Trial date set for former LPD officer charged in Wapak incident
WAPAKONETA — A jury trial has been scheduled for Feb. 13 in Auglaize County Municipal Court for a former Lima police officer charged with misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and obstructing official business during an incident in Wapakoneta earlier this year.
Greer gets 26 years prison for robbery, assault
LIMA — A Lima man found guilty by a jury of robbing and assaulting two people in 2021 was sentenced to 26 years in prison on Tuesday morning.
Rawlins gets 10 years for rape
LIMA — A Lima man convicted of raping a woman in May 2021 was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday.
Lima woman gets 4 years probation for burglary, meth possession
LIMA — A Lima woman convicted of second-degree felony burglary and fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs was sentenced to four years of community control on Monday.
Auglaize County awarded funding for demolition
AUGLAIZE COUNTY — Buildings that were once full of life and purpose are now being demolished to build something new. On Dec. 6, Governor Mike DeWine awarded more than 42 counties through the Ohio Building Demolition and Site Revitalization program to help with blighted properties.
Convicted sex offender faces new sex charges in Van Wert County
VAN WERT — A Van Wert County man already registered as a Tier II sex offender was arraigned Tuesday in Van Wert Common Pleas Court on a new set of sex-related offenses.
Second Indiana man charged in attempted Van Wert murder
VAN WERT — Dashawn Jones, 33, of Fort Wayne, entered pleas of not guilty in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court during his arraignment hearing last week to charges of complicity in the commission of an offense, kidnapping and aggravated burglary, all felonies of the first degree, and a second-degree felony count of felonious assault.
Gaps in care for the elderly are discussed
LIMA — By 2040 it is projected that 25% of Ohio’s population will be over the age of 60.
Foundation awards grants
DELPHOS — The Arnold C. Dienstberger Foundation put people in a festive mood by distributing $300,000 dollars to 29 nonprofit organizations.
Van Wert man arraigned on aggravated arson charge
VAN WERT — A Van Wert man entered a plea of not guilty to a first-degree felony count of aggravated arson during his arraignment hearing on Tuesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court.