Windham News

A Shalersville man was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday after pleading guilty to the Thanksgiving murder of a Windham man.

The Windham Branch of the Portage County District Library has announced its National Library Week winners.

Plans are under way for the 20th annual Hiram School Reunion to be held from 1 to 4 p.m. July 21 at the Troy Community House, 13950 Main Market Road in Welshfield.

Happy spring! Mother Nature has finally cooperated and spring has arrived. The earth seems to have awakened from its winter slumber, with the trees leafing out and the shrubs bursting forth life in pinks, purples and whites.

Kolton Michael Fincham is the newborn son of Bailey McQuerry and Anthony Fincham of Windham.

Portage County voters did something they haven't done since President Eisenhower was in the White House: They passed a levy for additional funding for the Portage County Health Department.

While 15 percent turnout is typical in a primary, Faith Lyon, director of the Portage County Board of Elections said they are estimating a 13 percent turnout on Tuesday.

A Windham man will serve 30 months in prison and be labeled a sex offender after pleading guilty to having unwanted sexual contact with a woman in the village in November 2012.

A Windham woman who sold prescription drugs out of her apartment, less than 1,000 feet from a Windham school, has been sentenced to four years in prison.

A Windham man who drove his brother to the scene of a burglary in Shalersville in July 2012 in which firearms were stolen from the victim's residence was sentenced Monday to four years in prison.