The News-Messenger from Fremont, Ohio • 2

RECORDS The News-Messenger, Fremont, Ohio, Saturday, May 2, 1998 Frederick Miller Frederick Miller, 83, of Oak Harbor died Friday at Heartland of Perrysburg, Perrysburg. Arrangements are pending at Crosser Funeral Home, Oak Harbor. Correction Volunteer numbers Volunteers for Youth Elects Services assisted nearly 30 families in the area last weekend. An incorrect figure appeared in an editorial published Thursday. Headline correction A headline on the front page of Friday's paper mistakenly reported what types of levies four area school districts are seeking on Tuesday's ballot.

Three of the four are seeking renewals. Lakota, however, is on its second try for an income tax, which would be new for the district. For Your Information Births April 30 Kelley (Golden) and Ray Wise, Tiffin, an 8-pound 6- ounce son at 9:38 p.m. He was 19 inches long. Local grandparents are Ron and Mary Lou Golden of Bettsville and Raymond and Pat Wise of Tiffin; and great-grandparents Al and Marge Golden of Fremont.

Fremont police THEFT Jason Nicholas, 916 Garrison sometime Thursday night, compact disc stereo, amplifier and miscellaneous items taken from truck. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY Danny S. Penn, 2231 Sandusky County Road 106, Lindsey, sometime Thursday night, plastic window covers cut from bathroom and kitchen windows at 223 Justice Fremont. Windows locked and not broken. CITATION Cynthia Bartlett, 40, 1505 Tiffin Road, Fremont, cited for driving under vehicle insurance suspen- sion.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT 13-year-old Fremont girl and a 13-year-old Fremont boy were charged with disorderly conduct following a fist fight in the cafeteria of the Fremont Middle School Friday. Both juveniles have been suspended from school for 10 days. Sheriff VANDALISM Dennis Wells, 2110 Sandusky County Road 4, between 11 p.m. Thursday and 6:35 a.m. Friday, someone did "doughnuts" with their vehicle in side yard.

Court Driving under suspension Michelle E. Rawls, 27, 308 Howland St. Jail: three days, suspended. Fine: $100, suspended. No further violations: 12 months.

Veronica L. Johnson, 27, 440 Second St. Fine: $100, with $50 suspended. Driving without a license Fidel R. Gonzalez, 27, 103 S.

Monroe St. Jail: 10 days. Fine: $100. Adolpho G. Lopez, 46, 319 Garrison St.

Jail: 90 days, with 45 suspended. Fine: $100. Non-reporting probation: 12 months. John E. Elkins, 38, Bowling Green.

Jail: 30 days. Valeria A. Boehler, 18, 7345 N. Seneca County Road 33, Tiffin. Jail: ATTENTION Kmart Shoppers In the Kmart May 3 advertisement sent to home owners, the Kathy Smith Airtech Glider on page 23 sale priced for $49.99 is incorrectly pictured.

The exercise item pictured is the Weslo Airstrider sale priced for $99.99 SM BACK SAFE AN INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR INDUSTRY "Improving conditions at work and in life." LEARN HOW BACK SAFE CAN: Reduce work compensation costs Reduce costly injuries on off the job Train employees to perform their jobs bio-mechanically correct Teach employees the importance of proper lifting techniques For more information 334-4349 or e-mail: Monday trial for defendants in Hoffman case Edna G. Brandal Dec. 10, 1919 April 30, 1998 Edna G. Brandal, 78, formerly of 119 Walnut Bellevue, died Thursday at The Arbors at Clyde. She was born in Lyme Township, the daughter of Joseph J.

and Edith (Hearson) Brandal. Miss Brandal was a custodian at Bellevue Hospital and a member of Seybert United Methodist Church. Surviving are daughter Lula May Brandal of Bellevue; brothers Elmer Brandal of Bellevue and Albert Brandal of Elyria; sister Leona Warner of Bellevue; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded by her parents, brothers Clarence, Roy and Walter; and sister Ruth Mowry. Visitation: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Sunday, Foos Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Seybert United Methodist Church. Burial: York Chapel, Bellevue. Memorials: Seybert United Methodist Church, 442 W.

Main Bellevue. James M. Riffle June 25, 1923 April 30, 1998 James M. Riffle, Woodville, died Thursday at the Putnam County Ambulatory Care Center in Ottawa, Ohio. He was 74.

Born in Oreton, Ohio, he was the son of James S. and Elizabeth (Peoples) Riffle. On Dec. 30, 1950, he married Irene P. Hohlfelder and she survives.

Mr. Riffle worked as a kiln operator for the former Ohio Lime Co. in Woodville for 43 years retiring August 1, 1985. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of the State Association of the American Legion and the Woodville United Methodist Church.

He enjoyed working around his home. Also surviving Mr. Riffle are daughter Lou Ann Hoiles of Wayne; sons Larry A. Riffle of Fremont and David L. Riffle of Genoa; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother Jerry Riffle of Woodville; and sister Minnie Mae Cameron of Columbus.

He was preceded by his parents; brothers Sherman, Norman, Virgil and Roy Riffle; and sisters Opal Huston, Dorothy Camp and Jessie Simpson. Visitation: 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday with family present 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Robinson-HennBrossia Funeral Home, Woodville. Services: 11 a.m.

Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Perrysburg. Memorials: to the Woodville United Methodist Church, 201 W. Main the Woodville Township Volunteer Fire Department or to donor's choice. Stocks Friday's Dow 9147.07 UP 83.70 AEP KMART Aeqp Vk Kroger ANDE 10 APAC Lowes Lucent Amrtch McDonald BncOne Moore NC BrshWI NCC CedrFr NflkSO ChmTrl Pechiney NC Chrys Pepsico CHD Penny Col.

