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Defiance’s Bronson pool is expected to be demolished this week. The Mayor Mike McCann said its necessary because the structure needed considerable repairs and it wasn’t cost effective to replace the pool. The city decided to take out the pool, the concrete deck, the baby pool and fencing, but leave …
Read More »West Unity WWII Japanese POW Memorial Dedication
A West Unity soldier from World War II who suffered for over a year in a Japanese POW camp will be honored for his sacrifice. Leroy W Wyse Jr. was captured in 1941 and was starved, beaten, worked and nearly died. He was sent home after the Japanese surrender and …
Read More »Montpelier women die in crash on Ohio 576
Two Montpelier women were killed in a two-vehicle crash last Thursday evening. 51-year-old Debbie Riley and her passenger, 48-year-old Janie Williamis were killed when Riley failed to stop on Ohio 576 at U.S. 6 and hit a car driven by Casey Sanders. The 25-year-old Edgerton man was airlifted to a …
Read More »K-9 and new partner complete team training
There’s a new four-legged officer back on duty in Bryan with a new partner, Officer Justin Garza. He and Sage, the K-9, just completed six weeks of team training in Columbus. The two are now patroling the streets of Bryan.
Read More »Stryker Public Library to hold open house
The Stryker Public Library is holding a sausage and ice cream fundraiser next week. Residents are invited to stop by before or after visiting Stryker’s back-to-school open house. Food will be served on the lawn from 4-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at the library on S. Defiance St. The …
Read More »Around the state
In Youngstown, a hospital has settled a lawsuit over alleged negligence that indicated the remains of an infant that died before birth were disposed of without the mother’s consent. Court records indicated the infant’s remains probably were discarded with medical waste rather than being saved for the burial the family …
Read More »Columbus newspaper sues Pike County Coroner for Rhoden family autopsies
The Columbus Dispatch has filed a lawsuit against the Pike County coroner for not turning over final autopsy records in the Rhoden family killing. The Dispatch believes that Pike County, at the direction of the Ohio Attorney General, are violating the law by refusing to release the documents. The Dispatch …
Read More »Teller who stole from Police Credit Union won’t face jail time
A former teller at the Toledo Police Federal Credit Union convicted of stealing more than $10,000 from her cash drawer was ordered Monday to pay full restitution to her former employer or face a year in prison. Nicole Harris of Sylvania got community control for five years, 80 hours of …
Read More »Fulton county villages ask to redraw township lines
Three villages in Fulton County have begun the legal process to redraw township boundaries, which would separate them from the townships. Delta and Archbold have already passed petitions to change the township lines. The Swanton Village Council is expected to discuss a resolution tonight at their committee-of-the-whole session. The Village …
Read More »Violent offender registry gets renewed interest following recent Joughin murder
The call for a violent offender registry is back in the news in Ohio, after a 20 year old college student was killed while riding her bike, allegedly by a man with a violent past. James Worley is charged with killing Sierah Joughin of Metamora. And now, two legislators are …
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