Ohio minimum wage set to Increase in 2025

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase Jan. 1, 2025, to $10.70 per hour for nontipped employees and $5.35 per hour for tipped employees.

Delphos Police Reports Sept.15-20

INFORMATION SUBMITTED DELPHOS — On Sept.15, an officer on patrol conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle after observing the driver commit a traffic offense. During the traffic stop, officers found probable cause to arrest the driver, 47-year-old Margarito Alvarez Espinoza of Delphos, for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Houser appears in court for pretrial

VAN WERT—Murder suspect Ryan Houser made an appearance in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court Monday morning. Houser is charged with Aggravated Murder, Murder, Tampering with Evidence, and Having Weapons Under Disability in connection with the September 4, 2023 death of Barbara Ganger.

Van Wert County Court Sept. 19-25

VAN WERT — The following individuals appeared on Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas: Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 Magistrate Christie Steffan Bond violation Eric Braun, 53, Ohio City, was in court on a bond violation.

3-year-old in car fire pronounced dead

AMANDA TOWNSHIOP – A 3-year-old was pronounced dead following a car fire in Amanda Township. According to the Allen County Sheriff’s Office.

ODOT releases weekly construction report

LIMA — The following is the weekly report concerning construction and maintenance work on state highways within the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 for 2024. Allen and Putnam counties State Route 12, State Route 115, and State Route 613 in Putnam, Allen, and Hancock counties at the following locations will be restricted to one lane through the work zone for resurfacing.

Queen Vondwell to host her court Saturday

Queen Vondwell to host her court Saturday St. John’s High School’s 2024 Homecoming Queen Evelyn Vonderwell, front center, will lead her court at the Homecoming game Friday evening versus Coldwater. The Homecoming Parade will step off from the high school parking lot at 5:30 p.m. with the court walking the field at 6:30 p.m. The 2024 Homecoming Court includes, front from left, seniors Brady Ricker and Kayla Beining, senior queen escort Drew Boggs, Queen Vonderwell, senior queen escort TJ Werts and seniors Avery Altenburger and Brayden Pohlman; row two, sophomores Cole Wilson and Claire Martin; juniors Riley Mueller, MC Kopack, Ava Hershey and Brayden Klaus; and sophomores Megan Kerner and Logan Duncan; and back, freshmen Nick Gaynier, Olivia Ricker, Alla Martz and Bo Friedrich. (CherryRoad Media/Nancy Spencer)

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