The grand jury has indicted a 36-year-old Hicksville man on sex charges with a child under the age of 13. The man, James Blaising, is facing four counts of gross sexual imposition. The charges stem from alleged incidents in January where the man is accused of having sexual contact with …
Read More »Indictments handed down in recent robberies
Indictments have been handed down by the grand jury in two robberies. Two people were charged with robbing The Barn on East Second St. on January 25th. Joshua Brown and Sheri Kraegel are now facing felony robbery charges. In the other incident, Dequavis Farris and Damon Coressel are now facing …
Read More »Fire in Napoleon occurs in empty house, trailer
Two structures were destroyed in a fire on Saturday in Napoleon, and the fire department says both were scheduled to be demolished. An unoccupied house and mobile were on fire on Ohio 110 about 8:30 a.m. Saturday. That road had to be shut down for about five hours while mutual …
Read More »Ohio Has Talent to showcase local teens in hospice benefit
Two area teens are competing in Ohio Has Talent, which is a benefit for hospice. From Hicksville, Morgan Bland is a violinist, and Autumn Pelok is from Wauseon. She’ll sing in the competition set for the Niswonger Performing Arts Center on March 5th. They are among 18 acts who will …
Read More »NSCC offers support staff “last and best” contract offer
The Board of Trustees at the Northwest State Community College has approved a contract for the college’s support staff. The contract offers modest raises to staff, which the co-president of the college’s Education Association says is less than what the workers wanted. The union will present the contract to the …
Read More »Bryan man testifies in his bubble case
The man accused in Bryan Municipal Court of pouring soap in the Bard Centennial Fountain was on the stand Friday. Zachary Perez testified that this is a case of mistaken identity and the photo of a man at the fountain is not him. Perez was arrested in October and charged …
Read More »Montpelier man sent to prison is domestic violence case
A Montpelier man will spend a year and a half in prison for domestic violence. Matthew Perez, 30, was convicted for the third-degree felony and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.
Read More »Man who had cocaine gets community control
A man avoided prison time for possession of cocaine. 34-year-old Troy Ward was sentenced last week to five years of community control. The possession charge is a fifth degree felony.
Read More »Oliphant pleads guilty to drug charges
A judge found 34-year-old Brian Oliphant guilty on two felony drug charges in Common Pleas Court. He will be sentenced Feb. 24th.
Read More »Stryker man pleads guilt to theft
A Stryker man pleaded guilty in Common Pleas court to grand theft and petty theft. 24-year-old Stephan Cohn will be sentenced on March 14th.
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