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Campground leadership again denies reneging on approval of house construction

1 week ago | logandaily.com | Jim Phillips

LOGAN — The governing body of Lost Hollow Campground in Logan has responded to a civil counterclaim filed against them by a campground member, whom they sued last year for building a house on a lot he owns there. The campground maintains that the construction project violates its deed restrictions, and it is seeking an injunction to stop it, as well as damages from the owner. kAmx?
County wants former commissioner to return pay she received while suspended from office

1 week ago | logandaily.com | Jim Phillips

LOGAN — Former Hocking County Commissioner Jessica Dicken has already been required to pay more than $25,000 in restitution after being convicted of theft and other criminal counts related to fraudulent credit card purchases. Now the county is demanding that she also repay over $39,000 in salary she received when she was under suspension from her office while her criminal charges were pending. kAmx? 2 =6EE6C 52E65 pAC:= `c E92E H2D E@ 36 56=:G6C65 E@ s:4<6? @?
Commissioners told razing of Murray City School could happen by this summer

1 week ago | logandaily.com | Jim Phillips

LOGAN — An official of the Buckeye Hills Regional Council attended the Hocking County Commissioners’ meeting last Thursday to offer an update on the pending demolition of the old school in Murray City, and also to ask about any other brownfield sites that the county might want help in cleaning up. kAmqF4<6J6 w:==D 92D C646:G65 2 Sd__[___ 8C2?E 7@C E96 D49@@= 56>@=:E:@? AC@;64E :? E96 =2E6DE C@F?5 @7 7F?5:?8 7C@> E96 ~9:@ s6A2CE>6?E @7 s6G6=@A>6?E’D qC@H?7:6=5 #6>65:2E:@?
Mitigation plan ranks tourism as county’s top hazard

1 week ago | logandaily.com | Jim Phillips

LOGAN — An updated hazard mitigation plan for Hocking County that’s awaiting adoption by Logan and Laurelville ranks tourism as the number one hazard facing the county, ahead of such things as tornadoes, wildfires and floods. kAm%96 A=2? 2=D@ ?@E6D[ 9@H6G6C[ E92E F?=:<6 D@>6 @E96C 92K2C5D 724:?8 E96 4@F?EJ[ E@FC:D> :D F?=:<6=J E@ C6DF=E :? 2?J =@DD @7 =:76[ 64@?@>:4 =@DD @C AC@A6CEJ 52>286] xED >2:? ?682E:G6 :>A24ED[ E96 5@4F>6?E DF886DED[ E2<6 E96 7@C> @7 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 568C252E:@?[ 25565 DEC2:? @?
Mayor blasts proposed state legislation on short-term rentals

1 week ago | logandaily.com | Jim Phillips

LOGAN — At Tuesday’s meeting of Logan City Council, Mayor Greg Fraunfelter voiced serious concerns about proposed state legislation that he suggested would hamstring the city in its ability to regulate short-term rental (STR) properties. The issue of local homes being bought up for conversion into STRs has been heating up lately with the continued growth of the tourism industry in Hocking County. kAm“x D6?E 2 =6EE6C E@ EH@ D6?2E@CD 2?5 EH@ C6AC6D6?E2E:G6D H:E9 @?6 BF6DE:@?
Lawsuit claims officers let police dog maul shoplifting suspect

2 weeks ago | vintonjacksoncourier.com | Jim Phillips

LOGAN — Two Logan Police officers have been sued on behalf of a 32-year-old New Lexington man who alleges that they tased him repeatedly for no good reason and let a police dog maul him, inflicting serious wounds. kAm%96 =2HDF:E[ 7:=65 pAC:= c :? w@4<:?8 r@F?EJ r@>>@? !=62D r@FCE[ ?2>6D 2D 5676?52?ED {!s @77:46CD zJ=6 pC?6EE 2?5 s6G:? p=7@C5[ H9@ 2C6 DF65 :? E96:C :?5:G:5F2= C2E96C E92? E96:C @77:4:2= 42A24:E:6D] %96 DF:E :D 36:?8 3C@F89E 3J E96 >@E96C @7 +2492CJ '2F892?[ E96 >2?
Lawsuit claims officers let police dog maul shoplifting suspect

2 weeks ago | logandaily.com | Jim Phillips

LOGAN — Two Logan Police officers have been sued on behalf of a 32-year-old New Lexington man who alleges that they tased him repeatedly for no good reason and let a police dog maul him, inflicting serious wounds. kAm%96 =2HDF:E[ 7:=65 pAC:= c :? w@4<:?8 r@F?EJ r@>>@? !=62D r@FCE[ ?2>6D 2D 5676?52?ED {!s @77:46CD zJ=6 pC?6EE 2?5 s6G:? p=7@C5[ H9@ 2C6 DF65 :? E96:C :?5:G:5F2= C2E96C E92? E96:C @77:4:2= 42A24:E:6D] %96 DF:E :D 36:?8 3C@F89E 3J E96 >@E96C @7 +2492CJ '2F892?[ E96 >2?
City to settle with filter manufacturer for $100K in water plant lawsuit

2 weeks ago | logandaily.com | Jim Phillips

LOGAN — At their meeting Tuesday evening, Logan City Council approved an emergency resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into a settlement agreement with one of the defendants in a federal lawsuit over the allegedly faulty design and construction of the city’s five-year-old water treatment plant. kAm%96 C6D@=FE:@?[ 2AAC@G65 27E6C 4@F?4:= 925 8@?6 :?E@ 6I64FE:G6 D6DD:@? H:E9 E96 4:EJ =2H 5:C64E@C 2?5 @FED:56 =682= 4@F?D6=[ 8C66?\=:89ED 2 D6EE=6>6?E :?
School district audit offers cautiously optimistic outlook - if state funding holds up

2 weeks ago | logandaily.com | Jim Phillips

LOGAN — A recently released state audit of the Logan-Hocking Local School District for the fiscal year ending last June reports that despite projected operating deficits in the next few years, the district’s financial condition “has improved and is stable.”kAm%96 2F5:E C6A@CE C64@8?:K6D[ 9@H6G6C[ E92E DE2E6\=6G6= D49@@= 7F?5:?8 492?86D 4@F=5 D:8?:7:42?E=J 2=E6C E92E 2DD6DD>6?E — 2?5 E96 C6A@CE H2D 4@>A=6E65 367@C6 #6AF3=:42? =68:D=2E@CD :?
Commissioners OK use of parking lot for weekend shuttle passengers

2 weeks ago | logandaily.com | Jim Phillips

LOGAN — The head of the Hocking Hills Tourism Association paid a visit to the Hocking County commissioners at their Thursday meeting, to get their permission to use a county parking lot in connection with a shuttle service that runs between downtown Logan and Hocking Hills State Park. kAmww%p tI64FE:G6 s:C64E@C z2C6? #2J>@C6 D2:5 E96 D9FEE=6 D6CG:46[ H9:49 :D 2 4@==23@C2E:G6 677@CE 36EH66? ww%p 2?5 {@82? !F3=:4 %C2?D:E[ :D D6E E@ C6DF>6 >2<:?8 EC:AD @?