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Putnam County grand jury
OTTAWA — Besides indicting a Lima man on charges related to a fatal shooting last week in Leipsic (see Thursday's Crescent-News), a recent Putnam County grand also returned an indictment against a Melrose man following an alleged domestic incident involving a firearm. Richard Marihugh, 26, is charged with felonious assault, a second-degree felony with a firearm specification and specification for the forfeiture of a weapon; domestic violence, a first-degree misdemeanor; using weapons while intoxicated, a first-degree misdemeanor. ...
Paulding County Municipal Court 4-25-24
Sentenced: James Sebring, 35, 101 Meadowbrook Drive, Defiance, domestic violence, six days jail, $200 fine, no contact with victim; William Jackson II, 40, Paulding, OVI, three days jail, $375 fine, 20 hours community service; Travis Stevenson, 44, Antwerp, domestic violence, two days jail, $250 fine, 40 hours community service, no contact with victim. Timothy Stokes Jr., 36, Oakwood, no operator's license, $150 fine; failure to control, $100 fine. Marco Morales, 21, Fort Wayne, speed, $45 fine; no safety belt, $30 fine; driving under suspension, dismissed. Armando Mendez Lopez, 43, Fort Wayne, no operator's license, $125 fine; speed, $45 fine. Dismissed: Justin Keeterle, 28, Defiance, no motorcycle license; Chad Salm, 33, Minster, domestic violence.
Celebrating 40 years!
Anthony (Tony) is the son of Ronald and Diana Smith, Gina (Santos) is the daughter of Amalia and the late Jose Santos. The couple have one son, Anthony, and two daughters, Angelina (Nate) Gill and Kristina (Brendon) Bowlin. They also have nine grandchildren: Ethan, Blair, Liam, Anthony, Jensen, Nolan, Logan, Ezra and Jaxon, all of Antwerp.
Convoy Crestview’s speedy start jolts Delphos Jefferson
Convoy Crestview took control early and methodically pulled away to beat Delphos Jefferson 15-4 in Ohio high school softball action on April 25. In recent action on April 20, Convoy Crestview faced off against Antwerp. We want your feedback on the accuracy and quality of this article. Take a 1-minute...
PJHS Paulding Pride Students
Each month students at Paulding Junior High School (PJHS) earn Paulding Pride cards for going above and beyond what is normally expected of Paulding Junior High students. Shown in the picture are the Paulding Pride card recipients for the month of March.
VWHS students honor teachers
VAN WERT—In an annual tradition that celebrates the profound influence of educators, the 29th edition of the Van Wert City Endowment Fund for Educators was held Wednesday night (April 24) at Willow Bend Country Club. The event served as a public acknowledgment of the tireless dedication of teachers. The...
Higher speed internet coming to Van Wert
VAN WERT—Brightspeed, formerly CenturyLink, is in the process of investing $2 billion in deploying next-generation fiber-optic technology across its 20-state footprint reaching more than 3 million homes and businesses. “Bright speed is actively working in its 20 states where we have assets and wire centers to modernize our existing...
Raiders give Jerome 100th victory – ‘Antoine, Head lead Raiders’
Tucker Antoine tossed a complete-game on the mound and posted three hits while driving in four runs at the plate to lead the Wayne Trace Raiders to a 12-1 non-league baseball victory Friday night in Putnam County. Antoine finished with two singles and a double on the night at the...
Softball: Bath keeps rolling against Crestview
CONVOY — Bath entered Wednesday night’s non-league matchup against Crestview with one thing in mind, and that was to keep the positive momentum going that it has built up over the past handful of games. With help from every part of the lineup, including hits from nine different...
Lady Raiders sweep Jefferson
DELPHOS — The Wayne Trace fast-pitch softball crew put it all together Saturday morning/afternoon, sweeping host Jefferson 12-1 and 12-0 in five innings each at Lady Wildcat Field. “We knew coming in that Wayne Trace was a good team,” Jefferson head coach Doug Geary explained. “We had hits here...
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