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Logan County voters went to the polls Tuesday to make their voices heard. In the Consolidated Election voters will choose for those running in the following races: Municipalities, Park District Commissioner, Library Trustee,Township, Multi-Township, School Board Member, Community College Trustee, Educational Service Region Trustee, Fire Protection District Trustee, Propositions for:Schools to use Sales Tax for School Resource Officers and Mental Health Professionals and Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District.
The races in Lincoln include choosing a new City of Lincoln Ward 3 Alderman which included Republican Wanda Lee Rohlfs vs. Independent Aimee Galvin.
Rohlfs edged out Galvin by earning 123 votes representing 54.91% of the votes compared to Galvin s 101 or 45.09% of the 230 votes cast.
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A 63-year-old father accidentally shot and killed his 28-year-old son after mistaking him for a deer during a hunting trip at dusk in Ohio. Delaware County Sheriff s Office released a statement saying that Bradley Smith apparently mistook his son, Andrew Smith, for a deer while he was hunting on December 2 at around 5:45 pm. The authorities said that the incident occurred when the father and son duo were out hunting in a wooded area earlier this month in the 2000 block of Pollock Road, outside Delaware.
The pair had reportedly gone hunting along with a group of friends, who were all considered experienced hunters and had met to hunt at the site for over 20 years. Bradley reportedly told authorities that his son was not wearing orange hunting clothing when the shooting occurred, according to The Columbus Dispatch. According to Ohio s Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife, all hunters are required to wear orange outfits during d
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Tragedy struck an Ohio family last week when a father accidentally shot and killed his son while out hunting, officials said.
Bradley Smith, 63, fatally shot his son, Andrew AJ Smith, 28, on Dec. 2., Delaware County Sheriff s Office spokesperson Tracy Whited confirms to PEOPLE, calling the incident the worst kind of tragedy. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Whited says the father was with a group of friends hunting white-tailed deer during Ohio s annual deer gun-hunting week when AJ arrived at the location, and Bradley mistook him for a deer and shot him.
Bradley Smith, 63, accidentally shot dead his son Andrew Smith, 28, on Dec. 2
Deputies from Delaware County Sheriff s Office said that Bradley apparently mistook his son for a deer while hunting at dusk
Bradley explained to authorities that his son was not wearing any orange hunting clothing when the shooting occurred; however, it is illegal in Ohio not to do so
Authorities said Bradley Smith is not facing any charges over the incident