Lesterville Man dies in Crash

A Lesterville man died in a crash Monday afternoon.  The crash occurred at 3:50 p.m. on Highway 21, 4 miles east of Lesterville.

Julius W. Ratliff, 79, was southbound in a 2017 Ford F-150. He was not wearing a seat belt. His vehicle traveled off the roadway and struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Reynolds County Coroner Jeff McSpadden.