Slip Road has a long history of fires, including what people in town call the “Railroad Fire” and the “Grain Mill Fire.” ...

He admitted to starting the fires with a lighter to “give the boys something to do” and to distract himself from his ...

James Bartels was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sparking 26 fires in Wayne National Forest, prosecutors announced on ...

In December, investigators spoke with Bartels and he admitted to starting 26 fires in the Wayne National Forest using a ...

James Bartels, a former fire department administrator, claimed he set the fires to "give the boys something to do." ...

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James Bartels, a former 911 dispatcher in southeast Ohio, admitted to starting dozens of fires to "give the boys something to do." ...

In the lead up to July 4, 2026, Greenfield announced it will work in unison with the America 250-Ohio Commission, Ohio’s official state commission charged with creating the celebration of the ...

A former Gallia County, Ohio, fire department worker and police officer was sentenced to prison Monday for starting dozens of ...

We’re continuing our tradition of taking a look back each Saturday at some of the important, interesting or even odd events as they were reported during the same week throughout the years, along with ...

A former fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to starting dozens of fires in Wayne National Forest. James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio ...