Schools in Auglaize and Mercer counties were closed on Tuesday due to the same icy road conditions that resulted in multiple slide-off accidents on Monday evening.
The National Weather Service predicted between 2 and 4 inches of snowfall for the Grand Lake area when officials issued a winter weather advisory on Monday. Local weatherman Dennis Howick told the newspaper he measured 3.8 inches of snow from the storm. [More]
WAPAKONETA - A Columbus-area woman charged in connection with a 2018 fatal shooting in St. Marys is tentatively set to go to trial April 27-May 1 in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court.
Syniqua Bell, 31, appeared in court on Tuesday with her defense attorney Isabella Dixon for a short pretrial hearing. Dixon said a trial date in April would likely give her enough time to prepare to defend Bell and would not conflict with her other cases. [More]
ROCKFORD - Voters likely will consider a Parkway Local Schools' income tax levy renewal issue on the March ballot.
School board members on Tuesday approved a resolution declaring it necessary to renew a five-year, 1% income tax that generates about $1.175 million annually.
MINSTER - Minster Local Schools's district treasurer Laura Klosterman's five-year forecast presented Monday night predicted the district could enter deficit spending in 2023.
