| Court
News Ohio, Retirees
Bring Life Experiences to Court as Volunteers,
By Stephanie Beougher -- November 24, 2015 -- Each Thursday morning,
you’ll find 92-year-old Jack Kinsner at the Avon Lake Municipal Court.
Kinsner is one of five volunteers who’ve retired from long-time
professions and now spends a day each week helping Judge Darrel
Bilancini and his bailiff with paperwork and other duties during court
days. “I look forward to this because it’s something to do and I just
enjoy watching the judge and how he handles all these people...
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Attorney
General Mike DeWine…Woman
Indicted for Defrauding OPERS, Social Security of Nearly $1 Million
-- (CLEVELAND)—A Cuyahoga County grand jury has indicted a Euclid woman
on 28 counts related to alleged theft of public pension and social
security benefits totaling almost $1 million dollars. Eva J. Allen, 73,
formerly of East Cleveland, was indicted on the following counts: One
count of Identity Fraud, a felony of the first degree; Two counts of
Theft, felonies of the second degree...
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FBI…
Hacktivists
Threaten to Target Law Enforcement Personnel and Public Officials
Law enforcement personnel and public officials may be at increased risk
of being targeted by hacktivists. Hacking collectives are effective at
leveraging open source, publicly available information identifying
officers and public officials, their employers or associates, and their
families. With this in mind, officers and public officials should be
highly aware of their email account security... read
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| Court
News Ohio… New
Rule Adopted to
Protect Personal Information in Juvenile and Domestic Cases,
By Dan Trevas | November 23, 2015 -- The Ohio Supreme Court has adopted
an amendment to the Rules of Superintendence that would require local
courts to protect sensitive personal information contained in the
records of juvenile and domestic relations civil proceedings. The final
amendment comes after the Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on
Children and Families received public comment from 20 individuals and
associations...
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Bluebag
Media… Kiwanians
get a lesson in
the national debt
GREENVILLE – “The best way to look at the national debt is in seconds,”
Matt Huffman told members and guests at Kiwanis of Greenville Nov. 18.
“A million seconds ago is 13 days. Not a problem,” he said, noting the
current U.S. GNP (Gross National Product) of over $16 trillion. “A
billion seconds ago is 33 years,” he added. Still not a major concern
considering the GNP...
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Bluebag
Media… DeColores
seeks help for
historic barn renovation
ARCANUM – An eighth grader arrives at school at 7 a.m. His or her job
that morning might be to feed the chickens… or work in the kitchen. Or
it might be to work with other students to determine what crops they
will plant in the spring. There may be other chores that day. They are
divided up among the 21 students who operate the DeColores Montessori
Farm School...
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FBI…
Protect
Your
Wallet and Your Information This Holiday Season
As the holiday shopping season officially gets underway, the FBI would
like to take this opportunity to warn shoppers to be aware of the
increasingly aggressive techniques of cyber criminals who want to steal
your money and your personal information. For example, watch out for
online shopping scams—criminals often scheme to defraud victims by
offering too-good-to-be-true deals, like brand... read
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Injury
Accident on SR 49 South
On November 24, 2015 at approximately 6:57 a.m. Darke County Deputies,
Arcanum Rescue, New Madison Fire were dispatched to 4600 block State
Route 49 for a two vehicle injury accident. Preliminary investigation
has revealed a 2004 Chrysler Sebring driven by Paige McCool (Arcanum,
Ohio) was traveling north on Jaysville St. Johns Rd. The... read
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Court News Ohio… Jailed
Youth Decreases, Forum Finding Ways
to Reduce Recidivism, By Jenna Gant
November 19, 2016 -- Ohio court staff and state representatives
attended a two-day conference in Austin, Texas to talk about ways to
reduce the likelihood of previously jailed teens and young adults from
being rearrested and ending up in the adult criminal justice system.
