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A 7-month-old German Shepherd, Bella, was rescued from a storm drain in Sidney. (Photo by Steve Baker)

Shepherd OK after rescue from storm drain

A German Shepherd is happy to be free after being stuck in a storm drain Wednesday afternoon.News Center 7 Northern Bureau Reporter Steve Baker reports that the dog, Bella, was let out by her owner in the morning and did not come home.Sometime later a woman heard barking coming from ...

County switches to lethal injection for dogs

The Humane Society Serving Clark County has switched from using carbon monoxide gas to euthanize dogs in its shelter to a lethal injection method.The local shelter recently made the move to lethal injection because it’s less stressful on animals and it’s become the most common method used by Ohio county ...

Maury Docton, a Miami County resident and Springfield animal surgeon who saw significant combat as a Navy SEAL in Vietnam, will be inducted this year into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame for valor. Staff photo by Bill Lackey

Local veterinarian to be inducted into military hall of fame

Four decades after serving in Vietnam as a Navy SEAL, Maury Docton is still being called in to do the jobs nobody else can. Last week at the Springfield Animal Hospital on North Limestone Street, Docton successfully removed a tumor from a schnauzer’s paw. The Miami County resident, a consulting ...

Woman fights for safer pet food

A Springfield woman whose dog she said was sickened last year after eating chicken jerky treats jumped for joy after learning Del Monte and Nestle Purina are voluntarily pulling some products off the market.The products made in China were recalled this week after the New York State Department of Agriculture ...

Clark County Dog Warden Jimmy Straley sits in a kennel at the Humane Society with a dog that has roamed the streets of South Charleston for years. Some residents are upset with the humane society for catching the dog, which they consider the village’s mascot, often feeding it. Straley says he caught the dog for its own safety and for the safety of the village residents, and he believes he has already found the dog a permanent home. Staff photo by Bill Lackey

Village divided by capture of town dog

For six years, Blackie was South Charleston’s dog, called the town mascot by some. He roamed village streets, belonging to no one in particular but loved and fed by dozens of South Charleston’s residents. On Wednesday, Blackie’s freedom came to an abrupt end when he walked into the entry vestibule ...

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