A vehicle was heavily damaged in a crash that occurred Wednesday morning in Hancock County. According to the report from the Findlay Post of the Ohio State Patrol, 49 year old Marla Leonard, of Findlay, lost control of her vehicle while travelling north on I-75. The car went off the right side of the road where it struck a guardrail and ended up in the ditch. Leonard was not injured. She was cited for a reasonable […]
A Cincinnati woman escaped injury in a one vehicle crash that occurred Wednesday in Allen County. According to the report from the Lima Post of the Ohio State Patrol, 54 year old Carla Brown was exiting I-75 into Breese Road, when she lost control of the car, which ended up off the left side of the road and struck a sign. Disabling damage occurred to the vehicle. Brown was cited for a reasonable control violation.
Hardin Northern students are getting some extra time to prepare to take the ACT. Bad weather forced the cancellation of classes on Wednesday, so the date has been rescheduled for Tuesday March 12 in the school's multimedia room. Juniors will need a #2 pencil and a calculator that meets ACT standards.
Ohio’s current poet laureate, Dave Lucas, insists that all of us already love poetry, even if we think we don’t. “If you know by heart the lyrics to your favorite song, you already love one kind of poetry,” he writes. “You love another when you laugh at a joke or groan over a bad pun. The jargon of your profession and the slang you speak with friends are poetry.” If Lucas is right, then chances are good that you’ll love […]
Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart was one of nearly all 88 Ohio Sheriffs to attend training in Columbus Wednesday. The day was part of the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association Training, which was mandatory for the county sheriff's. Attendees had the opportunity to hear from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Superintendent of the Ohio Bureau of Investigation and Identification Joe Morbitzer, Ohio Auditor Keith Faber and Governor Mike DeWine.
A new auxiliary officer was sworn in at the Wapakoneta Police Department on Wednesday. Derek Nelson was sworn in by Wapakoneta Mayor Tom Stinebaugh. Officer Nelson completed the Ohio Peace Officer Basic Training Program at James Rhodes State College in October.
COLUMBUS – Thousands of Ohio employers and workers will convene March 6-8 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center for the 2019 Ohio Safety Congress & Expo (OSC19). The annual event hosted by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) offers workplace safety and health education, training and resources for Ohio workers and employers. “There is no better conference for Ohio employers seeking to strengthen their safety programs and rally their workforce to a safety-first mindset,” said BWC Administrator/CEO Stephanie McCloud. […]
WASHINGTON (February 20, 2019) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released preliminary data on 2018 emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and carbon dioxide (CO2) from power plants in the lower 48 states. This data shows a decline in both NOx and SO2 emissions compared to 2017. “These data show that America is enjoying ever cleaner air as our economy grows, and the U.S. continues as a global leader in clean air progress,” said EPA Assistant […]
The capital murder trial for a Bellefontaine woman has been postponed after the judge in the case granted a defense request for more testing and evaluation. The Bellefontaine Examiner reported that the trial of Brittany Pilkington was scheduled to start March 18, and Logan County Prosecutor Eric Stewart said his team was ready. Judge Mark S. O'Connor however sided with defense attorneys saying that a delay is necessary to assess if Pilkington has mental disabilities. A new […]
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