About 300 representatives from all 50 states last week gathered at the
forum, “Improving Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System,”
to develop plans to improve... read
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Bluebag
Media… Health
care
message: get covered or get penalized
GREENVILLE – “My concern is there may be people out there who don’t
realize they will be penalized if they have no insurance,” said Alexis
Denlinger, Family Health Care’s Certified Application Counselor. The
scenario, according to Austie Auker, Family Health’s Finance Director,
would be someone who hasn’t signed up goes to the emergency room due to
an accident or illness...
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Eligible Ohioans can file taxes
free
through Ohio Benefit Bank
Free tax assistance available for households ‘Married Filing Jointly’
earning less than $90,000 annually and all other filing status’ earning
less than $65,000 annually. Tax season is quickly approaching, and
thousands of Ohioans will soon begin the filing process to ensure that
they receive their refunds. To save taxpayers a little extra money this
year, when individuals and families can use every extra dollar, Fish
Choice Pantry is partnering... read
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State
Representative Jim Buchy… Resolution
Urging Obama to Halt Acceptance of Syrian Refugees passes House
-- COLUMBUS—State Representative Jim Buchy (R-Greenville) applauds
State Representative Tim Derickson (R-Oxford) for his leadership in
sponsoring House Concurrent Resolution 31. Derickson carried the
concurrent resolution and led the efforts for swift passage at a time
when America needs common sense leadership the most. The concurrent
resolution, which passed the Ohio House... read
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Huffman to run for re-election
Republican State Representative Stephen A. Huffman of Tipp City has
announced his intention to run for a second term. Rep.
Huffman,
who was first elected to the 80th District in 2014, expects to file his
petitions by the December deadline. Rep. Huffman, the initially only
freshman legislators appointed as vice chair of a committee, serving in
that capacity...
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Bluebag
Media… ODNR
director continues
to serve his home base
FT. RECOVERY – Jim Zehringer, served Darke County as State
Representative from Distr. 77 from 2007 to 2011. He was replaced by
State Rep. Jim Buchy when Gov. John Kasich appointed him Director of
the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Many facets of his job
still have a direct impact on Darke County. Like $2 gas? “The governor
wants oil and gas developed safely in Ohio... read
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Attorney
General Mike DeWine… Poster
Contest Entries for National Missing Children's Day Being Accepted
-- (COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is urging Ohio
fifth graders and their teachers to take part in the 2016 National
Missing Children's Day Poster Contest. The Ohio Attorney General's
Missing Persons Unit began accepting poster contest entries today. The
contest, whose theme is "Bring Our Missing Children Home," is sponsored... read
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Attorney
General DeWine… $10.6
Million in
Ohio Student Loans to be Forgiven in Settlement
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine along with 39 other
attorneys general today announced that the company behind Brown Mackie
College, The Art Institutes, South University, Argosy University, and
Stautzenberger College has agreed to reform its recruiting and
enrollment practices and forgive about $102.8 million in student loans
nationwide, including over $10.6 million in Ohio... read
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Mercer
County man missing
The Celina Police Department is requesting people be on the lookout for
a missing 89 year old man, Eugene L. Cool, from Celina. He
last
had contact with family at about 10:30 AM this morning and was supposed
to visit a local nursing home at 11:30 AM this morning and has not been
seen or heard from since. Mr. Cool is 5’08” tall, weighs 138 pounds, he
has gray hair and blue eyes. He drives a light blue, 2010
Chrysler Town and Country minivan... read
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Greenville
Police Department… Shots
fired,
suspect in jail
On November 17, 2015 at approximately 3:33 p.m., Greenville Police
officers responded to the area of Harrison Avenue near Fair St. on
reports of shots being fired. Upon arrival, the suspect, Charles W.
Braumiller, from Phillipsburg, Ohio, was
detained.
The victim is Carl E. Smith from Greenville, Ohio. Charles W.
Braumiller has been charged with Felonious Assault and is currently
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Attorney
General DeWine… Wapakoneta
Woman
Sentenced For Sexual Battery of a Juvenile
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that
an Auglaize County woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on
three charges of sexual battery. Lori Anderson, 51, who was an
elementary school teacher in Auglaize County at the time of her arrest,
pleaded guilty last month to the sexual battery charges. Anderson and
Charles Wycuff, 54, both of Wapakoneta... read
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FBI Releases 2014 Hate Crime
Statistics
November 16, 2015 -- Today, the FBI released Hate Crime Statistics,
2014, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest compilation
about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation. Submitted by
15,494 law enforcement agencies, the data provide information about the
offenses, victims, offenders, and locations of hate crimes; however,
the UCR Program does not...
