Motorcycle-SUV crash near Shiloh; 3 other updates, including Jeep striking ditch, culvert, pole
By David Jacobs
Motorcyclist injured in collision with SUV near Shiloh
A motorcyclist was injured Sunday in a collision with an SUV southeast of Shiloh, authorities said.
A MedFlight helicopter transported the motorcyclist from the scene at State Route 13 at State Route 603 to Akron-based Summa Health, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
The crash was reported at about 10 a.m. at a location maps show is in Bloominggrove Township, about 7 miles from Shiloh.
The motorcycle was southbound on State Route 13, while the Chevrolet Equinox was traveling southeast on State Route 603, the patrol said.
The crash occurred at that intersection, authorities added.
Further circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation.
The severity of the motorcyclist's injuries is not immediately known. The SUV driver was not injured.
No names have been released.
Responding agencies included the state patrol's Mansfield post, the Shiloh Fire Department and the Franklin Township Fire Department, along with the medical helicopter.
FATAL WRECK IN SANDUSKY COUNTY
FREMONT -- A Jeep traveled off the west side of State Route 53, went down an embankment, struck a ditch, a culvert, a utility pole, and overturned, killing a 66-year-old motorist on Saturday evening, authorities report.
Sandusky County deputy sheriffs freed Mark Franks of Fremont from the 2000 Jeep Cherokee and tried to save his life but Franks succumbed to injuries at the scene, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reports.
SNAP OUTAGE
COLUMBUS — An unspecified number of SNAP recipients across Ohio and other states may have been unable to use their EBT cards for part of Sunday as a system outage disrupted access, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said.
About four hours after the initial announcement, the agency said via social media that the “system-wide outage” had been resolved.
SNAP provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their grocery budgets, allowing them to afford the nutritious food essential to health and well-being, as noted by the USDA.
OHIO
Ohio site identified for oil, gas leasing, development
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is preparing for additional oil and gas leasing in southeast Ohio's Wayne National Forest, the BLM announced.
"A supplemental environmental assessment recently released supports the restart of development on 65 existing leases and new competitive oil and gas leasing of parcels within 40,000 acres of federal mineral estate underlying National Forest System lands in Monroe, Noble, and Washington counties," the BLM said in a recent update.
In its announcement, the BLM said that it is "taking an important step toward future oil and gas leasing and development within the Marietta Unit of Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio."
WEATHER
“Thunderstorms are likely Tuesday afternoon and evening,” the National Weather Service said in a hazardous weather outlook that covers a broad area including Richland and Huron counties. “Scattered to numerous, strong to severe storms are possible with damaging winds, large hail, and a tornado as potential hazards.”
Shelby forecast (live updates)
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