WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says Ohio might see nearly $166 million in Defense Department civilian payroll cuts if automatic government spending cuts kick in March 1. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Congress on Wednesday that if a budget deal isn’t reached, he may have to shorten the workweek for the “vast majority” of the [...]
By Jane Beathard Staff Writer A London woman was sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday for selling the painkiller Percocet to a confidential police informant on May 24, 2012. Michelle L. Stevens, 24, last known address 41 W. First St., pleaded guilty in December in Madison County Common Pleas Court to a [...]
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factory orders increased in December even though companies trimmed their orders for goods that signal investment plans. Factory orders rose 1.8 percent in December compared to November, when orders had fallen 0.3 percent, the Commerce Department said Monday. But demand for core capital goods, a category considered a [...]
By Jane Beathard Staff Writer One of three Columbus-area men convicted of a night time break-in at Madison Garden Center near West Jefferson last summer will spend a year in prison for the crime, following a sentencing hearing on Friday. Cheveldes Chavis, 34, pleaded guilty in Madison County Common Pleas Court in November to [...]
By Jane Beathard Staff Writer The London woman convicted in December of trafficking the prescription painkiller Percocet (Oxycodone) on May 25, 2012, will serve a year in prison. A jury found Jessie M. Leming, 21, guilty of dealing the drug in the vicinity of a child — a third-degree felony. Prior to Tuesday’s sentencing, [...]
By Jane Beathard Staff Writer A London-area man was charged on Thursday with four counts of forcible rape involving a child younger than 13. David A. Scott, 28, 5225 Fourth Ave. N.E., in Plumwood, appeared before Madison County Common Pleas Judge Robert D. Nichols, who appointed Nick Adkins to represent the man at a [...]
By Jane Beathard Staff Writer March 4 remains the date Madison County Commissioner Paul Gross and London resident Susan Dunham will square off in the local common pleas courtroom. Earlier this month, visiting Judge James Brogan refused a request by Dunham’s lawyer, John Xavier Perez, to postpone the civil trial until May. However, Brogan [...]
By Kevin Dye Staff Writer West Jefferson Planning and Zoning Commission members discussed issues that they would like to see handled during the course of this year. One main issue was with properties that need code improvements. Member Ray Martin suggested that the commission look at a proposed sellers permit that would help bring [...]
