Benton Ridge, Ohio

• Today's Front Page
  

  A jury on Friday convicted Randy Corbin of murdering his girlfriend, and the Fostoria native was told he may spend the rest of his life in prison.

• Federal grants, loans will bring fiber optic cable to Benton Ridge
  

  By LOU WILIN STAFF WRITER Higher-speed Internet service will be available in the Benton Ridge area within two years, thanks to $3.1 million in federal grants and loans.

• Health merger defeat blamed on multiple causes
  

  By LINSEY MAUGHAN STAFF WRITER Confusion and disagreement about a proposed merger of the Findlay City and Hancock County health departments, a shortage of voters, and a lack of trust between the county and city all led to the merger's defeat this week, participants say.

• Township vote derailed health merger
  

  By LINSEY MAUGHAN STAFF WRITER A strong negative vote by township representatives on the District Advisory Council doomed a proposed merger of the Findlay City and Hancock County health departments.

• Motorist hurt early Sunday
  

  A motorist was injured early Sunday when his SUV hit a utility pole, two trees and a house in Benton Ridge, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office reported.

• Man crashes into utility poles, trees before hitting house
  

  Hancock County police continue to investigate a crash that happened early Sunday morning.

• Today's Front Page
  

  County to trim budget by 15% Hancock County's projected budget for 2010 shows an overall reduction in spending of about $2.2 million, or 15.1 percent.

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  An Advent wreath with burning candles, left unattended on a pulpit, caused a fire early Wednesday that gutted the sanctuary of Calvary United Methodist Church in Benton Ridge, state fire investigators said.

• Church Destroyed In Hancock County Fire
  

  Calvary United Methodist Church in this Hancock County community was destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin early Wednesday, authorities said.

• Ohio authorities say church fire accidental
  

  Authorities say a fire that gutted a northeast Ohio church was an accident that started in a pulpit area where candle on an advent wreath were burning unattended.

• Candles blamed for fire
  

  By JORDAN CRAVENS staff writer BENTON RIDGE -- An Advent wreath with burning candles, left unattended on a pulpit, caused a fire early Wednesday that gutted the sanctuary of Calvary United Methodist Church in Benton Ridge, state fire investigators said.

• Hancock Co. church fire
  

  A Hancock County church went up in flames this morning, a day before Thanksgiving.

• Blaze damages Benton Ridge church
  

  Fire gutted the interior of Calvary United Methodist Church in Benton Ridge Wednesday morning, but no one was injured.

• One doctor eliminates competition
  

  Q: Can you provide details regarding the disagreement leading to the shooting and killing of one medical doctor by another in Benton Ridge in the 1870s or 1880s.

• Blotter for Monday October 5, 2009
  

  John Labrosse, of Hopevalley, R.I., was sited for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia at Bromfield Hall.

• Today's Front Page
  

  Hancock County's unemployment rate fell last month to 10.3 percent from 10.8 percent, but that was because fewer people were seeking jobs.

• Village board candidates bumped from fall ballot
  

  By MICHELLE REITER STAFF WRITER All five candidates for the Benton Ridge Board of Public Affairs were bumped from the ballot last week on advice from the Ohio Secretary of State.

City Description

Benton Ridge is a village in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The population was 315 at the 2000 census. Benton Ridge is located at 41°0′16″N 83°47′34″W / 41.00444°N 83.79278°W / 41.00444; -83.79278 (41.004330, -83.792655). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 315 people, 118 households, and 82 families residing in the village. The population density was 678.6 people per square mile (264.4/km²). There were 122 housing units at an average density of 262.8/sq mi (102.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.37% White, 0.32% African American and 0.32% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population. There were 118 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.34. In the

City Contained By:

• Hancock County
• Ohio

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 1.29499405517 km squared

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