Oak Harbor News

United Way in Ottawa County is teaming up with Ottawa County Treasurer Robert J. Hille and nine local banks to offer free tax preparation for working families and individuals.

The horses remain painfully thin and rely on blankets to keep warm, said Shayna Roberts , a 26-year-old animal technician who works 12-hour days at the Sandusky County Fairgrounds organizing the volunteers.

The founder and onetime president of the Arabian Horse Club of Greater Toledo was charged Monday with 42 counts of animal cruelty after severely malnourished horses were discovered at her farm.

The lawyer for an Ohio woman accused of having dozens of malnourished horses on her farm says his client never got the help she needed from a local humane society.

The owner of dozens of malnourished horses that were removed from a northern Ohio farm is facing animal cruelty charges.

The City of Toledo is appealing a ruling that the vicious dog law is unconstitutional.

Those of you who are amateur radio operators may laugh a bit as you read this column.

The owner of dozens of malnourished horses that were removed from a northern Ohio farm is facing animal cruelty charges.

One village road is scheduled to become safer for school children this year. Village Council approved an ordinance Monday to allow the village administrator to move forward with a reconstruction project for Maple Street, from Water Street to Ottawa Street.

An Oak Harbor woman, Robin Vess, isA facing 42 counts of animal cruelty charges .

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Charges have been filed in the case of dozens of emaciated horses found Friday near Oak Harbor, according to Ottawa County Humane Officer Nancy Silva.

OAK HARBOR -- The Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a small business seminar entitled 'How to Make Your Small Business More Successful' with Bill Auxter, the director of Ohio Small Business Development Center at Terra Community College.

More than 30 horses Saturday found comfort at last in a Sandusky County Fairgrounds stable, blankets shielding their frail bodies from the cold and volunteers offering a steady supply of hay.

Authorities are investigating an animal cruelty case in Ottawa County that involves the extreme undernourishment of 31 horses and the death of six others.

OAK HARBOR -- The Northcoast Jobs Connection Job Stores and the Seneca One Stop offer numerous services and resources for job seekers and employers.

Zachary W. Porter, 19, 153 E. Main St., Oak Harbor, was indicted by an Ottawa County Grand Jury on two counts of rape, felonies of the first degree, and three misdemeanor counts of furnishing alcohol to underage persons, according to a report from Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Mulligan.

There's going to be a Valentine Dance at the VFW Hall in Oak Harbor on Feb. 13. Get out your dancing shoes because this dance promises to be full of music.

An Oak Harbor man was arrested and charged with underage drinking and resisting arrest after he fought with officers at a bar, according to an Ottawa County Sheriff's Office report.

OAK HARBOR -- Benton-Carroll-Salem Community Education is offering the following adult enrichment classes: Canning salsa -- 6 to 8 p.m. Feb.