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Pedestrian hit by pickup truck downtown
LOGAN — Around 5 p.m. on Thursday a 66-year-old Logan woman was hit by a pickup truck as she was crossing Mulberry Street at Hunter Street in a crosswalk. The truck was turning left from Hunter onto Mulberry. According to a Logan Police report, the driver of the truck told police he had not seen the woman until right before the collision because the sun was in his eyes. A witness reported that the woman had entered the crosswalk, stopped briefly, then continued, and that the truck had a green light. The woman was transported to Hocking Valley Community Hospital and then airlifted to Columbus due to the seriousness of her injuries. No statements were taken from her due to her condition.
73-year-old woman dead after dog attack in Pickaway County
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 73-year-old woman is dead after she was attacked by dogs in Pickaway County on Thursday. According to a spokesperson for Harrison Township, the attack happened on Kidlow Court in Ashville, near the woman's home. The woman, identified by the Franklin County Coroner’s Office as Jo...
Athens County Sheriff’s Office Reports for Oct. 10-15; Man looking inside people's windows
Athens County Sheriff’s Office Reports for Oct. 10-14: Date/Time Street Name Incident Disposition — reports are posted online too at athensmessenger.com Date/Time Street Name Incident Disposition OCT. 11 Deputies spoke to a man who was locked out of his gun safe. Deputies spoke to the male, and assisted in getting it open after confirming the...
Zanesville man's life sentence upheld after appeal of rape, kidnapping convictions
ZANESVILLE − 34-year-old Keith D. Hostottle Jr. of Zanesville had his life sentence upheld in a recent appeal ruling by the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals in Canton. In February 2024, Hostottle was found guilty of two counts of gross sexual imposition, third-degree felonies; one count of kidnapping and three counts of rape, all first-degree felonies, by a Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas jury. ...