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Former Putnam County corrections officer's record expunged
Jul. 12—OTTAWA — A former Putnam County corrections officer's record was expunged Thursday from the Putnam County Common Pleas Court after being indicted on bribery and dereliction of duty charges in 2018. As a corrections officer, Laurie Watt paid fellow Corrections Officer Richard Emry $100 to take his post to gain unsupervised access to Putnam County Jail inmate William Miller and give ...
Avangrid Installs First Solar Panels at Powell Creek Project in Ohio
Avangrid Inc., a sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, recently installed the “Golden Row” at its Powell Creek solar project in Putnam County, Ohio, near Miller City. The Golden Row represents the first row of solar panels that the rest of construction will be modeled after. With the Golden Row in place, Avangrid has continued work on site and installed more than 1,000 panels to date.
Travis Soto case once again headed to appellate court
Jul. 11—OTTAWA — Travis Soto's long and winding journey through the Ohio criminal justice system kicked off its second tour last week when the Napoleon man charged with murder in the 2006 death of his son appealed a ruling denying the dismissal of new charges against him. Putnam County Common Pleas Court Judge Keith Schierloh in June rejected a motion asking that a plea deal Soto had entered ...
Avangrid (AGR) Places First Solar Panels at Powell Creek Project
Avangrid Inc. AGR announced that it has installed the first solar panels (Golden Row) at its Powell Creek solar project in Putnam County, OH, near Miller City. The Golden Row signifies the initial row of solar panels that will serve as the blueprint for the remainder of the construction. Since the installation of Golden Row, Avangrid has proceeded with construction activities on-site. It has also successfully added more than 1,000 panels so far.
Putnam County Council on Aging plans free meal giveaway
VAUGHNSVILLE — The Putnam County Council on Aging will give away free grab-and-go meals to local seniors from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the Vaughnsville Community Center, 115 E. Findlay St., Vaughnsville. Call 419-523-4121 or 1-877-796-1760 to reserve a meal by Aug. 7. Meals are...
CrimeStoppers
LIMA — Area law enforcement officials are looking for information about crimes or people below. The Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Program offers cash awards of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides anonymous tip information that would lead to the arrest of anyone listed on this page. Please call 419-229-STOP (7867).
Bids awarded for West Jennings Creek cleanup
VAN WERT—Bids were awarded on Tuesday, July 9 for a project aimed at revitalizing a five-mile stretch of West Jennings Creek across parts of Van Wert, Putnam, and Allen Counties. Originally slated for a comprehensive cleanup spanning three phases over eight years, with an estimated budget of $1.6 million,...
More than $8M in regional infrastructure projects approved
Jul. 3—COLUMBUS — Allen, Auglaize and Putnam counties will receive more than $7.5 million collectively as their share in more than $328 million in infrastructure funding statewide. That figure eclipses $8.5 million when Mercer and Van Wert counties are factored in. The Ohio Public Works Commission earlier this...
Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Wanted Persons of the Week - July 2, 2024
Here is this week's wanted list from the Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Program. Law enforcement is also seeking assistance in solving the cold case homicide of 53-year-old Lucious Upshaw Jr. Cold Case Homicide Lucious Upshaw Jr. On September 25, 2005 at 1145 pm, Officers from the Lima Police Department were...
CrimeStoppers
LIMA — Area law enforcement officials are looking for information about crimes or people below. The Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Program offers cash awards of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides anonymous tip information that would lead to the arrest of anyone listed on this page. Please call 419-229-STOP (7867).
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