns, … Read more Donald R. Hicks 

C.R. 103 to close for culvert repair Crews from the Logan County Highway Department will be repairing a culvert on County Road 103 between County Road 102 and the U.S. Route 68, with a scheduled start date of Monday, Sept. 28. The road will be closed between the hours of 7:30 a.m.to 3:30 p.m. No overnight  closures are … Read more Upcoming road closures

The Ohio Hi-Point Career Center Board of Education voted at their Wednesday evening board of education meeting not to move forward with Marker Inc. as the Construction Manager at Risk for the construction phase of the district’s building and renovation construction project. At the conclusion of the preconstruction phase, the contract between Ohio Hi-Point and … Read more OHP, Marker elect to part ways before construction phase of building project

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, NICKY FORSTER and JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — It began with devastation in the New York City area, followed by a summertime crisis in the Sun Belt. Now the coronavirus outbreak is heating up fast in smaller cities in the heartland, often in conservative corners of America where anti-mask … Read more Virus cases rise in US heartland, home to anti-mask feelings

Jim Cook, Simon Kenton Pathfinders president; Dave Bezusko, United Way of Logan County executive director; and Carmen Scott and Doug Chivington, Simon Kenton Pathfinders project coordinators; are pictured with one of three new recycled plastic benches that have recently been installed along the bike trail in Logan County between Carter Avenue in Bellefontaine and West … Read more Benches installed along bike path through United Way funding  

Residents invited to pick their favorite businesses, tourist spots Area businesses, service providers and even local landmarks and events will take the spotlight during the next month as the Logan County Visitors Bureau and the Bellefontaine Examiner join together for a Best of Logan County Contest that invites residents to cast their votes for their … Read more Best of Logan County Contest kicks off

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Mid-American Conference, the first major college football league to postpone its season because of the pandemic, became the final one to jump back in, making it 10 out of 10 conferences that will play in the fall. As university presidents in the Big Ten, Pac-12 and … Read more MAC returns with 6-game football season starting Nov. 4