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🌱 What Logan City Council decided about leaks, laws, and local projects

Logan, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Logan! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Logan City Council decided about leaks, laws, and local projects
  • How new state road money could reshape traffic near Hocking Hills
  • Why a missing recording from Hocking County court could undo a conviction

Also on today's calendar: Monthly Board Meeting and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A thunderstorm in the morning, with a high of 86 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 86, low: 62.
  • Sunday: A stray t-storm; not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. City council updates codified ordinances, addresses water leak (logandaily.com) — Logan City Council has updated its codified ordinances and is tracking a costly water leak that required major line replacement, with crews still hunting a second leak. City leaders also highlighted beautification efforts, a memorial wall coming soon, and announced a June 25 Logan in Bloom meet-and-greet plus an upcoming finance committee meeting at city hall.
   

2. State funding boosts Logan roads tied to Hocking Hills growth (lancastereaglegazette.com) — More than $1.5 million in new state funding will build roads in Logan to serve the planned Grand Village at Hocking Hills and ease traffic along Ohio 664 near U.S. 33. The project is designed to handle growing tourism traffic and is projected to create over 400 jobs, tying local roadwork directly to future economic growth.
   

3. Spy camera defendant wants conviction reversed because plea hearing wasn't recorded (logandaily.com) — An Akron man convicted of secretly recording guests in a Hocking County rental cabin is asking an appeals court to overturn his conviction because the original plea hearing wasn’t officially recorded. His attorney argues the court must ignore an unofficial audio obtained from The Logan Daily News and also claims the defendant misunderstood how long he could be kept in prison.
   

4. Federal price transparency rule: 500 hospitals not complying (cleveland.com) — Hospitals in Logan are among more than 500 nationwide warned by federal officials for not fully complying with price transparency rules meant to help patients compare costs before care. The report explains what hospitals must post, how enforcement works, and why some advocates say recent rule changes still let facilities obscure real prices.
   

5. Indiana congressman introduces HAILEY act to enhance missing child alerts (wrtv.com) — A proposed federal HAILEY Act would expand AMBER Alert-style notifications to cover high-risk missing minors even when abduction isn’t confirmed. The bill stems from the case of Indiana teen Hailey Buzbee, whose accused predator took her to a rental cabin in Logan highlighting gaps in how authorities classify and respond to such disappearances.
   

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Other local events
    Saturday June 13
  • Logan Cheer Camp
    Logan Hocking Middle School Logan High School, 14470 OH-328, Logan, OH 43138, USA, HS The
    8:00 am
    • Monday June 15
  • Logan Cheer Camp
    Logan Hocking Middle School MS Gym
    8:00 am
  • Monthly Board Meeting →
    Logan Hocking County District Library, 230 E Main St, Logan
    5:30 pm
    • Friday June 19
  • Juneteenth (Holiday)
    Logan-Hocking Local Logan, OH 43138
    • Saturday June 20
  • Blake Tyler →
    Hocking Hills Regional Welcome Center, 13178 OH-664 Scenic, Logan
    7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Burger King (Carrols) posted a job opening for Team Member in Logan. Apply here.
  • The Lodge at Deadwood Gaming Resort posted a job opening for Busser-FT/PT AM/PM Shifts-$13.00 per Hour Plus Tips - Hocking Hills Lodge & Conference Center in Logan. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Logan here.

Ok Logan! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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