Bellefontaine, Ohio

• 1 Dead, 1 Critical After Crash In Logan County
  

  The Ohio State Highway Patrol and emergency personnel are on the scene of a fatal crash in Logan County.

• Ronny LeRoy Rapp
  

  Ronny LeRoy Rapp, 64, died while surrounded by his family March 13, 2010, at OSU Medical Center, Columbus.

• Regional Commercial District makes Marysville a destination location
  

  ThisWeek Marysville is continuing to take a closer look at each of the eight sub areas identified in the city's comprehensive land-use plan and what gives them their own distinct identity.

• Judge gives long sentence
  

  Child rapist gets two life terms plus five years A local man has been sentenced to back-to-back life sentences for his crimes against children, Bryan S. Moore, 24, of 629 E. Sandusky Ave., Bellefontaine, was sentenced Thursday to two consecutive life sentences, plus an additional five years to be served after the life sentences.

• Logan County man dies when car, truck collide
  

  A Logan County man was killed when his car collided with a tractor-trailer in that county yesterday afternoon, the State Highway Patrol said.

• Anthropologist treks into controversial territory in - Heart of Blackness'
  

  Like many a Jewish child of Eastern European immigrants, Melville J. Herskovits spent a good deal of time and energy wrestling with what it meant - and what it took - to be an American.

• Infections at Ohio hospital prompt national reminder
  

  Federal health officials sent a notice reminding health providers that doctors need to wear masks during spinal procedures, in part because of two cases of bacterial meningitis at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine.

• Teen Killed In Logan Co. Crash
  

  The Ohio State Patrol is investigating a crash in Logan County that left a teen teenager dead and three others injured.

• Managing winter utility costs
  

  With the frigid winter weather in full effect, many Ohioans will experience significant increases in their gas and electric bills.

• Jennifer Lynn O'Neal and Sean Thomas Porter. - Submitted photo
  

  Jennifer Lynn Oa Neal, daughter of Marianne Oa Neal from Oak Harbor, and Sean Thomas Porter, son of Jerry and Mark Porter from Bellefontaine, Ohio, exchanged vows on Sept.

• Roads reopen after icy weather causes wrecks
  

  A pair of central Ohio roads totally reopened early this afternoon after they were cleared of wrecks caused by icy weather.

• Furniture store gives to domestic victims
  

  MARION - A mother and her two children who are victims of domestic violence will receive a surprise Christmas gift this year so they may start a new life away from their abuser.

• Group Home Causing Controversy
  

  A planned group home for troubled girls was causing controversy Monday, 10TV's Glenn McEntyre reported.

• Daniel Lee Green
  

  MARION: Daniel Lee Green, age 58, of 815 Loire Valley Circle, Marion, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 1:30 a.m. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 5, 1951 to Harold Willis and Thelma Jean Altman.

• University moving programs to Kettering
  

  Urbana University is moving its Moraine-based adult and continuing education programs to Kettering.

• William Humphrey 'Bill' Hopkins
  

  WAVERLY: William Humphrey 'Bill' Hopkins, 57, of N. East St., Waverly, died Sunday, November 8, 2009 at the Pike Community Hospital, Waverly, Ohio.

• What Happened To The Stimulus Money?
  

  At a construction site along State Route 274 in Logan County, Kurt Stahler is working on a construction project funded through the $787 billion federal stimulus program.

• James Christian Ritchey
  

  CLYDE: James Christian Ritchey, 82, of Clyde, died at Stein Hospice on Monday, October 19, 2009.

• Healthcare Workers Prepare: Should H1N1 Vaccine Be Required?
  

  The Columbus Division of Fire will hold the first of three clinics for its 1,510 members on Wednesday.

City Description

Bellefontaine (pronounced /bɛlˈfaʊntɨn/ bel-FOWN-tin) is a city in and the county seat of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,069 at the 2000 census. It is the center of the Bellefontaine Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003. The highest point in Ohio, Campbell Hill, is within the city limits of Bellefontaine. The name Bellefontaine means "beautiful spring" in French, and is purported to refer to several springs in the area. Around 1777, the Shawnee war leader Blue Jacket (Weyapiersenwah) built a settlement here, known as Blue Jacket's Town. Blue Jacket and his band had previously occupied a village along the Scioto River, but with the coming of the American Revolutionary War to the Ohio Country, Blue Jacket and other American Indians who took up arms against the American revolutionaries relocated in order to be closer to their British allies at Detroit. Blue Jacket's Town was destroyed in Logan's Raid, conducted by Kentucky militia in 1786 at the outset of the Northwest Indian War. The expedition was led by Benjamin Logan, namesake of Logan County. Blue Jacket and his followers relocated further northwest to the

City Contained By:

• Logan County
• Ohio

City Contains:

• Logan County Courthouse
• First Concrete Street In U.S.

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 22.791895371 km squared

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