A Steuben County man was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison on a felony rape charge. Originally, 54 year old Frank Stetler of the Angola area, had been charged with four felony counts in connection with a sexual assault that happened last New Years Eve. Stetler was handed …
Read More »Bryan Electric Celebrating
Bryan Municipal Utilities is celebrating Public Power Week, now through this Saturday, along with more than 2,000 other community-owned electric utilities across the U.S. that provide electricity on a not-for-profit basis. Public Power Week is an annual event that recognizes the benefits of local, community-owned electric utilities. Locally, to celebrate …
Read More »CCNO In Grave Jeopardy
The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio is hanging on, by a thread. On Friday, the executive board of CCNO accepted an 80-percent partial payment of Toledo’s $1.3 million fourth quarter operating debt, that will go toward supporting operations of the jail through mid-December. The future of the rest of the …
Read More »Man Charged With Trafficking In Defiance
A Defiance man has been arrested after being indicted on several high-level drug trafficking charges. 40 year old Jesse Sanchez was charged wtih engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity; three counts of trafficking in cocaine; and permitting drug abuse, all felonies. Sanchez entered a plea of not guilty in …
Read More »CCNO Still “Go” But Only By A Thread
It’s been a tense few days, but yesterday things eased up a bit as the City of Toledo announced that it is making its fourth-quarter payment to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. Still however, the jail’s long-term viability remains uncertain. Toledo announced last month that it may not be …
Read More »Williams County Man Killed In Crash
A Williams County man died early Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash.It happened yesterday morning just before 7AM at U.S. 20A and Williams County Road 17 in Jefferson Township, when an eastbound vehicle driven by 28 year old Samuel Sierra of West Unity, ran into the rear axle of a …
Read More »Elderly Woman Found After Silver Alert
Indiana State Police say the Auburn woman who was the subject of a Silver Alert was confused and disoriented when a trooper pulled her over near Peru. 79-year-old Carolin Carteaux was then taken to Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru for an evaluation. State Police say they pulled the car over …
Read More »Hillsdale County Woman Hit By Gunfire
A Hillsdale County woman was flown to a Toledo Hospital after she was shot in the chest while her daughter was target shooting at their home. It happened on West Bear Lake Road, as 46-year-old Jennifer Nayback was walking in front of her home, when she was struck by a …
Read More »Dorothy Semer, 82
Dorothy A. Semer, 82 of Montpelier, passed away Tuesday afternoon at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Montpelier. She was born on March 9, 1933 in West Unity to Jacob F. and Mary C. (Rutledge) Zuver. A Williams County resident for all of her life. She graduated from West Unity Schools …
Read More »Colleges Offering Degree Up Program
Students with an associate’s degree from Terra State or Northwest State community colleges will have a new, more flexible option to achieve a bachelor’s degree, and possibly earn credits toward a master’s degree, thanks to partnership agreements announced with Herzing University, which has a campus in Toledo. The new Degree …
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