A Paulding County farm is making preparations to host a statewide fundraiser for cancer research next weekend. McClure Farms in Washington Township will host the event called Cultivating a Cure, which is put on by the Ohio Farm Bureau and has raised nearly $200,000 since its inception in 2011. Proceeds …
Read More »Nexux Pipeline Surveyors Barred from Summit Co. Properties
A proposed natural gas pipeline is being held up by Summit County residents who refused to allow surveyors onto their land. The three-foot, $2 billion Nexus Pipeline would run 250 miles from Columbiana County to Defiance before turning north toward Michigan and connecting with another pipeline in Ontario. The company’s …
Read More »Angola Considers CR-100N Annexation
Angola is considering whether or not to annex a number of subdivisions of County Road 100N just west of town. Officials say a significant number of septic system failures in the area prompted the discussion by the Board of Public Works earlier this week. Should the annexation go forward, that …
Read More »Auburn FD Receives Education Grant
One of the world’s largest property insurers has awarded a grant to the Auburn Fire Department. The $2,500 fire prevention grant from FM Global will be used for public education of fire prevention and responses to help reduce the number of fires in the community.
Read More »Ohio Parole Board Reject Plea from Former Coin Dealer
The Ohio Parole Board voted unanimously to recommend that the governor reject a plea for clemency from 61-year-old former coin dealer Tom Noe. Noe was convicted in 2006 for theft of anywhere from $13 million to $50 million in rare-coin investment funds. Should Gov. John Kasich agree with the board, …
Read More »Car Strikes Utility Pole in Williams Co.
A single-vehicle crash yesterday morning is being investigated by local deputies. The wreck happened just before 7am yesterday on State Route 576 when 54-year-old Martin Cole of Edon tried to turn onto Williams County Road H. Instead, he ran off the roadway and struck a utility pole. The Williams County …
Read More »Money, Gun Still Missing from Auburn PD Evidence Room
A wad of cash along with a gun and ammunition remains missing from the evidence room of the Auburn Police Department. Over $2,000, a shotgun, the ammo, and some knives were first noticed missing back in January when someone went to retrieve the money as evidence in a case. Police …
Read More »Bryan Motorcyclist Killed on Hwy. 127
Ohio Highway Patrol and other departments are looking into a wreck that took the life of a motorcycle rider. The incident occurred yesterday evening just before 6pm on Highway 127. Police say that 18-year-old Wyatt Puffinberger of Bryan turned left in front of an oncoming motorcycle ridden by 26-year-old Bryan …
Read More »ATV Wreck Sends 1 Man to Hospital
An ATV accident Monday night sent a Perrysburg man to the hospital. Ohio State Patrol responded a call just after 7:30 that evening and found 38-year-old Thomas Pisarchik lying a short distance from his wrecked ATV. He had been traveling down Defiance-Paulding County Line Road with 62-year-old Larry Atchley at …
Read More »Henry Co. House Fire Remains Under Investigation
A house fire in Henry County last week that uncovered a woman’s body is still under investigation. Firefighters found the body of 52-year-old Yvonne Nelson of Ontario, Canada, after they were able to extinguish the flames. Her cause-of-death also remains in question, and though an autopsy was scheduled with the …
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