Preble County News

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Two boys, ages 18 and 17, suffered serious injuries Monday afternoon in an explosion that occurred as they may have been loading gun powder from fireworks into a glass container.

A 48-year-old Preble County man was shot and killed in his home Friday morning and police arrested a young man who identified himself as the son of the victim's girlfriend.

Ohio Department of Transportation records indicate that 2,230 bridges statewide are rated as structurally deficient, but government agencies say they lack the funds to keep up on repairs.

Consider the elderberry, and it's about time or is that thyme, or perhaps parsley, sage, rosemary or the rest of the song.

The Preble County Soil & Water Conservation District will host its 15th Earth Day event Thursday.

The road is closed from Pottinger Road through Camden College Corner Road, according to the Preble County Sheriff's Office.

The board will meet again at 7 p.m. May 7 to process election results.

Three Dayton, Ohio, men, who earlier this month led authorities on a high-speed pursuit in Preble County before being apprehended, have been charged with felony drug counts, including trafficking heroin.

Preble County officials want to spur development on a 100-acre tract along the state line in hopes of bringing in more businesses.

A lengthy undercover drug investigation centered in Butler County concluded Wednesday with secret indictments handed down against several people in several jurisdictions.

Gratis Mayor Gary Vest will be sentenced April 30 in Preble County Common Pleas Court, after pleading guilty last week to a charge of unlawful interest in a public contract.

Preble County Veteran Services is bringing the American Veterans Traveling Wall to Eaton for a display that will run May 9-13 at Seven Mile Park, 1601 Park Ave.