Archive for January, 2010
Making fire’s hard, scout’s honor
BATAVIA – Frank Verdin remembers the first time he made a fire as a Boy Scout. ‘I felt like Superman,’ he said.
Copper Wire Thief Arrested
Tim Norton, 43 of Hamersville, was arrested this morning at his residence and is being held in conjuntion with the recent thefts of electric wires from Duke Energy.
Deputy Nearly Run Over by Suspect
A Brown County Sheriff’d deputy was nearly run over by a suspect trying to get away on Tuesday morning.
Man accused of trying to run down deputy
A Brown County man is behind bars, accused of trying to run down a sheriff’s deputy.
Thieves Steal More Than Three Miles of Copper Wire
Copper Thefts Duke Energy officials tell Local 12 that since October, copper thieves on the Ohio side of the river have stolen more than one hundred thousand dollars worth of copper wire.
Verizon Scrambles To Fix Fiber Optic Line
” Landline phone service remains disrupted in parts of Adams and Brown counties Monday night.
Brown, Adams Counties Lose Phones When Line Cut
Much of Adams and Brown counties are without phone service after a line was cut Monday afternoon.
Family doesn’t know why Mount Orab man would shoot a cop
MOUNT ORAB – Out of work as a truck driver and suffering from an arm injury that made it difficult to find another job, George Ruby was feeling the pressure of providing for his family.
Family: Police Gun Battle Victim No Monster
MT. ORAB, Ohio — Disbelief and horror were two sentiments openly shared Monday by members of George Rubya TMs Brown County family.
Officer Shot, Suspect Killed in Mount Orab
About 4 a.m. Sunday morning, a police officer was shot in Mount Orab. That’s a small community in Brown County.