Huron County News

Imagine you operate a business in an industry that has been in the tanks for the past year, and no recovery appears on the horizon.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency , in partnership with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources , will host a flood risk information open house for Huron County on Tuesday, Nov.

Thousands of registered sex offenders would be subject to less-stringent reporting requirements if defense lawyers succeed in challenging parts of a 2007 state law intended to crack down on sexual criminals.

An election official is hoping to see a 50 percent turnout for Election Day. JoAnn Friar, director of the Ottawa County Board of Elections, said county voters have plenty of local issues and races as well as three statewide issues on the ballot.

WAKEMAN TWP. a ' Two Huron County women were flown from the scene of an accident Tuesday morning after a Honda Accord collided with a tractor-trailer. The accident happened shortly after 11:30 a.m. on U.S. Route 20 just west of Wakeman.

A Portage County medical worker is accused of taking nude pictures of patients. Jamie Aguirre was pulled over Sunday night on SR 43 at I-73. During the stop, officers found the 43-year-old to be in possession of a small amount of Marijuana and paraphernalia.

Bond was set at $250,000 Tuesday for a Huron County man accused of taking photos and video of patients undressing for ultra sounds and other procedures at a Tiffin medical center.

The Ohio Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that killed Dustin York, 20, of 142 U.S. 224, Willard, late Thursday.

Attorneys for two of the children kept in cages by Sharen and Michael Gravelle filed a lawsuit Monday against the adoptive parents who are now in prison.

Two of the 11 children kept in cages by their adoptive parents in northern Ohio have sued a Hamilton County agency that placed the two local children with adoptive parents, alleging the government should have known the parents had horrible histories of abuse and were unfit.

Two Ohio teenagers forced by their adoptive parents to sleep in cages have sued the couple and caseworkers who arranged the adoptions.

MILAN, Ohio - Deputies say they scrambled to clear people out of an Ohio sheriff's office when a man brought in a pipe bomb he said he'd found in a wildlife area.

Unemployment rates are down a little bit across North Central Ohio. All six counties in our coverage area have lower rates for September than they did in August, however, in all but one case they remain in double digits.

After making some adjustments to boost their revenue it looks like Huron County will be able to make it through the end of this year in the black and keep the jail operating.

Fifteen area charities were the winners recently from the 7th Annual Baumann Auto Group Big Charity Raffle event.

WILLARD: Murray began his career in the Willard-Attica area in 1947 when he and his wife Betty Squires moved to Southern Huron County and began farming.

Police in the Huron County town of Wakeman are trying to figure out who is poisoning cats in the area after more than 15 cats have died in recent weeks.

Wakeman patrol officer Julianna Trunko was working a security job at a retail store and couldn't believe the unsold hair brushes were on sale for just 10 cents apiece.

An estimated 20 cats have been poisoned with antifreeze in the past several weeks in this Huron County village and a cat was found Monday shot through the head with an arrow, according to Wakeman Police Chief Tim Hunker.

MONROEVILLE -- A burglary suspect was nabbed outside a Monroeville home Saturday night during what authorities believe was a jewelry heist gone awry.