Municipal Court Speeding – Abigail M. Yoder, Goshen, IN, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Aaron D. Greve, Urbana, $55 fine, $88 costs. Seat belt – Adam Franck, Maria Stein, $20 fine, $66 costs. Fail to control – Martha A. Hemmer, Bellefontaine, $58 fine, $85 costs. Fail to control – Jaime S. Martin, 1622 Meadowlark Lane, $58 fine, $110 costs. Seat belt – Mark A. Ankrom, Mechanicsburg, $30 fine, $66 costs. Seat belt – Travis J. Nay, Columbus, $30 fine, $66 costs. Speeding – Ryan E. Sindledecker, Kenton, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Amy L. Landacre, 170 Connolly St.,…
Author: Mac Cordell
A group of Plain City businessmen and residents are asking council members to explain their vote on a proposed apartment complex. In August, council rejected an ordinance that would have rezoned 8.8 acres property on Jefferson Avenue and Perry Pike and paved the way for a 112-unit apartment complex. The rezoning had been approved by planning and zoning, which recommended the rezoning to council. Resident Chris Homan asked council members if they had researched the economic impact of the project before they rejected the rezoning. Several said they did. Council member Shannon Pine, who voted to approve the rezone, agreed…
Municipal Court Seat belt – J. Oliver Carpenter, Dublin, dismissed, $33 costs. Speeding – Antonieo D. Crum, Richwood, $55 fine, $88 costs. Speeding – Matthew C. Wenger, Plain City, $58 fine, $85 costs. No OL – Jenson M. Hecker, 24515 Darby Pottersburg Road, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Kelli J. Chochard, Columbus, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Nishad Deshkar, Dublin, $58 fine, $85 costs. FRA susp – Shaun M. Wells, Springfield, $600 fine, $120 costs. Speeding – Shaun M. Wells, Springfield, $58 fine, $28 costs. Seat belt – Shaun M. Wells, Springfield, dismissed, $28 costs. No OL –…
Municipal Court Theft – Joshua J. Scott, Unionville Center, $600 fine, $120 costs, 30 days jail 29 susp. Endanger child – Raymond M. Dawson Jr., Millfield, $300 fine, $28 costs, 30 days jail susp. Physical control – Shanon J. Ervin, Unionville Center, $750 fine, $180 susp., $349 costs, 30 days jail 27 susp., OL susp. 6 mo. Speeding – Lawrence J. Schoelhamer, Columbus, dismissed, traffic diversion program completed, $143 costs. Non-compliance –Shanon J. Ervin, Unionville Center, $600 fine, $85 costs. Non-compliance – Shanon J. Ervin, Unionville Center, $600 fine, $88 costs. Speeding – Zachery R. Crofut, 160 Elwood Avenue, $58…
A Nevada woman could be facing more than six decades in prison after allegedly swindling a local woman out of about half a million dollars. Denise Parker, 62, of Las Vegas, has been indicted on four counts of identity fraud against a person in a protected class, and one count each of theft from a person in a protected class, receiving stolen property and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. According to court documents, in November, the victim, an elderly local woman, looking for companionship, joined an on-line dating site. She met an individual who portrayed himself as a…
Driving could be getting more expensive in Plain City and Jerome Township. Plain City and Jerome Township are each working on legislation that would add an additional fee each time a resident registers a vehicle. In Plain City, village council is acting to impose an additional $10 per vehicle tax on vehicles in Union County and $5 for vehicles in Madison County. According to the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Plain City already imposes a $15 fee on each registration in Madison County and $5 on each registration in Union County. Jerome Township, which currently does not have a permissive…
Traffic on Route 38, between Walker Woods Lane and Seventh Street, has been reduced to one lane to allow for repaving by the Ohio Department of Transportation. Flaggers will maintain two-way traffic on the road. Crews, shown above near Royal Oak Drive, are starting at the south end of the project and working north toward the city. Both lanes are expected to open by Oct. 13. The Union County Engineers Office has also closed Shirk Road, between 19690 Shirk Road and Dog Leg Road for a large culvert replacement. Officials expect the culvert project to be completed in two weeks.…
At Tuesday night’s meeting, the Jerome Township Board of Trustees got an update on economic development in the county. As part of that discussion, the trustees questioned the housing options in the county. Trustee Joe Craft said there are few if any affordable housing options in the county. “It is a huge issue,” Union County Economic Development Director Eric Phillips said. He said that in the past it was not considered in the economic development equation, but recently the thought has changed. He said housing affordability impacts workforce availability. “We need affordable housing,” Phillips said. “We need housing options for…
