News Staff Officers believe alcohol may have played a factor in a crash on County Road 56 in DeKalb County. Danny Snyder, 38, of St. Joe, was going east when he drifted left of center and ran off the road and into a shallow ditch. His car snapped off a utility pole before coming to a stop. … Read more
AquaBounty’s 627-page water withdrawal and consumptive use permit application shows drawdown levels from its operation fall within acceptable limits, confirming what various officials have been saying all along…there is plenty of water to support AquaBounty and the surrounding community. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources finished its scientific review for the application on Jan. 21. … Read more
A 2-year-old boy is critically injured in a shooting in Toledo. The child was shot in the knee, officials say. Paramedics took him to ProMedica Toledo Hospital. Two people were taken to the Safety Building, downtown, for questioning as witnesses. Two others…in handcuffs…were seen being escorted from the scene by officers. They have not yet … Read more
Officials tell reporters…a New Haven home likely exploded, Thursday, hurting one person and destroying the structure. Fire crews were called to a home along Woodmere Drive, off Moeller Road near Hartzell Road. Neighbors heard what they thought was an explosion at the home. A minivan, sitting in the driveway…has its windows blown out, in the … Read more
Paulding crews respond to three structure fires…two homes and a restaurant, on back-to-back calls throughout Thursday. First?…they responded to a structure fire just after 10 a.m. The fire team had just parked the engine in the station when they were then called for a kitchen fire at the Pancake House on East Perry Street. As … Read more
Ohio officials recommend…local health departments shift their practice of COVID-19 contact tracing to a model that follows clusters of cases and not individual diagnoses. Schools can also discontinue universal contract tracing but should still plan to help health departments trace clusters of a coronavirus outbreak. That’s according to a memo sent to all districts and … Read more
The Williams County Sheriff’s Office is looking for John Kreischer this week…even though we reported…the authorities found him last week. Deputies released Kreischer’s photo Wednesday, asking the public for tips on his whereabouts. He was arrested Jan. 19 and taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio based on a tip…that another fugitive was at … Read more
A Defiance man is arrested…for an eighth drunk driving charge. Gilberto Martinez, 62, was pulled over for speeding and not using a turn signal on Ohio 111 near Dotterer Street. Soon after…the cops can tell he’s drunk…and bring him in after he fails a sobriety test. The case continues.
Railroad tracks in DeKalb County were shut down for an hour midday Wednesday after a semi, hauling a dump truck became stuck…on C.R. 60 near C.R. 55, just over a mile west of St. Joe. Officials say…the trailer dropped off the south side of the road and then bottomed out on the tracks. It wasn’t … Read more
A man dies in a Royalton Township crash on US 20. This was over the weekend. Officials tell reporters…Paul Fenton, 61, of Jasper, Michigan, was a passenger in one of the vehicles. David Foster, 32, of Morenci was heading west on 20. Kenneth Montie, 66, of Toledo, was southbound on County Road 10. Montie entered … Read more