Oberlin police arrested a 68-year-old man Tuesday for the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl. Lt. Michael McCloskey said John Howard, 68, of Oberlin was arrested on Tuesday after police executed a search warrant of his home. The search was part of an investigation of a complaint Howard had sexually assaulted the girl on Sunday […]
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Megan Schief has been visually impaired her whole life, but she recently received a new pair of eyes — with four paws. Schief’s new eyes belong to Pepita, a black Labrador retriever who serves as Schief’s guide dog. Schief said she looked into getting a guide dog following an accident last year. “I fell in a hole […]
It’s official. The fun is over. The Pontiac G-6 Hard Top Convertible is gone, replaced by a more “practical” vehicle. It’s the victim of lease arrangements and my advancing age, punctuated by changes in life style. Long ago I discovered the advantages of leasing. I love having a new car. With a lease, it’s a guarantee […]
A student who fell from a roof at the Oberlin College facilities service building has been released from the hospital, but has not yet been charged. Oberlin police Lt. Mike McCloskey said Blake Montgomery has been released from MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, where he had been taken after falling 30 to 35 feet on […]
The Oberlin recreation commission is looking to recommend fees to city council for various recreation programs offered by the city. Recreation coordinator Ian Yarber said the commission asked him to devise a fee structure for adult and juvenile recreation programs. “They want the adult programs to pay for themselves,” Yarber said. “And the kid programs, they […]
• MONTHLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION through Oberlin Community Services, 285. S.Professor St., will be April 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for residents of Oberlin, Wellington and Kipton, and New Russia, Carlisle, Brighton, LaGrange, Penfield, Camden, Huntington, Rochester, Pittsfield and Wellington townships. Recipients must bring identification and address verification. Call 774-6579 for more information, or […]
