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Remains found in a cornfield are of a University of Toledo student

Remains found in a cornfield are of a University of Toledo student who disappeared last week while riding her bicycle. The confirmation Tuesday comes after authorities earlier in the day charged 57-year-old James Worley with aggravated murder in the death of 20-year-old Sierah Joughin. The woman’s remains were found Friday …

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Ohio State Fair kicks off Thursday

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will once again welcome visitors to the Natural Resources Park at the Ohio State Fair with interactive exhibits and displays that will allow visitors to experience and see all of Ohio’s outdoor opportunities. Located in the southeast corner of the state fairgrounds, the …

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Michigan man enters pleas in two misdemeanor cases

A Michigan man accused of igniting a fireball at a party that severely burned a fellow University of Toledo student entered no contest pleas yesterday to two misdemeanors in the case. 21 year old Christopher Housel of Highland, Mich. pleaded no contest to criminal damaging and underage consumption of alcohol. …

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State asking ECOT for specific log-in information

The state’s education department is asking a court to force its largest online school to hand over log-in information. But the e-school known as ECOT says it’s not ready to budge and claims the state has been mishandling their attendance audit for months. ECOT consultant Neil Clark says documents between …

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Sales tax holiday in Ohio coming up August 5 – 7

Holiday shopping bargains are not normally found in the summer months but for the second year in a row, the state of Ohio has enacted a sales tax holiday for Ohio beginning at 12.01 a.m. Aug. 5 and ending at 11:59 p.m. Aug. 7. While the crowds may not be …

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Defiance County grand jury indictes 13 persons

A Defiance County grand jury has indicted 13 persons, including one person charged with selling large amounts of cocaine. 27 year old Orlando Perez Jr. was indicted for three counts of trafficking in cocaine, each a first-degree felony; and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a first-degree felony. Perez …

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Defiance woman killed Saturday in a two-vehicle crash in Paulding County

A Defiance woman was killed Saturday in a two-vehicle crash in Paulding County. According to the Van Wert post of the Ohio Highway Patrol the crash occurred at 6:30 p.m. on Paulding County Road 176, just west of Township Road 105. A Pontiac Grand Prix driven by 33 year old …

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Hamler Community Park receives some upgrades

The Hamler Community Park has received some upgrades just in time for one of the park’s biggest events, thanks to the work of several community volunteers and donations from local businesses. More than 50 volunteers with the Hamler Summerfest, Hamler Country Fest and Hamler Men’s Club raised money and donated …

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Indictments from WillCo Grand Jury

The Grand Jury handed down multiple indictments yesterday. Operating under the Influence Timothy A. Baltosser, 35, West Unity Theft William C. Killion, 41, Montpelier Brittany M. Bland, Bryan, Theft From An Elderly Person Edgar B. Elizondo, 26, Bryan Drugs Michaela A. Studer, 26, Montpelier Alex P. Haley, 19, Toledo Robert …

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Search intensifies for missing Metamora woman

A reward of $25,000 has been put up by a private donor for information about the disappearance of 20-year-old Sierah Joughin, whose bicycle was found in a cornfield on a Fulton County road this week. Officials want to talk to a jogger who may have seen her before she was …

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