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Mercer
County Sheriff… Pitbull
mauls
owner, 2-year-old
Sheriff Jeff Grey reports his office is investigating a dog mauling
incident. Mercer County Central Dispatch received a 9-1-1
call on
November 16th at 3:45 PM from the resident at 4009 Lange Road, St.
Henry advising her dog was attacking her two year old
daughter. St. Henry Police Department was requested
to
respond because deputies were... read
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Greenville
Police Department… Assault
at
local store
On November 13, 2015 at approximately 1:10 p.m., a customer at Walmart
was standing at the Customer Service Counter when she was hit from
behind with a grocery cart. The victim turned and said
"excuse
me" to the suspect (a female). The suspect then became belligerent and
proceeded to hit the victim, grab her hair and slammed her to the
ground. When attempting to get up, the victim... read
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Kruckeberg, US 127 injury accident
On November 16, 2015 at 6:05 PM Darke County Deputies along with
Greenville Rescue and Greenville Twp. Fire Dept. were dispatched to the
intersection of US Route 127 and Kruckeberg Road reference a two
vehicle crash involving three injured persons. Preliminary
investigation revealed that a 2002 Honda Civic, driven by Alexander
Fugate, 33, of Greenville, was traveling westbound on Kruckeberg... read
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Attorney
General Mike DeWine… Conference
to Focus on Veterans Legal Advocacy
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Buckeye
Council of the Vietnam Veterans of America will be co-sponsoring a
December conference on veterans legal advocacy. Titled "Defending
Veterans in the Criminal Justice System," the one-day conference will
take place on Thursday, December 3rd from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m at the
Columbus Police Academy Lecture Hall... read
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Court
News Ohio… Sex-Offender
Registration and Notification Mandates Are Constitutional,
By Kathleen Maloney -- November 12, 2015 -- State law requires
convicted sex offenders to register and to verify their addresses
periodically with authorities. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled today that
those requirements for certain offenders do not amount to cruel and
unusual punishment. The obligations for Tier II sex offenders “are not
so extreme as to be grossly disproportionate to the crime... read
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Cleveland.com…
Ohio
lawmakers
plan to introduce medical marijuana bills, By
Jackie
Borchardt
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- On the heels of the defeat of a proposal to legalize
marijuana, state lawmakers in the Ohio House said Wednesday they plan
to move forward with several bills related to medical marijuana. House
Speaker Cliff Rosenberger, a Republican from Southwest Ohio, told
reporters Wednesday that Republicans plan to take a "measured and
methodical approach" to drafting... read
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Bluebag
Media… Mock
Rock and Talent Show
kicks off successful campaign
GREENVILLE – The Oct. 31 Mock Rock & Talent Show held by the
Greenville VFW Post 7261 offered an opportunity to learn about the
local VFW’s plans for the Veteran’s Memorial Park and Digital Library.
It also offered an opportunity for some humor, great entertainment and
acknowledgments for the hard work of many. Seven talented individuals... read
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Two
injury
accidents over the weekend
Teen in critical condition following 571 accident - Greenville- On
November 14, 2015 at approximately 10:48 P.M. Darke County Deputies
along with Greenville Township Rescue, Greenville Township Fire, and
CareFlight were dispatched to the 2700 Block of State Route 571
reference to an accident with injuries. Preliminary investigation shows... read
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Bluebag
Media… Park
District receives
$225,000 ODNR grant
FT. RECOVERY – “Great news!!” said Darke County Parks Director Roger
Van Frank when he passed on the message that the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources was going to award $225,000 to the District for Phase
V of its Tecumseh Trail. ODNR Parks Director Jim Zehringer was going to
be presenting this and four other grants at a “rally” at Ft. Recovery
High School. The room was packed... read
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Buchy Named Grand Marshal of
Hometown
Holiday Horse Parade!
