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Tornado damage cleanup efforts wrapping up in Windham
More than a week after a tornado ripped through a section of Windham Township, Portage County officials are preparing to turn over rehabilitation and tree clearing to homeowners. Ryan Shackelford, director of the Portage County Emergency Management Agency, said the Red Cross has offered temporary housing to nine affected homeowners....
Ravenna weighs 1-year moratorium on new cannabis dispensaries
Ravenna is set to place a moratorium of up to a year on marijuana related businesses that aren't already doing business in the city. Ravenna City Council is expected to vote in May on the moratorium on adult cannabis dispensaries in the city. It would exclude Supergood, which opened in 2022 as a medical marijuana dispensary and hopes to expand into the adult cannabis market.
Retired PA State Trooper sentenced for deadly Southington crash
A retired Pennsylvania State Trooper involved with a deadly vehicle crash in Southington back in November of 2023 has learned his fate in court Tuesday. Fifty-five-year-old Joseph Yuran was handed an indefinite concurrent sentence of seven to 10 and a half years in prison plus 180 days in jail on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide and OVI stemming from a crash that claimed the life of 23-year-old Tyler Richmond. He must also pay a $1,075 fine.
Retired Pa. police officer gets at least 7 years for fatal crash that killed Warren man
A Sharpsville, Pa., man on Tuesday was given a seven to 10½-year prison sentence and a lifetime driver’s license suspension after being convicted of charges of aggravated vehicular homicide and OVI for a fatal traffic crash that occurred late on Nov. 17, 2023, at the intersection of U.S. 422 and Ohio 305 in Southington.
Crash with injuries reported on Western Row Road in Deerfield Township
DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A crash with injuries has been reported near the intersection of Western Row Road and Socialville-Fosters Road in Deerfield Township. At least one person is reported with facial injuries. Full extent of injuries or people injured has not been confirmed. Traffic delays are expected in...
Newton Township woman sentenced for endangering children
A Newton Township will see some time behind bars after pleading guilty to a felony count of endangering children on Tuesday. Alicia Budreaux, 32, was sentenced to 30 days in jail followed by probation. The sentencing stems from an incident where Budreaux left five children alone in a poorly heated...
10 most expensive homes sold in Geauga County, April 15-21
A house in Auburn Township that sold for $1 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Geauga County in the past week. In total, 19 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $388,495, or $205 per square foot.
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