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Bryan man pleads not guilty in Williams County attempted murder case
BRYAN — A Bryan man pleaded not guilty here in Williams County Common Pleas Court to an attempted murder charge and three others. Jacob Pettit, 39, pleaded not guilty to the first-degree felony along with two counts of strangulation, second- and third-degree felonies; and domestic violence, a fourth-degree felony. A pretrial hearing was scheduled for April 18 and his bond — set at $100,000 during an earlier hearing — was...
More charges filed against Bryan pastor
BRYAN — Pastor Chris Avell of Dad’s Place again faces criminal charges with a Friday filing by the city of Bryan. Attorneys for the downtown church maintain the action disregards a previous court order. The charges stem from Fire Chief Doug Pool filing two recent violations related to zoning regulations and the lack of an automatic sprinkler system installed in a sleeping area after an alleged unannounced inspection at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. Jeremy Dys, an attorney with First Liberty Institute representing Mr. Avell, said Friday that the church had never before heard about the sprinkler concern.
Williams common pleas
Simon Champada, 34, Edon, pleaded guilty to attempted obstructing justice, a first-degree misdemeanor. He was given five months in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio with credit for 127 days served while his case was pending. He also was fined $750 while $1,668 seized in the investigation was ordered forfeited. The charge was amended from tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony, while charges of aggravated trafficking in drugs and aggravated possession of drugs, each a second-degree felony, were dismissed. Ray Ramos, 53, Montpelier, pleaded not guilty to seven counts of rape, each a first-degree felony. A pretrial hearing was scheduled for May 8 and bond was set at $50,000.
Incident Involving Student At Bryan High School Resolved
According to an information release put out by Bryan City Schools, an incident involving a student at the high school building has been resolved. The release states:. Hello BCS Stakeholders, First and foremost, all students and staff of Bryan City Schools are safe and operating as normal. However, today, Friday,...
Senior center to host Amish lunch Wednesday
There are 24 spots available at the lunch. Courtesy | Facebook. Hillsdale County Senior Services Center will hold an Amish Luncheon open to all seniors on May 1. The event will take place at the Miller Farm in Quincy from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will provide free transportation.
KWC Baseball struggles in sweep at Hillsdale
HILLSDALE, MI. (WFIE) - It wasn’t Wesleyan’s day on Saturday, as they fell 6-3 and 14-0 to the Hillsdale Chargers. Hillsdale improves to 18-25 (12-14 G-MAC), while Wesleyan drops to 14-27 (12-12 G-MAC). The opener saw Hillsdale take a 6-0 lead before the Panthers used a big home...
District Court to relocate to current LifeWays Building
HILLSDALE — The Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners now have a solid plan where the 2B District Court will be relocated once the lease on the Courthouse Annex is up in four years. Commissioner Doug Ingles, the commissioners’ facilities chair, said the plan is to move the 2B District...
August primary election includes several contested county races
HILLSDALE COUNTY — The deadline for candidates to file for office on the August primary ballot has passed. Political hopefuls on the local level had until 4 p.m. Tuesday to file necessary paperwork with the Hillsdale County Clerk’s Office for their name to appear on the ballot. This...
Back Country Boys to perform at Centralhallapalooza
The Back Country Boys will play covers of country music songs at CHP. Calling all space cowboys to Centralhallapalooza at the George Roche Sports Complex parking lot this Saturday from 6 p.m. to midnight. Three student bands, Spike Jäger and the Spitfires, Schizmatics, and Runaround, will open for the headlining...
Girls Softball Roundup – April 26, 2024
OHSAA softball scores for April 26, 2024 in Ohio high school sport. Bryan posted a narrow 5-3 win over Wauseon on April 26 in Ohio softball. Cadiz Harrison Central darts by Lore City Buckeye Trail. Cadiz Harrison Central dismissed Lore City Buckeye Trail by a 11-1 count for an Ohio...
Ashton Crace's stellar night on the mound paces Unioto to win over Zane Trace
CHILLICOTHE — Ashton Crace is more than willing to play spoiler when needed. The senior and his teammates all knew the stakes ahead of Unioto's 4-1 win over Zane Trace on Friday night. Zane Trace was, prior to Friday, undefeated in the Scioto Valley Conference and on pace to win the Gold Ball. Unioto was one of the few teams left on its schedule that might stutter that pace. ...
Stair District Library one of 50 stops on the Michigan Notable Books and Authors Tour
MORENCI — Morenci’s Stair District Library is one of 50 libraries throughout the state of Michigan, and the only library in Lenawee County, selected to host a Michigan Notable Book author. Ann Arbor author Janie Paul will visit the library in downtown Morenci, 228 W. Main St., at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 2, as part of the 2024 Michigan Notable Book (MNB) Program and Author Tour, which started in April and continues with statewide library visits in...
LGBT children’s support group is ‘coming soon’
Rainbow art by fifth grader in I’ll Be Your Rock. Courtesy | Facebook. I’ll Be Your Rock, an LGBTQ nonprofit that mentors youth, plans to launch a chapter in Hillsdale. “We have been working toward a Hillsdale chapter of I’ll Be Your Rock for about a year now,” said Christine Terpening, founder of the group. “There are gay and trans kids in the Hillsdale community that are hurting and are in dire need of the kind of support that I’ll Be Your Rock offers.”
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