PREBLE COUNTY — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has ordered some United States and Ohio flags to be flown at half-staff after a deadly car crash Monday morning in Preble County, according to a spokesperson from his office.
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The head-on crash killed Preble County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Hamilton and Michael Gayhart II.
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The flags that have been ordered to lower are upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Preble County, the Ohio Statehouse, the Vern Riffe Center, and the Rhodes State Office Tower, the spokesperson said.
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The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on the day of the second of two funerals, the spokesperson said.
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All other public buildings and ground throughout the state can fly the U.S. and Ohio flags at half-staff at their discretion for the same time.
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