Shige Yoshida, retired Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer of Honda of America Manufacturing, spoke Monday at the Columbus Rotary. Yoshida spoke on a number of topics including the decision to locate Honda’s motorcycle plant in Marysville. Shown on the screen is launch of the Honda Civic. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens) –––– Editor’s note: This is the first in a multi-part series based on talks given by Honda officials at the Columbus Rotary. In a rare sequence of two consecutive Monday meetings, the Rotarians invited Shige Yoshida, retired executive vice president and chief operating officer of Honda of America…
Author: Mac Cordell
Municipal Court Speeding – Randy B. McNeal, Hilliard, $58 fine, $110 costs. Speeding – Richard G. Reitter III, Galena, $58 fine, $110 costs. Speeding – Ruth M. Rauch, Dublin, $55 fine, $88 costs. Stop sign – Steven P. Stone, 244 Riverwind Drive, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Sean C. Black, Hilliard, $55 fine, $88 costs. Speeding – Morgan A. Poyet, Richwood, $55 fine, $88 costs. Speeding – Catherine E. Adams, North Augusta, SC, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Adinarayana Kumbagiri, Dublin, $85 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Steven C. Kanevsky, West Mansfield, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding –…
Commissioner Gary Lee has said a proposed FedEx distribution center could make history. “I believe this will be the first time a development of this size has not been offered any type of tax incentive,” said Union County Commissioner Gary Lee. 42 Real Estate LLC is moving forward with plans to develop a 530,000-square-foot trucking distribution center 8341 Industrial Parkway in Jerome Township. In February, the Jerome Township Board of Zoning Appeals approved a conditional use variance for the 99-acre site, allowing the project to move forward. Sun Capital, now 42 Real Estate LLC, initially filed the application, though documents…
Municipal Court Speeding – Kayla D. Day, Hilliard, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Malia R. Roach, Powell, $55 fine, $113 costs. Speeding – Kelly M. Gard, Plain City, $58 fine, $85 costs. Left of center – Scot B. Webster, Springboro, dismissed, traffic diversion program completed, $143 costs. Speeding – Adama Ceesey, Columbus, $75 fine, $110 costs. Speeding – Ashley E. Kohli, Elida, $58 fine, $85 costs. Speeding – Jonell L. Nelson, Bellefontaine, $58 fine, $85 costs. No insurance – Brandon T. Hammond, Richwood, dismissed, $28 costs. Fail to yield – Brandon T. Hammond, Richwood, $58 fine, $95 costs. Speeding…
MITCHELL –––– The woman who allegedly sold the drugs that killed a Marysville woman is now under indictment. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Latoya Blanche Mitchell, 33, of 146 Silver Maple Dr., Delaware. According to court documents, Mitchell sold crack cocaine and heroin to Sydney Allmon. Union County Prosecutor David Phillips said Allmon and another individual went to Delaware to buy the drugs. He said the heroin Allmon bought was laced with Fentanyl. “After using that, the crack cocaine then the heroin, she overdosed and died,” said Phillips. “It was a combination, but the lethal drug would have…
Speeding – Amy L. Basinger, Richwood, dismissed, traffic diversion program completed, $143 costs. Speeding – Nicholas R. Packer, Urbana, $55 fine, $88 costs. Speeding – Akiya M. Timmons, Cardington, $75 fine, $85 costs. Concentration – Kelsey L. Regula, West Mansfield, $750 fine, $365 susp., $178 costs, 30 days jail 27 susp., OL susp. 1 yr. Marked lanes – Kelsey L. Regula, West Mansfield, dismissed, $28 costs. Concentration – Anthony O. Omoyajowo, 618 Milford Avenue, $750 fine, $365 susp., $175 costs, 30 days jail 27 susp., OL susp. 1 yr. Marked lanes – Anthony O. Omoyajenga, 618 Milford Avenue, dismissed, $28…
State Senator Dave Burke, of Marysville, has introduced legislation that would make many fake or spam cell phone calls illegal. He recently announced the bill at a press conference with State Representatives Keith Faber and Jonathan Dever along with Ohio Auditor Dave Yost and representative from the Ohio Attorney General’s office. (Photo submitted) Dave Burke says he is afraid to answer his phone. The State Senator and Marysville area pharmacist said “the majority” of calls he receives anymore are either from a ghosted number or from someone who received a ghost call from his phone number. Recently scammers and some…
