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Ohio man charged with Wayne Forest arsons

NELSONVILLE, Ohio — The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio announced this week that an Ohio man has been arrested and charged with crimes related to at least 24 arson fires since spring 2022 in the Wayne National Forest. A fire department administrator and former 911 dispatcher has been charged federally with crimes related to the fires. James A. Bartels, 50, of Patriot, Ohio, was arrested and appeared in federal court in Columbus. Bartels is an administrator at the Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Department. He also served as a 911 dispatcher for ...

Ross Addison Abicht

Ross Addison Abicht, 93, of Marietta, Ohio, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2022, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born April 26, 1929, in Washington County, Ohio, a son of Edward Franklin Abicht and Ethel Alice Cunningham Abicht. Ross attended Sandhill School at Reno and Marietta High School. He served in the U. S. Air Force. Employed by B. F. Goodrich Plant for 37 years, retiring in 1985. Member of the Civil Defense Corps, member of Marietta Bible Center Church. Active in Tai-Chi and enjoyed traveling. On June 1, 1949, in Gulfport, Mississippi, he married Velma Leona Schau ...

Charles Elwin Armann

Charles Elwin Armann, 81, of Powhatan Point, Ohio, passed away Wednesday at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Funeral, noon Monday, Hadley Funeral Home, 1021 Pike St., Marietta, OH with Pastor Terry Schmelzenbach officiating. Burial, Powhatan Cemetery. Visitation, two hours before the service Monday. Online condolences may be made at www.hadleyfh.com

Sandy L. Baltzer

Sandy L. Baltzer, 72, of Waterford, Ohio, passed away Dec. 20, 2022, under the loving care of her family and Marietta Hospice Care. A private cremation will take place at Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.

Thomas W. Roberts

A memorial service for Thomas W. Roberts, 63, of Newark, will be held Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Doug Swan officiating. A visitation will be observed from 5:00 p.m. until the service. Tom passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was born June 16, 1959, in Jonesville, VA to Walter F. and Virginia A. (White) Roberts. Tom was a dedicated petroleum engineer operating his own firm Operations Consulting Services (OCS). He was a member of the Ohio Oil & Gas ...

Police Records

Ohio State Highway Patrol Dec. 19 ¯ Olivia M. Moretto, 20, of 110 Maple St., Newport, was driving a 2013 Chevy Sonic SUV southbound on Newport Township Road 1092 when she made a left turn onto Township Road 1403, drove off the right side of the road, struck a road sign at the side of the intersection and overturned back onto the roadway. She was charged with failure to be in reasonable control of a vehicle. Dec. 20 ¯ Sandra Britani Merritt, 36, of 45 Fair Ave., Beverly, was southbound on Ohio 60 in Muskingum Township in a 2014 Chevy Equinox passenger van owned by Brad E. ...