Fifty-three windmills are in need of restoration at Mid-America Windmill Museum in Kendallville. Over half need significant repairs, and a restoration expert has told the museum that failure to fix the machines will mean only another five years or so of operation. After that, those windmills will be beyond repair. …
Read More »Plea Deal Offered in Angola Murder Case
An Angola man accused of stabbing his mother and sister back in January changed his plea in Steuben Superior Court on Friday. 49-year-old Jeffrey Allen Peppler offered to plead guilty to killing his sister if prosecutors would drop the charge of attempted murder of his mother. Judge William Fee will …
Read More »Body Found In Burned Henry County Home
In Henry County, a body found in the rubble of a burned out house on Wednesday afternoon has been identified as that of 52 year old Yvonne Nelson of Espanola, Ontario. The discovery was made in the house at L-688 Henry County Road 17D, just south of Okolona, when firefighters …
Read More »If You Live In Bryan, You Are Probably Pretty Safe
If you live in Bryan, you can rest easy, and you should feel pretty safe. That’s because, according to an online report, Bryan is the safest city in the entire state of Ohio. The Bryan Times reports that SafeWise, a home security systems company based in Utah, says Bryan had …
Read More »Williams Sheriff Seeking Clues To Vandalism
The Williams County Sheriffs Dept is asking anyone with information concerning the recent road sign thefts and multiple mail box damaging in Williams County to contact either the Sheriff’s office at 419 636‑3151 or the Williams County Crimestoppers at 419 485‑9302. Anyone with information leading to arrests,charges,or indictments will receive …
Read More »Deadly Semi Crash Near Delta
A truck driver was killed early Wednesday morning in a semi crash on the Ohio Turnpike near Delta. 47 year old Russell Florida of Warren, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash happened early yesterday morning, around 12:35 a.m., when a semi driven by 61 year old Charles Simons …
Read More »75 Year Old Man & 66 Year Old Woman Jailed On Drug Charges
A 75-year-old man and 66-year-old woman in Napoleon have been arrested for Possession of Cocaine. The Multi Area Narcotics Task Force, along with Napoleon Police and the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at 50 Sunnydale Lane in Napoleon, where they found suspected cocaine and paraphernalia. 75 year …
Read More »Paulding Power Line Snagged
Power was out for more than 8 hours Tuesday in downtown Paulding after a semi got caught on a power line. Paulding Police say it happened Tuesday, just afternoon, when Tim Freeman, the truck driver, was trying to find his way out of town, when his trailer caught the low …
Read More »Paulding Putnam Electric Urges Conservation
Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative is operating under a peak alert today. It’s all due to the hot temperatures, and the load forecast. PPEC reports that it will be under a peak alert from 2–8 p.m. That’s when all customers are asked to conserve energy, along with any peak hours, to …
Read More »Williams County Man Facing Murder Charge
A Williams County man has been charged with murder… again! 24 year old Tyson Reliford of Edgerton, is charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of 3-year-old Columbus girl earlier this year. Reliford was also charged with assault and child endangerment in connection to an incident that …
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