Pomona News

The air in Pomona City Hall was thick with unspoken emotion Tuesday night when Mayor Joann Hancock delivered her temporary ruling on an issue that's been ongoing since she took over in April - the zoning administrator.

It was a tough year for Ottawa and Franklin County businesses. That's not really surprising, Tom Weigand, president of the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce, said.

Despite a history of controversy, Pomona unveiled its new Caseya s General Store Wednesday.

Deputies still are gathering information about a reported carjacking on K-68 today, Undersheriff Steve Lunger, with the Franklin County Sheriffa s Department, said.

If there is one person in Ottawa who has a living, breathing account of the citya s history for the past 50 years, it could be 95-year-old Glenn Underwood.

Andrew Brandon Beauchamp says he didna TMt know his friend Michael Powell was going to rob the Pomonaa TMs Caseya TMs General Store in October.

The season of giving sometimes turns into the season of taking. Local law enforcement say the holiday season can be a prime time for theft.

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Libraries are an equalizer, Jenny Milliken says. "Everyone is afforded the opportunity to use library services, so one's economic status is not part of the equation," Milliken, director of Williamsburg Community Library, said.

Tough economic times for people can mean tough times for pets, too. At least thata s what Emily Mathis, director of the Bea Martin Peck Animal Shelter, and her staff have seen in recent months as more people are leaving their pets behind when they move from Franklin County.

Max Ribeau was a quiet person. He liked working in the garage on vehicles, his daughter, Mona Williams, Ottawa, says.

A year ago, private colleges were struggling to navigate rough economic waters. Then they headed into the hurricane.

One of two Ottawa men jailed in a robbery at the Pomona Caseya s last week likely will stay in jail a little longer, after a judge refused to lower his bond.

Donald W. Smith, 77, Ottawa, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at Richmond Care Center, Richmond.

POMONA a ' If at first you dona TMt succeed, try again. That may have been the motto for thieves who stole copper wiring from a Caseya TMs General Store construction site in Pomona this week.

Two Ottawa men accused of using a knife to rob the Pomona Caseya s were in jail Monday on $20,000 bond.

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The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Franklin County.

Although, it may seem like it is for two Ottawa High School alumni. "We feel like we're 15," Joan Stone, 68, of rural Waverly, said.