News Staff A LaGrange man is killed after he is hit by a vehicle as he was walking alongside the road. An emergency team is called to South County Road 050 West…there they find John Lehman, 82. They say 63-year-old, Neil Peirson was the driver of the pickup in the collision. Lehman suffered head trauma and more. … Read more
A plane crashes at the Defiance County Airport in Noble Township…this happened on Friday. Officials say the Cirrus SR 20 private aircraft plane was traveling northwest. The pilot brings the plane in for a landing…something happens…and the little aircraft goes off the left side of the runway. It’s landing gear and propeller need work, now. … Read more
Fire destroys a pickup truck at a County Road E.75 location. The owner is getting ready for bed…suddenly…someone is beating on his front door. It’s the neighbor…and over his shoulder…the owner’s truck…in flames…in the driveway. Investigators on the fire team think the blaze started in the cab. The heat then blew out the windows…spreading the … Read more
Steuben County deputies get the call…someone in Pleasant Lake has a knife…and he’s holding it against himself. They get to the scene…that’s when the man started carving himself in the head, upper body…and arms. The officers scream for him to stop. He doesn’t. A bean bag…fired from a shotgun…and then a tazer…is used to subdue … Read more
An Ohio man is killed…when his truck rear-ends a semi on the Indiana Toll Road in LaGrange County, near the 125 mile marker, four miles east of the S.R. 9 interchange. There, a Mack truck and a Kenworth smash into each other. Officials say Herbert Meade, 67, of Olmstead Township, was headed east…when he failed … Read more
A trip to the grocery store turns into a fortune for Rose and William Raczko of Swanton, who claim the top prize in the Ohio Lottery’s $30 Million Dollar scratch-off. The Raczkos purchased their winning ticket at The Kroger on E. Airport Highway. Kroger receives a $10,000 sales bonus. The couple, who won a $1-million … Read more
A small group of protesters gather in front of the Defiance County Courthouse in downtown Defiance for a second straight evening Thursday…to voice displeasure about school mask mandates. Around 20, some of them carrying signs and American flags, were gathered on the sidewalk at the corner of Clinton and Second streets…as some drive by…honking their … Read more
One of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol announces he will not seek reelection in Ohio next year. Congressman, Anthony Gonzalez, a former NFL player with a once-bright political future…says the political climate out there?…too intense. He … Read more
A former Henry County Sheriff’s Office deputy pleads guilty to several felony charges. Nicholas Pieracini of Liberty Center, is accused of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor, and more. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered and he was released on a personal-recognizance bond. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 20.
In Montpelier…officers arrest two people during a domestic dispute at a Lafayette Street address. Valeria Hernandez and Bobby Taylor are charged with disorderly conduct and taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. Investigators say the pair refused to stop yelling and cursing at the other during an argument, over property outside her residence. Officers … Read more