A Columbus man and woman are facing felony charges in Union County in connection with a series of retail thefts. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Erika Ann Fowler, 34, and Terry Rose, 38, each charged with two counts of theft and one count each of receiving stolen property and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. According to court documents, between October and December, Fowler, Rose and an unidentified man stole from stores in Union, Champaign, Logan, Franklin and Clark counties. Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips said the individuals would go into the stores, select items, then simply…
Municipal Court Drug paraphernalia – Justin C. Nichiniello, 125 North Maple St., $150 fine, $220 costs, OL susp. 6 mo. Concentration – Jonathan B. Shupert, West Portsmouth, $750 fine, $365 susp., $159 costs, 30 days jail 27 susp., OL susp. 1 yr. Marked lanes – Jonathan B. Shupert, West Portsmouth, dismissed, due to plea to companion case, $28 costs. Speeding – Ija M. Word, Reynoldsburg, $58 fine, $168 costs. Possess marijuana – Hobert R. Young, 825 Columbus Avenue, $150 fine, $88 costs. OL susp. 6 mo. Fail to reg dog – Danielle M. McCandlish, 11480 U.S. Hwy 36, Lot 18,…
Former Jerome Township Trustee Andy Thomas was at Monday’s meeting to discuss the future of development along Route 161. “You don’t want to give that ground away,” Thomas told the trustees. The former trustee, who owns land on Route 161 between Plain City and Kyleville, said he was contacted by another resident about Plain City’s decision to run Columbus water from Kyle Road, west to the village. Trustee Joe Craft explained Plain City and Columbus have petitioned the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to allow Columbus to provide water to the village. “What they propose and what they get could be…
Tony L. Beverly, right, has been charged with misdemeanor counts of impersonating a fire fighter and misconduct at an emergency. This picture was taken at a crash April 12, in Marysville. Beverly arrived at the scene in a car and went to the crash wearing Bokes Creek Fire Department gear. (Journal Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) –––– A West Mansfield man is facing charges after allegedly posing as a local firefighter. Tony L. Beverly, 18, of West Mansfield, has been charged with impersonating a fire fighter and misconduct at an emergency, both misdemeanors. “This young man was not under the…
Plain City is making some changes to the way village council does business. In the past, most legislation gets read publically at three consecutive meetings. Village council members have voted on legislation each time it’s read, including the first reading, the night it is introduced. “We’ve always done it that way,’ is what we we’ve been told,” Council President Pro-Tem Kerri Ferguson said of the process. “We didn’t realize there was alternative ways to do that.” At a recent work session, Village Fiscal Officer Renee Sonnett introduced an alternative. Sonnett, who also serves as council clerk, told the group she…
Municipal Court Assault – Jeremiah F. Gorby, Grove City, dismissed, $28 costs. Theft – William R. Davis, 132 West Third St., $600 fine, $245 costs, 30 days jail susp. Speeding – Shourian D. Petaway, Columbus, $58 fine, $165 costs. Fail to reg – Damon B. Krane, Athens, $58 fine, $165 costs. Non-compliance – Laura M. Boyd, East Liberty, $600 fine, $180 susp., $148 costs, 30 days jail susp., OL susp. 6 mo. Assured clear distance – Laura M. Boyd, East Liberty, $58 fine, $28 costs. Seat belt – Angela M. Allen, Jackson, $30 fine, $146 costs. Physical control – George…
Above, first responders tend to a minivan which drove off Damascus Road Friday and struck two houses. At left are the remains of mailboxes, light posts, curbs, yards, and even a water main that were also struck by the vehicle, which was reportedly driven by Sarah E. Connolly. Officials believe a medical incident prompted the crash. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) –––– Damascus Road was closed Friday after minivan left the roadway, striking light posts and mailboxes before eventually hitting two houses. According to the Marysville Police report, Sarah E. Connolly, 34, 406 Emmaus Road, was traveling southeast on Damascus…
LANE –––– The local murder trial, which should have been wrapping up Friday, has been continued. Todd Michael Lane, 44, of 627 E. Fourth St., is charged with one count of murder as well as one count each of felonious assault and tampering with evidence. Lane is accused of killing John Dixon, 45, of Marysville, following a night involving drinking and an eventual argument May 27 at the home the men shared on East Fourth Street. In a recent hearing, Union County Common Pleas Court Judge Don Fraser ruled that coroner David Applegate could testify in the trial, despite being…