News Staff An Ohio man…who repeatedly attacked police officers as he joined a mob of Donald Trump supporters in storming the U.S. Capitol…gets nearly five years in prison. Kenneth Thomas has acted as a “one-man misinformation machine” since the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, using his social media platforms to spread false narratives about the attack, according to … Read more
A Stryker man…originally charged with retaliation against a Henry County judge…pleads guilty to a lesser charge…and then is sentenced to time served. Michael Hill is accused of aggravated menacing, a misdemeanor. In pleading guilty to the lesser charge, Hill agreed to be prosecuted through a bill of information, rather than by going through a trial. … Read more
The Garrett Police Department is under investigation by the Indiana State Police for an incident which took place in 2020. A discrepancy…between what appeared on body camera footage…and facts, presented in a criminal investigation in 2020 led to a shake-up in the leadership at Garrett Police. The Indiana State Police were called in by DeKalb … Read more
A truck driver from Nebraska dies…after he loses control of his big rig in Steuben County…near the intersection of U.S. 20 and W 20 North, just east of West Otter. When deputies arrived on the scene they found an overturned semi. The driver was partially outside the driver’s side door. Officials confirm…Thomas Jamrock of Omaha … Read more
Pioneer Fire Chief, Denny Fackler announces he will be retiring from his position on Dec. 31…after 42 years with the department and 25 years as chief. Rodger Swank, assistant fire chief, will take over for Fackler. The move will be made official at Pioneer’s next council meeting.
Montpelier officials decide to split renovations to the pool in town…into three phases…while developing a master plan for the park system similar to many such plans the village already has. Montpelier Village Council had previously hired Peterman Associates in Findlay to do a study of the village’s pool. Because of the cost of a total … Read more
A charter bus…filled with high school students is rear-ended by a semitruck on an Ohio highway…killing 6 and injuring 18 others, officials confirm. Five vehicles were involved in the crash. Three passengers on the bus, which was carrying a driver and 54 students and chaperones, were pronounced dead at the scene. All three people in … Read more
Expenses were about $80,000 dollars over revenue for Williams County EMS in October, as officials plan on what to do following defeat of an operating levy. EMS staff says that amount was due to some new large pieces of medical equipment that came in for two new ambulances that have been ordered but not yet … Read more
The Williams County commissioners hear updates on a development strategy being worked on for communities, as well as a program to help at-risk families. Mikayla Mueller of the Maumee Valley Planning Organization informed the board of a Community Development Implementation Strategy project list it will be starting. MVPO will use the project list, once filled … Read more
DeKalb County deputies responded to an ATM alarm early Sunday to find a machine forced open and missing money. All this?…at the Horizon State Bank branch in the 600 block of South Wayne Street in Waterloo.. Upon arrival, officers observed the bank ATM had been removed from its base and it appeared to have been … Read more