Seneca County News

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A county engineer says he has received both praise and criticism for arranging to buy about 6,500 tons of stone and brick from a more than century-old Ohio courthouse that was recently torn down after a battle over its preservation.

TIFFIN, OH The city of Tiffin is looking at giving new life to an old building in a rare meeting Saturday morning.

Seneca County Engineer Mark Zimmerman has gotten criticism and "attaboys" alike for working out a deal to purchase the stone and brick from the county's now-demolished 1884 courthouse.

Drug charges are pending following a search of a Fostoria residence Wednesday by the Seneca County Drug Task Force-METRICH Enforcement Unit.

A potential joint venture by Tiffin and Seneca County to construct a courts building was discussed by Sandusky Seneca Tiffin Port Authority representatives Tuesday.

By JIM MAURER STAFF WRITER TIFFIN -- A potential joint venture by Tiffin and Seneca County to construct a courts building was discussed by Sandusky Seneca Tiffin Port Authority representatives Tuesday.

Sandusky County commissioners voted unanimously to designate the county as an alternative energy zone, which will provide tax breaks to green energy industries moving to the area.

As the wrecking ball demolished the final remnant of the Seneca County Courthouse on Friday, dozens of people stood on surrounding sidewalks for hours as witnesses to the fate of the historic building.

TIFFIN, Ohio - Demolition has progressed to the most prominent feature on a more than 125-year-old courthouse coming down after a preservation battle in northwest Ohio.

A Fostoria man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for his role in an aborted robbery attempt.

After finally getting its crane repaired, B&B Wrecking and Excavating Thursday began tearing down the only remnant of Seneca County's 1884 courthouse - the clock tower.

Lake Township police executed arrest warrants Monday at the Woodville Road home of two persons indicted for their role in an alleged drug ring operating in northwest Ohio.

Read more: Local , Crime , Ohio , Fremont Ohio , Seneca County Ohio , Seneca County Drug Task Force , Cocaine , Cocaine Bust , Cocaine Dealer , Drugs , Drug Bust , James Bell The Seneca County Drug Task Force says it seized cocaine and cash from Bell during his arrest in an alley.

A Fremont man was arrested this week on a felony drug charge after an undercover drug investigation at an alley off the 200 block of South Washington Street, police report.

By JIM MAURER STAFF WRITER TIFFIN -- Bids of more than $3.8 million for the Bascom wastewater treatment plant were opened Tuesday morning, about $100,000 above estimates.

By HANNAH NUSSER for the courier The Seneca County Convention & Visitors Bureau is closings its doors for good.

With the clock tower standing alone amid a sea of debris from the demolished Seneca County Courthouse, commissioners Tuesday talked about ways to make the site look good.

Automaker equipment supplier Grob Systems in Bluffton will get $7.9 million in state loans for an expansion to add up to 113 jobs.

Four of five people indicted last week on 31 drug-related felony charges were arrested Monday as part of a Seneca County Drug Task Force-METRICH Enforcement Unit investigation.