Municipal Court Speeding – Tyler S. Austin, Washington, PA, $58 fine, $38 costs Seat belt – Tyler S. Austin, Washington, PA, $30 fine, $28 costs. Seat belt – Kenneth E. Collins, Canton, $30 fine, $66 costs. Speeding – Harveer Singh, Marion, $58 fine, $85 costs. Seat belt – Nicholas P. Frazier, Bellefontaine, $30 fine, $66 costs. Speeding – Benjamin S. Wilson, Columbus, $58 fine, $85 costs. Temp w/o OL – Jadon I. Burke, 744 West Fifth St., $58 fine, $95 costs. Speeding – George A. Burton Jr., 24909 Patrick Brush, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Vasavi Gonuguntla, Dublin, $58…
Union County officials are already making plans for the 2019 budget. “It seems like we just adopted a budget,” Union County Administrator Tim Hansley recently told a group of county elected officials and department heads. He said that he and Budget Officer Letitia Rayl would be looking at revenue and other numbers for 2019. Hansley added that they would begin communicating with elected officials and department heads, “so begin thinking about your needs for next year.” He warned officials that 2019’s budget is, “going to be a little bit tight.” “Revenues are not heading where they are supposed to be…
The Ohio Department of Health has confirmed that several mosquitos, trapped in Union County, have tested positive for West Nile Virus. The Union County Health Department received notification from the Ohio Department of Health Thursday afternoon that five mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile Virus. All five samples were from the same trapping site near a stream in the southern part of Marysville. Union County now joins 54 other Ohio counties reporting West Nile Virus activity. Health Commissioner Jason Orcena said Ohio has seen “a high level of West Nile Virus activity this year.” “There has been an increase…
ARNOLD –––– Law enforcement officials say they are pleased with the peaceful resolution of what they are calling, “a very tense situation for a couple of hours that could have ended not so well.” Max W. Arnold, 30, of 628 Kenny Lane, Marysville, was arrested Friday evening. Law enforcement officials say he will be charged with inducing panic. Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton said deputies went to Honda’s Marysville Auto Plant to serve a felony warrant on Arnold. According to court records, in July Arnold was indicted on three counts of rape, two counts of possession of criminal tools, and…
Municipal Court Speeding – Ashley M. Huizinga, 2003 Shetland St., $58 fine, $85 costs. Assured clear distance – David A. Hayman, Westerville, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Divya Kandi, Columbus, $58 fine, $110 costs. Speeding – Karen K. Croy, Delray Beach, FL, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Debbie K. Steiff, Hilliard, $58 fine, $110 costs. Speeding – Rebecca A. Gafford, Elida, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Dakota L. Pohlman, 732 Meadows Drive, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Jodie H. Sloop, Hilliard, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Gary L. Trout, Huntsville, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding…
Municipal Court Speeding – Lisa M. Wagoner, Neon, KY, $58 fine, $110 costs. Speeding – Michael N. Mithiri, Columbus, $250 fine, $95 costs, 30 days jail susp. Speeding – Dustin A. Miller, Urbana, $58 fine, $85 costs. Seat belt – Jo J. Bennett, 569 East Tenth St., Apt 1B, $30 fine, $66 costs. Traffic light – Matthew T. Martyr, Pleasanton, CA, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Margo J. Burnside, Bellefontaine, $58 fine, $85 costs. Seat belt – Michael R. Barkhau, 21118 White Stone Road, $30 fine, $66 costs. Speeding – James D. Furrow Jr., 717 East Sixth St., $58…
The man at the heart of a sex abuse scandal against a former Ohio State University doctor was on trial Monday in Marysville Municipal Court on unrelated charges. At left, defendant Mike DiSabato, seated with co-council Jeff Ratliff, looks on as Bret Adams, second from left, is questioned by co-defense attorney Rocky Ratliff, right, in the criminal case against DiSabato for telecommunications harassment. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) –––– The man at the center of an investigation at the Ohio State University has been found guilty of harassment in an unrelated Marysville incident. Following a one-day trial, an eight-person jury…