🚗 Stolen SUV driver dies in violent rollover crash. The fatal accident occurred early Friday morning on Winchester Pike near Canal Winchester, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. The 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe veered off the road, slid into a field, and rolled before coming to rest against a telephone pole. Authorities confirmed the SUV had been recently stolen from the Columbus/Canal Winchester area. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at 12:17 a.m., with their identity yet to be released.
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🏠 Fairfield County property values getting a summer update. Homeowners will receive new property value notices in July as part of a state-mandated six-year reassessment process. County Auditor Dr. Carri Brown reassures residents that higher valuations don't automatically mean proportionally higher taxes, thanks to Ohio House Bill 920 which adjusts tax rates downward. The increases reflect strong market demand as more families move into the growing community. Property owners who disagree with their new valuations will have opportunities to challenge them through informal hearings or formal appeals once the letters are approved by the Ohio Department of Taxation.
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⚖️ Parents who neglected disabled son to be released from prison. A Rockbridge couple, William and Bobbi Jo McFarland, will be freed after an appeals court overturned their consecutive sentences for charges related to their son's death. Joshua McFarland, who had cerebral palsy, was found severely malnourished with bedsores when he died, having not eaten for days prior. The couple had originally received five-year prison terms after pleading guilty to failing to provide for a functionally impaired person. Judge Goldsberry adopted the prosecutor's recommendation to run their sentences concurrently, meaning they've already served sufficient time.
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