Sandusky County News

FREMONT -- A 24-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday for allegedly raping a mentally challenged female.

Name: Lawrence 'Bud' Rice Charge: Armed robbery Age: 20 Rice was involved in an armed robbery of a residence in the 700 block of South Street in Fremont on March 21, 2008.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP -- An elderly couple is still recovering in a Toledo hospital after they were viciously attacked in their rural Gibsonburg home Thursday morning.

SCOTT TOWNSHIP -- A 17-year-old male is recovering after a two-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon.

An elderly couple has been hospitalized after being terrorized in their small town home.

The Sandusky County Fair has openings for the vendors for the 2009 Sandusky County Fair Aug.

COLUMBUS -- Sen. Karen L. Gillmor voiced her strong support of a provision in the state budget that would require the Ohio Turnpike Commission to maintain safety on the Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County.

CHARGED Ethan Gill, 18, criminal mischief, Wednesday. Richard Ickes, 22, failure to appear, Wednesday.

The Sandusky County Republican party is hosting its monthly supper at 6 p.m. July 1, at Ponderosa Steakhouse, 1430 Oak Harbor Road.

Leadership Sandusky County and the Rotary Club of Fremont presented John Lauer with the annual Trustee of the Year Award at the graduation ceremony of Leadership Sandusky County on June 17, at Ole Zim's Wagon Shed.

FREMONT -- The Sandusky County Relay for Life committee has counted about $142,000 so far from the event held last Friday at Conner Park.

FREMONT -- For years, the Sandusky County Regional Airport Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1272 flight club has been educating young people on flying.

BALLVILLE TOWNSHIP -- A house fire was reported late Friday evening on Emmett Drive.

YORK TOWNSHIP -- A deputy was injured after he was run over by group of underage party-goers attempting to escape a home, which was surrounded by deputies during a four-hour standoff.

A Fostoria Police officer became the target of a man who was traveling at speeds of 100 mph in a 35 mph speed zone Thursday.

Every year the United Way of Sandusky County awards one graduating senior from each high school in Sandusky County with a Senior Volunteer Award and a monetary gift.

TOWNSEND TOWNSHIP -- A 37-year-old man is in Sandusky County jail on $100,000 bail after allegedly barging into a residence late Monday night with a shotgun and making threats.

FREMONT -- A Bellevue woman was sentenced to four years in prison for assisting in a robbery at a local bar where a woman was beaten with a firearm.

FREMONT -- The Sandusky County Health Department said the upgrade of the H1N1 flu to pandemic Phase 6 levels by the World Health Organization doesn't change their local plan of action.

FREMONT -- One of the easiest ways to save some much-needed cash is by altering daily travel methods.