Akron men arrested in drug crackdown
Akron men Joshua P. Lee and Richard L. Belcher were arrested on felony drug charges after a four hour Huron County drug interdiction in the southern county including Willard. Lee faced cocaine possession and marijuana charges. Belcher faced possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana plus wrongful entrustment. Three K-9 units, three detectives and road deputies conducted 22 traffic stops resulting in three driving under suspension citations and one wrongful entrustment case.
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Akron
Huron County Sheriff's Office
Joshua P. Lee
Miles Ave
Norwalk
Richard L. Belcher
E. Tallmadge
Apt
Huron County
Dane Howard
Willard
Howard
Sheriff's Department
Josh Querin
Querin
Two men charged after Willard burglary and TV theft
Willard police arrested Kyle Zarcone and Josh Cerritos after a residential burglary on Woodland Avenue where a flat screen TV was stolen. They admitted involvement. both men face second degree felony burglary charges in Norwalk Municipal Court with preliminary hearings set for February 13. Officers Tackett and Hoyler recovered the TV and linked footprints to the suspects.
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Mark Holden
Willard Police Department
Woodland Avenue
Holden
Eddie Tackett
Jack Hoyler
West
Pearl Street
Kyle Zarcone
Pleasant Street
Josh Cerritos
S. Myrtle Avenue
Huron County
Zarcone
Norwalk
Cerritos
Obituary Notice for Ralph Stamper and Willard Lee
Obituaries appear on page 2 highlighting the death of Ralph Stamper aged 53 from Willard Lee. The notice provides basic biographical details and funeral arrangements as reported by the local paper.
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Ralph Stamper
Willard
Lee
Mason trial set for May 14 in Huron County
A Willard teen accused of shooting his mother last May will not plead insanity after a second psychiatric evaluation. Michael Mason, 17, 23 N Main Street, is abandoning insanity defense to face an attempted murder indictment. Prosecutor Russell Leffler said Mason will plead not guilty and a May 14 trial date is scheduled in Huron County.
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Willard
Huron County
Russell Leffler
Michael Mason
N. Main Street
Ment
Mason
District 5 Forensics
Mansfield
Leffler
Huron
Willard council hears plans for district school complex
Willard City Schools Superintendent Jeff Ritz updated the Willard City Council on bids for a new school and athletic complex. He noted local bids were lacking and prices were above expectations. Proposals are being sought from local builders. ground breaking is planned around March 18 or 19, with the middle school to be demolished in June and an auction in mid July.
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Willard City
Jeff Ritz
Willard City Council
Ritz
Willard
Perry Street
Council
Prosecutor receives Willard shooting report from SIU
Willard Police Chief Mark Holden says the Special Investigation Unit report on the December police involved shooting has been sent to Huron County Prosecutor Russell Leffler and the City of Willard. Leffler calls it lengthy and Holden notes one firearms section remains unavailable. The incident occurred December 19 at 631 Pleasant Street when officers from Willard and Greenwich confronted a residence and a man fled as two pit bulls ran out.
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Huron County
Russell Leffler
Willard
Mark Holden
Special Investigation Unit
BCI
Holden
Leffler
Greenwich
Pleasant Street
Willard City Schools Embrace Century Learning Initiative
Willard City Schools move into a century learning model in a new state-of-the-art building. Superintendent Jeff Ritz says the district is transforming education for 21st century outcomes while stressing ongoing improvement. He praises senior projects as proof of student achievement and notes the district’s progress relative to ECOT.
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Willard City Schools
Jeff Ritz
21St Centur
ECOT
Michael Lillo
North Fairfield couple killed in crash
The Norwalk Post reports a double fatality crash on Ohio 162 near Town Line Rd Saturday at 2:18 pm. Betty Williams 66 and Rodney Williams 69 of North Fairfield died. Betty not wearing a seat belt. Troy Green 40 of New London, driver of the other truck, is in serious condition. No charges filed. investigation ongoing.
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Norwalk
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Ohio
Town Line Rd
New
Yriachaayteat Pyar
Dougl Ag
Pilliams
Betty Williams
North Fairfield
Karlie Gieneethaliana
Ohio 162
Troy Green
New London
Rodney
Conaway
le Conaway
Norwalk Fisher-Titus Hospital
Toledo
Rodney Williams
Betty Jams
Green
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