News Staff Along County Road U in Ridgeville Township…a 4-wheeler, driven by Harlin Gault, 17, of Wauseon, loses control on a dirt trail…the ATV overturns…sending the boy…and passenger, Kendall Smith…he’s 17, too…flying. Smith has minor injuries. Gault has to be flown to an area hospital in serious condition.
Former North Central High School track coach, Jared Stewart…is sentenced on felony charges of gross sexual imposition against a student-athlete. All this…in a Williams County courtroom. He gets six months behind bars…community control…150 hours of community service…pay some restitution…and register as a sex offender. Stewart served as the North Central track coach through the 2018 … Read more
A bank heist in Defiance…an Hispanic man…5-2 to 5-4…medium build…goes into the State Bank branch on Clinton St. He’s carrying a bag. That’s when he reveals to the teller…he has a bomb…then the demanded for money. The bandit gets some…no one is saying how much…and the robber leaves the place…in a dark SUV. Know anything … Read more
Sex charges in LaGrange County. Stanley Myers is accused of sexual misconduct with a minor and possession of child pornography. Officials tell reporters the investigation began…when police learned of possible illegal activity…involving Myers…and the girl who had started living at Myers’ home in 2014…when she was 14.
Stacks of fireworks…piled next to a rental truck…ignites…setting off a round of explosions at a Fourth of July block party in Toledo, injuring four people and littering a street with debris. A video from a neighbor shows people yelling and running for cover…as the fireworks exploded in every direction. At one point, the rental truck, … Read more
Gov., DeWine is sending 185 members of the Ohio National Guard to the southwest, later this year, at the request of the federal government. Officials say they will provide non-law enforcement support to U.S. customs agents…as part of the government’s Southwest Border mission. The governor didn’t provide further details about the guard members’ duties. The … Read more
Ohio’s consumer utility watchdog is demanding the FirstEnergy Corp. share more information about $4.3 million dollars…paid to an attorney, to end his consulting contract shortly before he became the state’s top utility regulator. Akron-based, FirstEnergy disclosed that payment in the wake of allegations…in connection to that $60 million dollar bribery scheme, involving a subsidiary. Ohio … Read more
In Montpelier…a Randolph St., home is destroyed in a blaze that requires several departments to join in the fight against the flames. Officials say the fire started on the porch of the place. The fire team set up a few trucks and move in. The blaze is extinguished in minutes. An early investigation doesn’t reveal … Read more
Indiana State Police continues investigating after a suspected distracted driver causes two crashes on the Indiana Toll Road, in LaGrange County. First?…the report of a semi versus car crash, near the 112 mile marker. When responders get there…they discover it was actually two crashes…not one. Officials tell reporters, Steven Clery, 36, of Berwyn, Illinois is … Read more
Williams County’s COVID-19 vaccination rate of 34% is about half the target of 70, set by the county health commissioner. It’s also less than the statewide 45% rate, and leaves the county at increased risk of new variant strains of the virus…that’s according to area health officials. It’s those variants everyone is talking about that … Read more