Benton Ridge News

Investigators worked Monday to determine the cause of a fire that did more than $350,000 damage to a large building and four aircraft near Benton Ridge.

Four aircraft and a large building on private property in Hancock County's Liberty Township were destroyed by fire Sunday.

BENTON RIDGE, OH, 06/97 "It's the arm. You wouldn't think of it as a asset like that would you.

By J. STEVEN DILLON STAFF WRITER A Putnam County man who led a Hancock County sheriff's deputy on a high-speed chase Saturday was among those indicted Tuesday by a grand jury.

Friday's powerful storm spawned at least one confirmed funnel cloud in Hancock County, but no tornadoes.

By J. STEVEN DILLON STAFF WRITER Hundreds of people were forced to flee "Boogie On Main" Friday night when a fast-moving storm - accompanied by tornado siren warnings - put a damper on the annual street party ...

A storm that moved along state Highway 149 overnight overturned mobile homes on Tarsus Road and Harris Circle, felled trees on Benton Ridge and destroyed Wilma Rudolph Pavilion at Fairgrounds Park. via The Leaf-Chronicle