Beaver News

LINDA BARKER- Services will be 11 a.m. today at Anderson-Strueve Funeral Home in Greenfield with the Rev.

Linda Baker, 44, of Greenfield, died unexpectedly Tuesday at her home. She is survived by her husband, Louis Ray Baker.

Due to animal activity, the Marion County Board of Commissioners needed to approve maintenance on Grave Creek Ditch in the amount of $4,500 at its meeting Tuesday.

Arrest - John Daley, 18, of 120 Western Ave., was arrested and charged with possession of drugs and obstructing official business; 7:43 p.m. Wednesday.

Jerry Catanzaro, of Waverly, was appointed to serve as Pike County Common Pleas Judge on Monday by Gov.

I would guess there were about 100 people at Benjamin Harrison Elementary School Friday evening getting ready to take part in a one-mile fun run/walk. Mrs.

Coshocton County Sheriff's Office May 1 Total inmates, 55; males, 52; females, 3. Accidents April 30 Anne E. Keating, 66, of 1418 South Delaware Ave., Wellston, struck a pole on Whitewoman Street. via Coshocton Tribune

The Chillicothe post of the State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred at 3:12 p.m. today on U.S. 23 at Mill Street in Piketon. via Chillicothe Gazette

Operating a vehicle impaired, speeding, no safety belt - Brett M. Frankel, 22, of 151 Fairview Ave., Charges 2 and 3 dismissed with prejudice in consideration of plea to Charge 1, guilty, fined $250 and court ... via Chillicothe Gazette

Theft - Brittany D. Graves, 21, of 340 E. Fourth St., guilty, fined $100 and court costs, sentenced to one-year probation and three days in Ross County Jail, barred from entering Kohl's department stores; April ... via Chillicothe Gazette

“That's a huge amount of revenue in this district”

Teachers vote no raises, want input on staffing cuts crisis they are in," Beaver said on Friday. via Central Ohio

“We haven't had the best luck in the past, and we decided to try this (with the sheriff's department)”

BEAVER - No charges will be filed against former Beaver Police officers involved in a scuffle with a local couple last year. via Chillicothe Gazette

“When the school anchors a neighborhood, both the students and residents benefit. The trend of building shopping-mall-sized schools outside town alienates students, encourages sprawl and impairs our sense of community.”

Ann McCaleb and a half-dozen volunteers in this tiny Pike County hamlet are proving that you can teach an old school new tricks. via Columbus Dispatch

ZANESVILLE - The Muskingum Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America held its 2008 annual meeting and recognition event Feb. via ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com

Octiva Reffitt Denny, 75, of Germany Road, Beaver, Ohio died Friday February 1, 2008 at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe, Ohio. via Chillicothe Gazette

A McArthur man has been arrested in connection with several thefts in the Beaver area. via Chillicothe Gazette

“I want to develop trust between my office and staff and the community. I don't want to be seen as a person who just sits in my office and I sure don't want to be seen as dictatorial. I want to interact with staff and students.”

MANSFIELD -- Jim Lehmann's background includes serving as treasurer or finance director in four Ohio public school districts, accounting in the private sector and 23 years as a prep basketball referee. via News Journal

“Neglect of duty, misfeasance and nonfeasance is what council voted on”

BEAVER - The investigation of the Beaver Police Department is not yet complete, but Village Council decided last week to terminate the town marshal. via Chillicothe Gazette

A new treasurer of the Mansfield City Schools has been announced. James Lehmann, 61, of Waverly, has been selected from a field of seven applicants. via WMFD-TV Mansfield

James A. Lehmann, most recently the treasurer of Eastern Local Schools at Beaver, Ohio, is the new treasurer of Mansfield City Schools. via News Journal