A former Marion school color guard instructor was arrested Wednesday for allegedly sending nude photos to a minor. According to a release from the Marion Police Department, officers arrested 27 year old Alexander Freeman on Wednesday after a search warrant was executed at his house. He has been charged with disseminating matter harmful to juveniles. The incident has been under investigation since late February after a complaint […]
COLUMBUS, OHIO (March 6, 2019) – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) today accepted the results of AEP Ohio’s wholesale auction that will determine its default generation rates through May 2020. The auction, held on March 5, 2019, secured a one-year product to supply electricity to AEP Ohio’s utility customers. The auction resulted in six winning bidders and an average clearing price of $46.63 per megawatt hour (MWh) for […]
A local resident will be the special guest of 83rd state representative Jon Cross during Gov. Mike DeWine's first State of the State Address tonight. Sherri Haushalter Sopher will take in the speech at the statehouse, and is looking forward to the experience, "I'm happy to be here to serve as a representative of the 83rd District and get to hear the Governor's speech firsthand, and I look forward to […]
Grief counselors are at the Benjamin Logan School today as students and staff deal with the death of a fellow student. In a recorded message, Superintendent Dave Harmon said it's with a heavy heart that he announce the suicide death of a 7th grade student. He said the Logan County Loss Team is at the school, and grief counselors will be attending to the needs of the students […]
Authorities continue to investigate an incident from this past Friday afternoon at the Ridgemont School. School officials were notified by another student that a possible threat was made on social media by a Ridgemont student. In response, law enforcement was immediately called to investigate the threat. It was discovered that at least two students were involved in disseminating the threat. The situation continues to be investigated by […]
A Kenton woman was arrested on a warrant out of the Findlay Police Department Monday evening. According to the report from the Kenton Police Department, officers located Rachael McGrath at a residence in the 500 block of Decatur Street. She was taken into custody and transported to the county line where she was released to the custody of officers from the Findlay Police Department.
The former sheriff of Allen County pleaded guilty to charges in federal court on Monday. The Lima News reported that Sam Crish pleaded guilty to five counts in a federal indictment that was handed down in June of 2018. The 56 year old Crish pleaded guilty to two counts of extortion, two counts of soliciting bribes and one count of making a false statement to investigators. As […]
Starting this week, the Ada Exempted Village School District will begin to consider and enact a Three Hour Delay option. The plan is being implemented in an effort to maintain as much instructional time possible and to minimize the number of days the district must cancel. On a three hour delay, all students will still be fed lunch, and the day will not be extended. The school day […]
KENTON-Hardin Co. Soroptimist International announced the Club 250 winner for week 14. Bev Bahr will receive $100. Club 250 is a fundraiser that helps to award scholarships to local women and girls. Also, Soroptimist International will have their March meeting Thursday, March 7th at the Hardin County Sheriff’s Community Room in Kenton. Due to a conflict, this month's meeting will begin with Social hour at 5:00 […]