27 vehicles and two trailers…belonging to the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office…are vandalized. Officials tell reporters the vehicles were parked at the Lucas County Port Authority at Toledo Express Airport. Slashed tires…graffiti scratched into the bodies of the vehicles…broken mirrors and spotlights, and more reported. Deputies are investigating. Know anything about …
Read More »Rider In Critical Condition
A motorcyclist is in the hospital in critical condition after a road rage incident causes him to hit the brakes abruptly and fly off the bike….all this, at the intersection of S.R. 3 and C.R. 62, in DeKalb County. Officials say Jeffrey Clingerman, of Columbia City was northbound on 3, …
Read More »LaRose Kicks Off Campaign
Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose launches his reelection bid, touting the state’s smooth 2020 election…even as many fellow Republicans express unfounded doubts in the presidential result…while GOP lawmakers are backing a major rewrite of state voting laws. LaRose released a one-minute video, along with his announcement that emphasizes his …
Read More »New Conditions For OH Medical Marijuana
The Medical Board of Ohio has added three existing conditions residents to buy medical marijuana. The panel determines that arthritis, chronic migraines and complex regional pain syndrome fall into the existing category of chronic or intractable pain. State residents must obtain a physician recommendation under 22 qualifying conditions…and register with …
Read More »Rider Hurt In DKC
A bicyclist is hurt after he is hit by a vehicle on State Road 8 in DeKalb County. Officials tell reporters Matthew Wirtz, 45, of Leo was riding his bike eastbound on 8 on the south edge of the road. Mike Likens, 65, of New Bremen, was driving in the …
Read More »Fire Under Investigation In SC
Crews in Steuben County work for several hours to put out a fire at a plastic renewal company near Ashley. The blaze, along the intersection of 800 S and I-69 in Steuben County, erupted at Brightmark Energy. No word on damage. The cause of the fire has not been determined.
Read More »Family Files Suit
The law firm, representing the family of Stone Foltz, files a civil suit in Franklin County…seeking damages for wrongful death. The sophomore at the Bowling Green State University, died in March from alcohol poisoning after excessive drinking, at an off-campus fraternity event. The family is asking for minimum compensatory damages …
Read More »Professor Sentenced
A medical researcher and professor…who pled guilty to what prosecutors say is a sophisticated scheme to transfer U.S.-backed research to China…is sentenced to 37 months in federal prison. Song Guo Zheng…who had been working most recently at Ohio State University, will also have to pay $3.4 million dollars in restitution …
Read More »Woman Survives Spectacular Crash
In DeKalb County…a woman falls asleep behind the wheel…her car leaves the roadway…hits a rise…and launches airborne…careening into an embankment, on Thursday. All this…along S.R. 8. They say the car plowed through a field for a bit…then went skyward. Kjia Woodcox, 31, of Butler was the driver. She reports minor …
Read More »Bennies To End Next Month
The weekly $300 dollar federal unemployment payment for Ohio residents…to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, will end next month. Gov., DeWine says the payment, which came on top of state unemployment benefits, was a necessary tool to buoy those unemployed during the pandemic…as jobs dried up. But …
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