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Itching to be a leader: Marjoe Cooper named new Lake superintendent
MILLBURY, Ohio — His father was so taken by the name of the main character of the 1973 Oscar-winning documentary Marjoe that the new superintendent of Lake schools has lived with it all of his life. The film told the story of Marjoe Gortner, a child evangelist and faith healer who was preaching on the Southern tent-revival circuit by the age of 3. Marjoe Cooper learned to own the eccentric name over the years, adopting “Coop” as a nickname. “I don’t have a middle name either. So, you can imagine the ridicule,” he said wryly.
Arrest made in deadly Turnpike crash
LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — One person has been arrested in connection with Thursday's deadly Turnpike crashes, an Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesperson confirmed Friday. According to court records, 24-year-old Istam Naimov, of Philadelphia, was arrested by the Ohio State Highway Patrol Thursday at approximately 6:24 a.m. He was booked at the Lucas County jail shortly after 3 p.m. on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide; vehicular manslaughter: negligently. This charge, a second-degree misdemeanor, was filed in Maumee Municipal Court.
Man pleads not guilty to charges for bicyclist's death on Alexis Road; bond hearing set
A Lucas County judge has scheduled a bond hearing for Monday for a man charged with the July 30 death of a bicyclist he allegedly struck on Alexis Road and then fled the scene. Prosecutors moved last week to increase the bond for Kenneth Pegler, 55, of the 900 block of Mildred Avenue in Temperance, from $100,000 to $500,000 on the grounds he is a flight risk based on statements he made in jailhouse phone calls and tips Toledo police received on their Crime Stoppers hot line stating he planned to flee to Canada. After entering not guilty pleas on his client’s behalf Thursday afternoon in Lucas County Common Pleas Court, defense lawyer Jerome Phillips told Judge Dean Mandros that facts in the prosecutors’ motion were either unsubstantiated or, regarding a statement about Pegler owning property in Canada, false. Judge Mandros scheduled the bond hearing for 11 a.m. Monday and in the interim continued a $750,000 bond he had set Friday in Pegler’s absence following his indictment Thursday by a Lucas County grand jury.
Ohio State Highway Patrol announces OVI Checkpoint in Crawford County
BUCYRUS, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—The Ohio State Highway Patrol has announced that an OVI checkpoint will be held in Crawford County tomorrow evening. This low-manpower checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, aims to deter and intercept impaired drivers. “Based on provisional data, there were 1,560 OVI-related serious injury and...
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