News Staff A man…granted a new trial in the murders of three men in Ohio more than a decade and a half ago has been released after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors. Stoney Thompson, 43, was originally sentenced in Lucas County to three consecutive life terms in the October 2006 slayings of Todd Archambeau…Kenneth Nicholson…and Michael … Read more
A crash on U.S. 24 near Interstate 469 left two people dead and another in critical condition. Police responded to the accident involving an SUV and a semitruck. An investigation showed the SUV was traveling eastbound on 24 and was slowed in traffic. Officials say the two occupants in the SUV died at the scene. … Read more
Ohio’s elections chief on championed a lame duck push to require a supermajority of voters in order to pass certain constitutional amendments, a move that came the same day further voter restrictions were added to a significant rewrite of Ohio’s election laws. Secretary of State Frank LaRose said requiring a 60% supermajority to amend Ohio’s … Read more
Williams County OSU Extension officials told county commissioners the next fertilizer and pesticide recertification clinic in Williams County is set for March 9, 2023. Officials hope to have a new agriculture and natural resources educator before then…perhaps as early as the end of this year. They are not yet able to identify the new agriculture … Read more
The Millcreek West Unity Board of Education approves nearly two dozen new and revised North East Ohio Learning Associates Policies at its regular meeting. NEOLA, began serving school districts over 40 years ago as an educational consulting firm. It initially offered facilities studies, population projects, curriculum units and staff development. It then transitioned to providing … Read more
The Montpelier Village Council approved a power purchase agreement that will help offset market fluctuations for next three years. The pact the village had with the Public Service Enterprise Group is set to expire at the end of this year, officials say. In order to combat those fluctuations, officials recommended they enter a Fix Volume … Read more
AIM Media announces the appointment of Richard Clark as Publisher at The Republic in Columbus, Indiana and as Vice President & Group Publisher with responsibility for all AIM media properties in Indiana. Clark succeeds Bud Hunt who is retiring from the Company at the end of this month. The company has media outlets throughout the … Read more
Police in Van Wert County report someone broke into a mink farm and released more than 25,000 of the small animals from their cages…all this at the Lion Farms USA Mink Farm on Hoaglin Road in Hoaglin Township, six miles north of Van Wert. Officials add…the suspect or suspects destroyed fencing at the farm before … Read more
An energy saving project at Northwest State Community College is nearing completion, including the installation of a solar array, LED lighting upgrades and efficiency upgrades to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, as well as building automation components. The $3.3 million dollar energy project is being done in coordination with Veregy, which is managing … Read more
Edgerton is getting a little help from the state for their Gerhart Park project. Gov., DeWine and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director, Mary Mertz announced $1.7 million dollars in NatureWorks grants throughout the state…which will support 68 outdoor recreation projects in 62 counties. Edgerton has one of those projects, receiving $10,520 dollars for … Read more