The Madison-Press

A day for heritage

By Fran Odyniec For The Madison Press Asked if the spritzes of rain had any negative effect on Heritage Day in Plain City on Saturday, May 18, Maria, a math and history teacher from Toledo, motioned to the kids in line at Shadpoke’s balloon artistry booth and pronounced, “Obviously not.” Maria, who had come down [...]

Irish baseball has undefeated season

By JEFF GATES For The Madison Press   These Irish eyes are smiling. St. Patrick School’s fourth/fifth grade baseball team wrapped up its regular season by posting a perfect 10-0 record. It has been a number of years since the London school has been able to field a team, but this season they came back [...]

Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban

By NOMAAN MERCHANT GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America’s leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts — a decision that, either way, could deeply affect the organization’s membership and funding. Scouting leaders [...]

Did officers go too far in search?

By Jane Beathard Staff Writer   Madison County Common Pleas Judge Robert D. Nichols is expected to rule in coming days on whether or not officers went too far in confiscating suspected drug evidence from a London man during a traffic stop last winter. Defense attorney Shannon Treynor believes deputies illegally confiscated heroin capsules from [...]

Students rally for former teacher

By JEFF GATES   Practicing what is preached. At St. Patrick School, the students are taught the importance of helping others. The school has such a commitment that they require all students to do a certain amount of service hours throughout the year, depending on grade level. One day, fifth grade students Sophie Zawodny, Emily [...]

Cleveland man sentenced to nine months

By Jane Beathard Staff Writer   A Cleveland-area man was sentenced on Friday to nine months in prison for possessing 4 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop last year on Interstate 70. Ernie L. Terrell, 32, 195 Gould Ave., Bedford, tested positive for marijuana just prior to Friday’s sentencing in Madison County Common Pleas [...]

Long Johns take the starch out of the Muffins, 8-1

By Fran Odyniec For The Madison Press   In a baseball game played by 1860 rules, the Der Dutchman Long Johns bested the Ohio Village Muffins 8-1 Saturday afternoon, May 18. A highlight of the fourth annual Plain City Heritage Day, the game took spectators as well as players back to a time when gentlemen [...]

London man convicted of trafficking

By Jane Beathard Staff Writer   A London-area man will spend six months in prison for trafficking heroin on Jan. 17. Charles E. Kuhn, 35, 6515 Neil Road, pleaded guilty on Thursday in Madison County Common Pleas Court to the drug trafficking charge as part of a plea deal. Because Kuhn has prior trafficking convictions, [...]

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