James Bartels was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sparking 26 fires in Wayne National Forest, prosecutors announced on Monday.

James Bartels, a former 911 dispatcher in southeast Ohio, admitted to starting dozens of fires to "give the boys something to ...

In December, investigators spoke with Bartels and he admitted to starting 26 fires in the Wayne National Forest using a ...

James Bartels, then of the Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Department, admitted to starting 26 fires to "give the boys ...

James Bartels, a former fire department administrator, claimed he set the fires to "give the boys something to do." ...

U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley ... resigned as an administrator for the Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Department. On Oct. 29, 2022, Ohio Department of Natural Resources law ...

Struggling fabric and crafts seller Joann plans to close about 500 of its stores across the U.S. — or more than half of its ...

A former fire department administrator and police officer has been sentenced for starting more than 20 fires in the Wayne ...

He admitted to starting the fires with a lighter to “give the boys something to do” and to distract himself from his ...

A former fire official has been sentenced to prison for intentionally setting several fires in a national forest in Perry County.  James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio ...

• A 38-year-old Alton man was booked into the Greene County Jail at 5:25 a.m. Feb. 4 on a Greene County warrant accusing him ...