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Headlines 23 February 2026

Stewart Glass LLC announces $9.6M investment in Hocking County

Stewart Glass LLC, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), Ohio Department of Development, and the Hocking County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC), has announced an investment of over $9.6 million to establish a flat glass production facility in Logan, Ohio, creating 105 new, high-wage jobs.

Headlines 27 May 2025

Former Hocking County prosecutor suspended for inappropriate conduct toward employees

The Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended former Hocking County Prosecutor Ryan Black for two years, with six months stayed, for engaging in a pattern of sexual misconduct with two of his office employees.

Headlines 18 December 2024

Carborundum Grinding Wheel Company announces investment in Hocking County

Carborundum Grinding Wheel Company, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) and the Hocking County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC), this week announced an investment of over $440,000 to improve its facility in Logan.

Headlines 20 November 2023

Indictment filed in Hocking County officer-involved critical incident

A Hocking County man has been charged with 21 felonies, including attempted aggravated murder, for the nonfatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy and a police K-9 during a standoff in July, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Hocking County Prosecutor Ryan Black announced last week.

Headlines 4 November 2023

Troopers seize approximately 2 pounds of methamphetamine in Hocking County

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers arrested a suspect and seized approximately two pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop in Hocking County recently.

Headlines 28 September 2023

AVT Beckett Elevators moving into Logan Hocking Commerce Park, creating 20 new jobs

AVT Beckett Elevators Thursday announced the relocation of its Memphis manufacturing facility to Logan, Ohio.

Headlines 1 August 2023

Hocking County Sheriff's deputy, K-9 officer struck during alleged standoff with Logan man

On Sunday, July 30, deputies from the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic violence call at a residence on Bremen Road in Logan. The caller stated Steven Hardbarger, a 44-year-old male, had a gun and was allegedly threatening to kill other family members.

Headlines 31 July 2023

Hocking County woman sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting children as young as 3 years old

A Logan, Ohio woman was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 480 months (40 years) in prison for sexually exploiting minors as young as 3 years old and possessing child pornography.

Headlines 26 April 2023

Hocking County Sheriff's Office charges Carroll man with murder

The Hocking County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Carroll man with murder after a Lancaster man was reportedly killed in a Hocking County cabin.