Laurelville votes to dissolve police department

Laurelville is now contracted with the Hocking County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services after their village council voted unanimously on the measure at a Monday meeting.Hocking County Sheriff Lanny North assigned Deputy Rick Torchick and his K-9, Ilka, to patrol the village full time. Torchick has been in law enforcement for the past 26 years and has been a lifelong resident of the area.Before this vote, the Laurelville Police Department was staffed by mostly volunteer officers. Laur