Seneca County News

By ADRIENNE CURLIS STAFF WRITER Local senior citizens couldn't help but fall in love Tuesday - with the Seneca County Seniors' Day and with Tom Laurent, Elvis lookalike.

FREMONT -- A visiting judge and prosecutor have been appointed in the case against a former sheriff's deputy who was indicted late last month on theft in office and theft charges.

By CHANDRA NIKLEWSKI STAFF WRITER Fairs bring fun, rides, candy and greasy foods, but any enjoyment can come to an abrupt halt when a child is discovered missing.

The city of Fostoria is heading to trial in the case involving former police officer Nicholas Portentoso.

Seneca County's 1884 courthouse may yet dodge the wrecking ball. A Chillicothe, Ohio preservation consultant yesterday told county commissioners he is convinced that a yet-to-be-identified private entity could ...

URGENT memo to Gov. Ted Strickland: Now is the time for you to end the uncertainty and take concrete steps to ensure that the historic Seneca County courthouse won't be torn down.

With any luck, the spring of 2013 is going to be historic for the Sandusky River stock of walleye.

For the second time, Gov. Ted Strickland has asked Seneca County officials to hold off on demolishing the historic county courthouse in Tiffin.

Bids to level what some consider the most historically significant building in Seneca County and one of the most significant in Ohio came in lower than expected yesterday - to the delight of county ...

Seneca County Republican Central Committee members voted this week to name Holly Stacy as the party's candidate for county commissioner.

By SANDRA WHITTA STAFF WRITER The city of Tiffin formally declined the commissioners offer to buy the Seneca County courthouse Monday.

From its landlocked six-acre site on West Market Street to a wooded, 134-acre campus on the city's southwest side, Mercy Hospital of Tiffin is preparing to move after 95 years in the same location.

Russell Lee 'Sonny' Stahl, age 66, of Republic, died Thursday morning, July 3, 2008, at Tiffin Mercy Hospital.

By SANDRA WHITTA STAFF WRITER Although the Fostoria landfill may be close to resolving past violations, new ones are surfacing.

By SANDRA WHITTA STAFF WRITER It was a day of opposites for the Seneca County commissioners Thursday.

By LOU WILIN STAFF WRITER Hancock County's unemployment rate ballooned to 5 percent in May from 4.4 percent the previous month.

The Ohio Department of Health in collaboration with local health departments in Ohio and other state and federal partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of E coli.

Thirty-four teams will put on their walking shoes this weekend during the 2008 Relay for Life to show support in the fight against a deadly disease.

A group of pin-up girls who bared all to help save the Randolph County Courthouse in eastern Indiana will be in Tiffin Sunday to lend their support to the effort in Seneca County.

By ADRIENNE CURLIS STAFF WRITER With autism levels rising every day, area volunteers are raising money for the Great Lakes Center for Autism.