Free and open to all, 1,454 miles of the Buckeye Trail pass through 21 designated Buckeye Trail Towns and landmarks such as Wayne National Forest, Serpent Mound, and Fort Ancient, a UNESCO World ...

A former fire department administrator and police officer has been sentenced for starting more than 20 fires in the Wayne ...

GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WCHS) — A former Gallia County, Ohio, fire department worker and police officer was sentenced to prison Monday for starting dozens of fires in Wayne National Forest ...

police officer and Gallia County 911 administrator has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $638,000 in restitution for setting 26 fires in Wayne National Forest in 2022.

GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio — A former fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced to 18 months in prison for starting dozens of arson fires in Wayne National Forest three years ago.

In Ohio's Wayne National Forest, court records said more than 40 suspected arson fires were lit in 2022, and Bartels admitted to causing 26 of them. While working for the Greenfield Fire ...

James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio Grande, Ohio, said he started 26 fires in Wayne National Forest in 2022 to “give the boys something to do” and to distract himself from depression. According to ...

A former southeastern Ohio fire department administrator will serve 18 months in federal prison after admitting to starting dozens of wildfires in Wayne National Forest. U.S. District Court Judge ...

Much of Angeles National Forest reopened Thursday after a weeks-long closure because of wildfires and red flag warnings, but ...

A 17-year-old senior at Western Wayne, Ford already has seven national titles to her credit, winning tournaments in such diverse cities as Richmond (VA), Indianapolis (IN) and Lafayette (LA).