Laurelville NewsLocal news for Laurelville, OH continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Ohio News- June 27, 2008 Ted Strickland's first showdown with the Legislature on abortion politics was an easy victory: A stroke of his veto pen allowed state spending on human cloning that the Legislature had voted to ban.http://www.topix.net/city/laurelville-oh/2008/06/ohio-news?fromrss=1 Boy scout dies during hike- June 25, 2008 LAURELVILLE - A Boy Scout has died while hiking in a state park with his troop. Payden Sommers, 11, collapsed on a trail in Tar Hollow State Park on Saturday evening, 10TV's Brittany Westbrook reported.http://www.topix.net/city/laurelville-oh/2008/06/boy-scout-dies-during-hike?fromrss=1 Laurelville's guitar hero- June 22, 2008 "They heard my music on Myspace and put it in the magazine so others could hear it," - Micah Kesselring LAURELVILLE - Just hearing the Delta blues-style tunes emanating from the Dobro Resonator guitar, paints a mental picture of the musician, that proves, for most, to be a far cry from the Logan High School sophomore soulfully cranking out the notes. "You incorporate this stuff from the '60s and '70s with stuff from the '20s and '30s and you get this kid with a new blend for the millennium,"...http://www.topix.net/city/laurelville-oh/2008/06/laurelvilles-guitar-hero?fromrss=1 Beebe incompetent for murder trial ... sent to mental health facility- June 19, 2008 "With medication and treatments at the facility they might be able to get him back on track" - Larry Beal LOGAN - Accused murderer Carl "Doc" Beebe has been declared incompetent to stand trial. Beebe is accused of shooting Karl Roeder, 43, in February 2006, and burying him in a creek bed near Laurelville.http://www.topix.net/city/laurelville-oh/2008/06/beebe-incompetent-for-murder-trial-sent-t... Laurelville hires village solicitor- June 14, 2008 "I don't care if you hire me or some other attorney, but I do feel the village needs some sort of solicitor. It's in the best interest of the village..." Mike Hess The council voted unanimously to hire Circleville attorney and city council member Mike Hess, who provides legal counsel to the village on an as-needed basis, as the village solicitor for the remainder of 2008.http://www.topix.net/city/laurelville-oh/2008/06/laurelville-hires-village-solicitor?fromr... Richard and Velma Behmer- June 10, 2008 Richard 'Dick' and Velma Viola Thompson Behmer, 75 and 70, respectively, passed from this life, Saturday, June 7, 2008, at their residence in Amanda.http://www.topix.net/city/laurelville-oh/2008/06/richard-and-velma-behmer?fromrss=1 Hocking murder trial witness dies- June 6, 2008 LAURELVILLE - A woman who was expected to be called as a witness for the prosecution in an upcoming Hocking County murder trial died of natural causes this week, but it is unknown what affect her passing will have on the case. Genevieve Kelsey, 74, died Tuesday. She is the owner of the property where the body of Karl Roeder was found in 2006 and is the mother of the man who stands accused of Roeder's murder - Carl "Doc" Beebe. ... During the course of the murder investigation in 2006, Beebe's...http://www.topix.net/city/laurelville-oh/2008/06/hocking-murder-trial-witness-dies?fromrss... Local advocates react to Anti-Poverty Task Force- June 2, 2008 For The Logan Daily News HOCKING COUNTY - Gov. Ted Strickland signed an executive order Wednesday establishing the Ohio Anti-Poverty Task Force, but Southeastern Ohio poverty experts are not convinced it will make a difference in the lives of poor people. The task force will develop strategic recommendations for the governor's administration to consider, aimed at reducing the percentage of Ohioans living at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The poverty threshold for a family of.http://www.topix.net/city/laurelville-oh/2008/06/local-advocates-react-to-anti-poverty-tas... |