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Landers receives ODPS award
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (146+ words) Thursday, Sep. 10, 2026 COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Public Safety honored Ohioans on Thursday for their remarkable service to the nation and their communities at the annual Ohio Patriot Awards Ceremony, held in recognition of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. ODPS…...
Two men sentenced in local court
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (218+ words) Wednesday, Jul. 22, 2026 A total of five criminal hearings were held between July 13-22 in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Judge Martin D. Burchfield presided over each of the hearings. Anthony Brandolini, 36, of Ohio City, was sentenced to five days in jail…...
Flock cameras under the microscope
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (807+ words) Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2026 By Morgan Trau/Ohio Capital Journal The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision restricting law enforcement’s ability to use sprawling cell phone location data is bringing to light questions about the legitimacy of Flock Safety cameras used by police in Ohio…...
Specialized local docket receives state certification
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (356+ words) Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2026 The Courts Assisting Military Offenders – CAMO Court of the Van Wert Municipal Court has earned final certification from the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Specialized Dockets for a second time. To receive the certification, a local court…...
Defendants appear for court hearings
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (353+ words) Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026 Eight criminal defendants appeared in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court for various hearings this week. Judge Martin D. Burchfield presided over each of the hearings. Dylan Slagle, 22, of Van Wert, denied violating his bond by having contact with…...
Yost issues report on sex buyers
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (244+ words) Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026 COLUMBUS — More sex buyers are being arrested and prosecuted in Ohio, but jail time and fines remain minimal, and a mandate that offenders attend “john school” is inconsistently enforced, according to a new report released on Tuesday by…...
Mercer County man avoids prison time
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (229+ words) Friday, May. 29, 2026 CELINA — A Mercer County man appeared in court Friday and entered a guilty plea to a dozen securities related felonies. After pleading guilty in Mercer County Common Pleas Court, Christopher T. Wendel, 60, of Celina, was sentenced to five…...
Dozens arrested in statewide sting
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (166+ words) Friday, May. 22, 2026 COLUMBUS — Outgoing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Thursday that a statewide human trafficking operation conducted this month by dozens of agencies resulted in the arrests of 122 people seeking to buy sex – including from minors. “This operation…...
Defendants appear for hearings in Common Pleas Court
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (229+ words) Thursday, May. 21, 2026 Three sentencing hearings for intervention in lieu of conviction violations were among the hearings held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week. Judge Martin D. Burchfield presided over each of the hearings. After violating the terms of…...
OHSP shares results from OVI crackdown
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (154+ words) Tuesday, May. 19, 2026 COLUMBUS — Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, in partnership with over 100 local and state law enforcement partners, removed 158 impaired drivers from Ohio’s roadways during statewide OVI checkpoints and saturation patrols last week. The goal of the statewide…...