News Staff Christopher Sturtevant was found guilty on two counts of rape in the Williams County Common Pleas Courtroom Thursday. Sturtevant, 20, of Edgerton, was facing four counts of rape. The allegations stemmed from an incident on Dec. 9, 2021, when Sturtevant and the alleged victims say they were all drinking and doing drugs. The alleged victims … Read more
A man arrested in 2021 in connection to a fatal stabbing pled guilty in a Steuben County courtroom. Prosecutors say Matthew Hoover entered into a plea agreement to one count of murder and 3 counts of burglary as a level 2 felony. Hoover could be sentenced between 45 and 65 years on the murder charge, … Read more
Bryan Municipal Utilities will be getting a new boring machine from a Ditch Witch Midwest directional boring package. The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approved the purchase after a presentation from BMU Director of Operations Derek Schultz during the board’s meeting on Tuesday at the BMU offices on Edgerton Street. The package can cost up … Read more
A federal judge in Cleveland awards $650 million dollars in damages to two Ohio counties that sued CVS, Walgreens and Walmart over the way the national pharmacy chains distributed opioids to their communities.. District Judge Dan Polster said in his ruling that the money will be used to the fight the opioid crisis in Lake … Read more
Wauseon Police arrests Devon Harris…wanted in the death of a child. Officials tell reporters… Harris turned himself into authorities. An arrest warrant for Harris had been out since Aug. 5 on charges of felonious assault and murder. Harris is currently held at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. We reported…officers responded to a report of … Read more
The trial of Chris Sturtevant continued on Tuesday in a Williams County courtroom. Sturtevant, is charged with four counts of rape. The trial that began on Monday is scheduled to run through Thursday. Testimonies from Williams County Sheriff Detective Ben Baldwin, the sexual assault examiner and the two other deputies who handled the rape kit, … Read more
One of the alleged victims in a rape trial took the stand Monday afternoon, claiming Chris Sturtevant raped and choked her to the point she passed out. Sturtevant, 20, is on trial this week for four counts of rape, all a first degree felony, involving two women. Two of the counts allege rape where the … Read more
The Bryan City Council approved a building permit for 122 S. Lynn St…right next to Kora Brew House and Wine Bar…to Maynard Rentals, LLC….and another permit for 105 W. Butler St. to Ignacio Romero Angeles…during its meeting on Monday, at the Don North Municipal Building. The Lynn Street property, which was also approved for a … Read more
The Swanton Council started the approval process for a new economic development commission in the village. The first reading of an ordinance to create the commission was unanimously approved. Duties of the commission would include making recommendations on matter relating to improvement of sound economic growth and business development in the village, among other things.
A shooting sends one man to the hospital in Paulding County Saturday, in the village of Cecil. Officials say…28-year-old Kurtis Puckett was trespassing on the property of Judd Spencer. During a verbal confrontation, Puckett attacked and assaulted 37-year-old James Weaver, a friend of Spencer. As Spencer attempted to stop the assault, he gave Puckett multiple … Read more