Pine Tree Towing and Recovery

10/15/2026

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09/28/2026

Make Tow & Recovery Operations to clear highways covered under the Public Liability and Property Damage (PLPD) to cover the cost of clearing and recovery as the state does to recoup their costs!

Heavy-duty towing and recovery companies should not be expected to subsidize highway recovery operations because a motor carrier chose to operate without adequate insurance or because a broker tendered freight to an inadequately insured carrier.

When a commercial vehicle overturns, catches fire, loses its load, or causes a major roadway incident, recovery companies are expected to respond immediately, often at all hours, to protect the motoring public, reopen highways, and mitigate environmental hazards.

To accomplish this, we deploy specialized equipment such as rotators, excavators, skid steers, roll-off dumpsters, telehandlers, and trained labor crews.

These resources must often be paid for immediately, regardless of whether the responsible carrier has sufficient insurance coverage.

Maintenance costs, equipment repairs, employee wages, fuel, chains, straps, and truck breakdowns are legitimate costs of doing business. Absorbing tens of thousands of dollars in unreimbursed recovery expenses because a carrier was uninsured or underinsured is not.

There should be greater accountability throughout the transportation industry. Brokers and shippers who tender freight should verify that carriers maintain adequate liability, cargo, and recovery-related insurance before loads are awarded.

Likewise, minimum insurance requirements should better reflect the actual costs associated with modern heavy-duty recovery operations.

No business should be forced to choose between clearing a highway for public safety and risking a significant financial loss because another party failed to carry adequate insurance.

Recovery companies provide an essential public safety service, and the financial responsibility for those services should remain with the parties whose operations created the need, not with the company responding to the emergency.

Highways are reopened because recovery companies answer the call. Those companies should be paid fairly and in full for the services they provide.

09/28/2026

09/27/2026

It was great seeing our local Firefighters sharpening their skills. Thank you for all you do too to serve our communities!

09/23/2026

ACCESSIBLE HAPPY TRAILS PLAY ZONE OPENS IN CALDWELL
CALDWELL – Children of all abilities now have a new place to play, courtesy of the Noble County Board of Developmental Disabilities, OSU Extension Noble County, and a number of community partners.

The Happy Trails Play Zone is a fully accessible playground that recently opened at the Noble County Fairgrounds. The playground includes a variety of engaging, interactive play elements that remove barriers for children with developmental differences and other needs.
A communication board at the playground further promotes inclusion by giving children new ways to communicate so they can build friendships and share in the joy of play.

A dedication ceremony will be held Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Happy Trails. Pastor Stephen Hannum will provide the opening prayer with remarks from Noble DD Board Superintendent Gloria Llewellyn and recognition of community partners by OSU Extension Community Development Coordinator Dawn Schultheis. Emily’s Sweets will have her lemonade stand and Rollin with Affy will offer pepperoni rolls and baked goods. Balloon artist Chris Wells will also be present at the dedication.

The Happy Trails Play Zone was created through a grant from the Noble County Board of Developmental Disabilities, support from OSU Extension Noble County, and these community partners: Noble County Health Department, Noble County Commissioners, Noble County CVB, The Farmers & Merchants Bank, Jeff and Darlene Minosky, Barry & Nancy Snook, King Quarries, Inc., Patty’s Place, Sue Snode-State Farm Insurance, Caldwell Redi-Mix, Matix Reed, Orry Smithberger, Rixton Dimmerling, and Pine Tree Towing.

For more information, call Dawn Schultheis at 740-732-5681.

09/05/2026

08/20/2026

A view of I-77 at SR 821 (Exit 28, Belle Valley) in Noble County, as of 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 20.

08/20/2026

⚠️ ROAD CLOSURES — HIGH WATER ⚠️
The Noble County Sheriff’s Office is advising motorists that the following roads are CLOSED due to high water:

🚧 ST RT 821 — From SR 215 to the Guernsey County line

🚧 ST RT 146 — From Sarahsville to the Guernsey County line

🚧 ST RT 285 — From Sarahsville to the Guernsey County line

🚧 ST RT 566 — All of SR 566 in Noble County

🚧 ST RT 147 — From the SR 146 intersection to Batesville

🚧 ST RT 513 — From Batesville to Summerfield

🚧 ST RT 260 — All of SR 260 in Noble County

🚧 ST RT 724 — All of SR 724 in Noble County

🚧 ST RT 564 — All of SR 564 in Noble County

🚧 ST RT 145 — All of SR 145 in Noble County

🚧 ST RT 313 — All of SR 313 in Noble County

Please avoid these areas, do not attempt to drive through flooded roadways, and use extreme caution when traveling.

Turn around, don’t drown! 🌧️🌊
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