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  • Snow storm stalls search for missing Ore. climbers

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 4:56 pm ET  

    GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) - Time was running short Tuesday in the search for two missing climbers on Mount Hood, as heavy snow grounded a search helicopter and prevented ground crews from leaving camp.The storm that hit the mountain late Monday was expect Full Story »

  • Pakistani police get more time to quiz 5 Americans allegedly linked to extremists

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 4:11 pm ET  

    LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani court granted police another 10 days on Tuesday to question five Americans held on suspicion of links to Islamist militants, a government official said. Full Story »

  • Ohio justices: Cell phone searches require warrant

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 2:26 pm ET  

    COLUMBUS (AP) - Police officers must obtain a search warrant before searching the contents of a suspect's cell phone unless their safety is in danger, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday on an issue that appears never to have reached another state high court or the U.S. Supreme Court. Full Story »

  • DNA testing clears man who served 28 years

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 2:26 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge in Washington has ordered a man who spent 28 years in prison for a rape and murder be released after DNA testing showed he's innocent. Prosecutors say 58-year-old Donald Eugene Gates is expected to be released Tuesday... Full Story »

  • Schools, roads close as heavy rain drenches South

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 2:11 pm ET  

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Heavy rains pounded the already-soggy South on Tuesday, flooding roads and homes and forcing school closures in parts of Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia. Some drivers had to be rescued from flooded roads in Alabama and officials opened an... Full Story »

  • Rising up to meet rising need

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 1:28 pm ET  

    Volunteers and board members from The Salvation Army fill food baskets for the needy Monday morning. This year, the demand for food baskets is up from previous years to 570. The baskets will feed a family Full Story »

  • $500,000 bonds for bank robbery suspects

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 1:28 pm ET  

    Bond was set at $500,000 with no 10 percent allowed in Cambridge Municipal Court on Monday for each of three Franklin County men accused of robbing WesBanco last Friday morning. Full Story »

  • Victory declared in war on leaves by city street dept.

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 1:27 pm ET  

    Cambridge workers zipped through the fall leaf cleanup this year. "The fastest it's ever been done," Street Superintendent Tom Lanning said Monday. "The crews worked really hard at it this year. Equipment stayed up and running this... Full Story »

  • Bust nets what cops call 'fresh' pot

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 1:27 pm ET  

    Three individuals are facing charges after a traffic stop late Monday night near Cambridge during which more than a half-pound of marijuana was recovered from the vehicle. Full Story »

  • Farm Credit breaking and entering investigated by police

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 1:27 pm ET  

    Cambridge police continued to investigate a breaking and entering at the Farm Credit Services office on Whittaker Road near the Walmart plaza in southern Cambridge. Authorities are trying to determine what, if anything, was taken during the break-in that w Full Story »

  • Good day

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 1:27 pm ET  

    Weather ... Say 'Hello' to these tour groups ... Schools financial report ... Diaper distribution ... Steak dinner ... Thought for the day Full Story »

  • Boy in harrowing pursuit remains behind bars

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 1:27 pm ET  

    A 17-year-old youth who led local authorities on a high-speed pursuit early Monday morning remained incarcerated as of press time today in a Muskingum County juvenile detention facility. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, charges are pending... Full Story »

  • 'Incendiary devices' spark Ohio city hall fire

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 1:27 pm ET  

    MANSFIELD (AP) - Molotov cocktails - or something similar - were thrown through windows at City Hall on Monday, starting a small fire and setting off sprinklers that caused water damage, the police chief said. Full Story »

  • Sayre says he helped secure $91M in ODOT funding for district

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 1:26 pm ET  

    COLUMBUS - State Rep. Allan R. Sayre (D-Dover) announced that he has helped secure nearly $91 million in Ohio Department of Transportation investments for area transportation projects over the past year. Full Story »

  • Proceeds from "Wags to Riches' to benefit Pound Partners

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 1:26 pm ET  

    Pound Dog Partners of Guernsey County announces the upcoming opening of the Wags to Riches Thrift Shoppe at 356 Highland Ave. in the former Cowgill's Plumbing and Heating building. The store will offer clothing, household goods, miscellaneous items and new party ware items. Coming soon will be a... Full Story »

  • PROFILE: When it comes to lending top quality help to her community, Ms. Wright sets fine example

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 1:26 pm ET  

    She says volunteering in the community has always been important to her. Maribeth Wright said her parents, Mary Ellen and the late James Wright, instilled in their children a sense of not only belonging to a community, but to be involved in a way that benefits others. Full Story »

  • Newcomerstown cautiously approaching the New Year

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 1:26 pm ET  

    NEWCOMERSTOWN - As the Village of Newcomerstown goes into a new year, it will proceed with much more caution than it normally has in past years. Full Story »

  • Share and Care Advisory Board releases quarterly report

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Tue Dec 15, 1:26 pm ET  

    The Share and Care Advisory Board recently released its quarterly expense report for the months of September through November, during which $5,982.91 was spent on 46 cases assisting 90 people. Full Story »

  • Pakistan police probe Americans in terror case

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Mon Dec 14, 6:29 pm ET  

    KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani police Monday seized luggage and a cell phone from a hotel where three of five Americans arrested on suspicion of militant links stayed, while a court ruled the men cannot be deported until judges review the case.Police a Full Story »

  • 'Visionary' Belmont County superintendent recipient of the prestigious Legats award

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Mon Dec 14, 1:16 pm ET  

    COLUMBUS - Monty Kerr, CEO/superintendent of the Belmont County Board of Developmental Disabilities, was honored for "visionary leadership in administration" at the Ohio Association of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities (OACB) 26th annual convention in Columbus, Dec. 2-4. Full Story »

  • Brothers arrested after allegedly trying to steal donations, fighting with deputies

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Mon Dec 14, 1:16 pm ET  

    PLEASANT CITY - Two brothers are facing criminal charges after allegedly trying to steal a donation box from a Marietta Road business and then fighting with sheriff's deputies who tried to arrest them. Full Story »

  • Boy on the run rams cop cars, is hospitalized

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Mon Dec 14, 1:16 pm ET  

    A Guernsey County teen is facing numerous charges after leading local law enforcement officers on a high-speed pursuit and ramming three cruisers just prior to being apprehended early Monday morning. Full Story »

  • Ice causes rash of accidents

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Mon Dec 14, 1:16 pm ET  

    Numerous accidents were reported in Guernsey and Noble counties Sunday as the result of an ice storm that moved through the region during the early morning hours. The Cambridge post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported handling 24 accidents Sunday, in Full Story »

  • Wind turbines continue to sprout in countryside

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Mon Dec 14, 1:16 pm ET  

    A second Guernsey County man has looked to the sky to obtain energy and save money. John Nicolozakes has had installed on his property a Bergey wind turbine to generate electrical power at his business, Georgetown Vineyards. Purchased from and installed by Full Story »

  • Good day

    The Daily Jeffersonian – Mon Dec 14, 1:16 pm ET  

    Weather ... Open house at Chamber ... 'JG Compay' fund raiser' ... Teen dance ... Thought for the day Full Story »

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