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Mt. Orab Man airlifted after firework explosion |
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The State Fire Marshal's office is investigating a fireworks accident Friday that may cost a man part or all of both his hands.
Investigators say a 44-year old man was attempting to stuff a firework into a home made mortar launcher on Lorna Drive in Mt Orab.
They are not sure what set the gunpowder off, but the large firework exploded while the man was still trying to put it in the tube.
The man was flown to University Hospital. Investigators have not yet released his name or condition.
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Mt. Orab man killed in ATV crash |
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PIKE TWP. – A Mt. Orab man was killed in an ATV crash Sunday evening in Brown County’s Pike Township. Around 7 p.m., Billy Couch, 43, was driving the ATV west on Old State Road just west of New Harmony Salem Road when he drove off the right side and hit a ditch. Couch was thrown from the ATV and hit a drainage culvert, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. He died at the scene.
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3 additonal arrests for drug activity |
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Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger reports that the continuing investigation into drug activity in Brown County has resulted in three more arrests. On June 28, Deputies arrested James “Brady” South, age 22 of Georgetown. Steve Cook, age 52 of Hamersville was arrested on June 30, and David Thackston, age 26, of Aberdeen was arrested on July 1. All were arrested on Felony Drug Trafficking charges. The investigation will continue, and further arrests are expected.
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