The renovated downtown traffic circle is open and traffic started moving through the area in Lima on Monday. The roundabout is located in the Town Square at the intersection of Main and Market in the city. The Lima Police Department asked motorists to use caution and slow vehicle speeds when entering the roundabout. As with the majority of roundabouts, you should look to your left as you move through the […]
KENTON-Hardin County Soroptimist International announced the Club 250 winner. Wanda Klinger will receive $100. Club 250 is a fundraiser that helps to award scholarships to local women and girls. Week 1-48 win $100. Week 49-50 win $125, week 51 wins $250, and Week 52 wins $500. Winning tickets drawn week 1-48 will have their tickets put back in for future drawings. Winning tickets drawn after week 48 do not go […]
Charles Castle has been found guilty on all 16 counts. The jury returned the verdict this afternoon after deliberating for around 8 hours since Monday afternoon. Castle was convicted on seven counts of kidnapping, one count of rape, one count of attempted murder, one count of felonious assault, one count of breaking and entering, one count of endangering children, one count of burglary and three counts of tampering with evidence. […]
The jury in the Charles Castle trial resumed deliberations this morning. The seven women and five men deliberated for around three hours before breaking for the day on Monday. This morning, the jury rewatched the video deposition of the girl that was recorded on July 7. Nearly eight months after her ordeal, the girl recounted what happened to her on the night she was taken from her Leighton Street home […]
Picture of Tidd's arrest as posted on Hancock County Sheriff's Office Facebook page An Ada man was arrested after an incident in Hancock County on Monday. According to a release from the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, deputies were dispatched to the 10,000 block of State Route 37 where the homeowner reported finding a man in a vehicle parked in the attached garage. The suspect fled the area on foot and […]
A Kenton man was arrested on an active warrant Monday afternoon. According to the Kenton Police Department report, 33 year old Timothy Reid was arrested at an apartment on Meadow Lane. He was also issued a summon for theft and two counts of criminal trespass. Reid is being held in the Multi County Jail in Marion.
One man was killed and a woman was critically injured in a motorcycle accident that occurred this past Sunday in Allen County. According to a release from the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 53 year old Saul Palacious, of Avon Lake, Florida, lost control of his motorcycle while traveling south on Interstate 75. The motorcycle struck the guardrail and both the operator and a passenger were thrown […]
Closing arguments have been presented, and the fate of Charles Castle is now in the hands of the jury. The seven women and five men will deliberate on 16 charges against Castle, including attempted murder, rape and kidnapping. Castle is accused of kidnapping the then seven year old girl from her home on South Leighton Street on the night of November 10, 2021. She was reported missing the next morning. […]
The Charles Castle trial appears to be headed to an end after Friday's day of testimonies. After calling Kenton Police Department Detective Daniel Kemmere to the stand, Prosecutor Brad Bailey said he doesn't expect to call any more witnesses, though he has not officially rested. .Detective Kemmere gave an overview of the investigation, stating that it was a Task Force involving multiple agencies including the Ohio BCI and the FBI. […]