BUTLER — It started with a trip to the gas station for chewing tobacco. It ended with a police investigation. Butler Mayor Wesley Dingus told police he was on his way to buy soda and tobacco at a nearby gas station when he saw Anthony Ward walking down the street near the village’s downtown on […]
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Brenkus clashes with Bellville council over social media, mayor’s court
BELLVILLE — Facebook drama became official business Tuesday night when Bellville’s village council voted 5-0 to approve a new social media policy. The new policy clarified who can post on the village’s official social media pages, removing access from Mayor Teri Brenkus and other elected officials. Per the ordinance, the village will use one centralized account […]
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Meet Jon Fletcher, Bellville’s new police chief
BELLVILLE — Chief Jon Fletcher can still remember when the entire Bellville Police Department was just a small room in city hall. It was 2005. He was fresh out of the academy and had taken his first law-enforcement job with his hometown department. He’s has been there ever since. Last month, Fletcher swore to serve and […]