Ottawa News

By RYAN DUNN staff writer OTTAWA -- Michael A. Fay, 17, on Tuesday denied charges of murdering two teenage housemates in Ottawa.

Details released in slaying of brothers, ages 17 and 14; Suspect and his mother lived with victims and their mother.

The third teen involved in the May 9 Amber Alert who later directed authorities to the bodies of Blake and Blaine Romes has been charged with double aggravated murder, according to a press release from the Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney Office on Friday.

OTTAWA, Ohio -- Michael Aaron Fay has been charged in Putnam County Juvenile Court in the shooting deaths of Blaine Romes, 14, and Blake Aaron Romes, 17.

By RYAN DUNN staff writer OTTAWA -- The mother of two teenagers who were found dead last Thursday discovered a handgun and a large amount of blood when she came home to check on them earlier that morning, 911 records show.

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act that could expedite funding for the Blanchard River flood-control project.

Autopsy results for two Putnam County teenage brothers who died last week await toxicology tests, which could take two months to complete, the coroner said.

Flooding isn't anything new to Findlay residents and business owners, much like the promise of mitigation plans for the Blanchard River.

The Blanchard River Art Guild held their annual arts festival, now known as Festival in the Flats Saturday, May 11 on Walnut Street in Ottawa.

Autopsies have been completed on two teenage brothers from Ottawa who were reported missing this week and found dead after a third teen directed authorities to their bodies.

Bicycles sit behind the home of Blake and Blaine Romes in Ottawa, Ohio, Friday, May 10, 2013.

Michael Fay, 17, pleaded not guilty to charges of grand theft in Putnam County Juvenile Court this afternoon with Judge Michael Borer presiding.

An agent with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, center, works with police officers in Ottawa, Ohio, on Thursday.

Blake Aaron Romes, 17; Michael Aaron Fey, 17; and Blaine Romes, 14, are said to be missing.

An Amber Alert is issued in the state of Ohio for three teens reported as missing or abducted.

The teenage boys, two 17-year-olds and a 14-year-old, were last seen in the Village of Ottawa.

When algae builds up on Western Lake Erie, recreational activity is not something that the murky greenish-brown water invites.

Fourth grade students in Mrs. Schroeder's class at St. Peter and Paul celebrated Arbor Day Friday by planting a tree in front of the school.