GREENVILLE, Ohio - Main Street Greenville’s Board of Directors and the
Parade Committee have named State Representative Jim Buchy as the 2015
Hometown Holiday Horse Parade Grand Marshal. When selecting the Grand
Marshal for 2015, Representative Buchy was a natural choice.
“Representative Buchy has served on and off in public office for our
community since 1980, in that... read
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Attorney
General Mike DeWine… More
than
9,000 Sexual Assault Kits Tested
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today
announced that forensic scientists with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal
Investigation (BCI) have now tested more than 9,000 sexual assault kits
as part of a special initiative to test rape kits that had never been
tested for DNA. As of November 1, 2015, 232 law enforcement agencies
have...
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Bluebag
Media… Parents,
voters tour the
“new” Greenville HS
GREENVILLE – As many as 500 parents have seen and toured the “new”
Greenville High School they approved in the District’s facilities levy
in 2013. According to Greenville City School District Superintendent
Doug Fries, they’ve already had two open houses, then the two-day event
that was held Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. “(This weekend’s event) was a
positive experience,” Fries said later, noting... read
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FBI…
Crimes
Against
Children
Arthur George Crabtree... Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution - Child
Molesting - Adult Subject with a Prior - Arthur George Crabtree, a
convicted sex offender, is wanted for failure to appear in court on
allegations of child molestation and for being in violation of his
parole. In March of 2012, a parole search of Crabtree's residence was
conducted, during which his laptop was seized. Analysis of the computer... read
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| Federal
grant to aid rural transit and expand broadband access;
ODOT
will use $6.8
million grant to fund Transit Tech Ohio project
-- COLUMBUS (Friday, November 6, 2015) – A new Ohio Department of
Transportation project, funded in large part by a federal grant, will
help Ohio’s 34 rural transit systems operate more efficiently and
expand broadband access in Ohio. The Transit Tech Ohio project has been
awarded a $6.8 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic
Recovery (TIGER) grant. The money will be used to help rural transit
agencies...
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Attorney
General Mike DeWine… 'The
Ohio
Clean Energy Initiative' Certified
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today certified the
petition for a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution regarding
the issuance of state bonds for energy development. On October 23rd,
the Attorney General’s Office received a written petition to amend the
Ohio Constitution, entitled “The Ohio Clean Energy
Initiative."
The submission was certified today as containing... read
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The
White House… Obama
vetoes
Keystone XL Pipeline bill
This morning (Nov. 6), speaking from the Roosevelt Room, the President
announced that the State Department determined that the Keystone XL
Pipeline would not serve the national interest of the United States.
For years, this topic has occupied a huge portion of our country's
climate discourse. And after explaining why this pipeline "would not
serve...
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Thank you, Ohio.
Former
Congressman John Boehner
“Today, my heart is full with gratitude to my family, my constituents
and my colleagues for giving me the opportunity to serve Ohioans in the
8th District for 25 years. I leave the people’s House as the same
person I’ve always been— just a regular guy humbled by the chance to do
a big job. “This all started as a chase for the American Dream in a... read
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Bluebag
Media… K-8
work will continue
“inside” when winter hits
GREENVILLE – The K-8 building continues to “track” on schedule, said
Greenville City Schools Superintendent Doug Fries. That means work
should be done, as expected, by Nov. 16, 2016. On the south end (grades
5-8, closest to East Main Street) crews are putting steel in so they
can pour concrete. Once that is finished, they’ll block the walls and
then put on the roof...
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Attorney
General Mike DeWine… Eight
Indicted for Multi-County Drug Trafficking; Indictments Follow Seizure
of More than $1 Million in Drugs
-- (ASHLAND, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Ashland County
Prosecutor Christopher Tunnell, Ashland County Sheriff E. Wayne Risner,
the Medina County Drug Task Force, and Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) announced today that eight individuals have been indicted in
connection with a drug trafficking organization... read
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