Gas Pfizer CoopTr Rally DanaCp RalPus Eaton RAD SEARS FITB StdPrd FordM SME GTE Gannett USG Gn Mtr LVA Heinz Wendy's HBAN WMX IHK WMT Karrington Whripl Keycorp YUM Source: Edward Jones By ROBERTA REDFERN Staff writer Three Fremont men go on trial Monday for their alleged involvement in the November 1996 shooting death of a Fangboner Road resident. Powell D. Greene, 22, accused of shooting and killing 31-yearold Anthony Hoffman on Nov. 16, 1996, faces life imprisonment if convicted next week in Sandusky County Common Pleas Court. Co-defendant Earl Jackson, 30, of Morrison is charged with felonious assault with a weapon and having a weapon while under felony conviction.

He faces up to 11 years in prison if convicted. Stanley Graham, 37, of South Park Avenue is charged with obstruction of justice and having a weapon while under felony conviction. He is suspected of three days, suspended. No further violations: 12 months. Stanley Lindsey, 41, last known address 510 Birchard Ave.

Jail: 90 days, with 80 suspended. Fine: $100. Driver's license suspended: three months. No further violations: 12 months. Paulino Cruz 33, 1013 Ohio Port Clinton.

Jail: five days, suspended. Fine: $150. To produce valid driver's license in four months. Driving without proof of insurance Derrick D. Magee, 24, 1602 Dickinson St.

Jail: five days, suspended. disposing of the murder weapon, which was never recovered. Hoffman was shot as he walked along the sidewalk in the 300 block of Tiffin Street in the early morning hours that Saturday. Police believe Greene shot Hoffman in the leg, struck him over the head with a gun and shot him in the head at close range. In addition to the aggravated murder charge, Greene is charged with felonious assault for allegedly striking Hoffman with the gun.

Police said Jackson shot at a car occupied by Bellevue resident Rodney Lewis, who had dropped Hoffman off on Tiffin Street and was driving away when the shooting occurred. The trial is scheduled for two Fine: $100. Obtain valid driver's license in three months. Lucio Ortega, 55, 615 May St. Jail: five days, suspended.

Fine: $100. Obtain valid driver's license in 60 days. John L. Rhoads, 29, 3342 George Burgoon. Jail: 60 days, concurrent with another charge.

Driver's license suspended: one year. Permit violation Silena L. Lopez, 19, Garrison Street. Jail: five days, suspended. Fine: $100.

Obtain valid driver's license in 30 days. Rain may have caused rash of area accidents News-Messenger reports Rain-slicked roads resulted in several motor vehicle accidents Friday two of them within seconds of each other on West State Street. Jason Robarge, 18, 523 S. Clover was treated and released at Fremont Memorial Hospital following the 6:28 p.m. accident at the intersection of Lynn Street.

to police reports, Edward C. Booze, 51, 2811 W. U.S. 20, Gibsonburg, was stopped at the traffic light at Lynn Street, when his vehicle was struck from behind by Robarge. Robarge was cited for failing to keep an assured clear distance.

There were no injuries as the result of a second two-vehicle collision at the intersection of West State and Franklin streets directly in front of the other collision. Sabrina Hemminger, 19, 735 S. Main Apt. 2C, Gibsonburg, was cited for failure to keep an assured clear distance after she slid on the wet roadway on West State Street, rear-ending a vehicle driven by Roger Dick, 119 Gardner Bellevue. Litehouse days in the courtroom of Sandusky County Common Pleas Judge Margaret Weaver.

Jury selection is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. A witness list is not being released before trial, however, a 27-year-old Fremont man recently convicted of drug conspiracy charges in federal court is expected to testify Tuesday, according to court records. Furnell Osbin pleaded guilty April 22 in U.S. District Court to one count of drug conspiracy in connection with an organized drug ring operated out of Fremont. He faces eight years to life in prison.

His sentencing has not been scheduled. The News Messenger USPS 210-020 Saturday, May 2, 1998 Vol. 143 No. 26 The News-Messenger, A Gannett Satellite Information Network newspaper, is published daily except Sunday at 1700 Cedar Fremont, OH 43420. Second class postage is paid at Fremont, OH 43420.

Postmaster: Send address changes to The News-Messenger, Box 1230, Fremont, OH 43420. ALL OFFICES Fremont. Clyde, toll free All other Jim Daubel Publisher 112 Mickey Johnson Executive Editor 140 Genia Lovett Advertising 120 Kim McGinnis Circulation 180 Steve Avery Production Director 170 Amy Schwartz 160 Henry Karcher Commercial Printing 171 Market Development 128 Fremont Police Detective Jim White, the lead investigator in the federal conspiracy case, would not comment on Osbin's involvement in the murder case. According to Osbin's plea agreement in federal court, he must cooperate with the government and any federal, state or local law enforcement agencies when needed. Sandusky County Assistant Prosecutor Nancy Haley also declined comment on Osbin being a witness and other aspects of the case.

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159. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Carrier per week Motor per week in Sandusky and adjacent counties; $139 elsewhere in Ohio, $149 outside Ohio. Dick was waiting at the traffic light at the intersection of Franklin Street. Other accidents Friday: Lisa Arp, 37, 308 Kinney Bellevue, was cited for failure to control her vehicle when she slid while making a right turn from Ohio Avenue to Heinz Drive, went left of center, and struck a car driven by 48-year-old Linda Sorg, 645 Tucker Road. There were no injuries reported in the 6:46 a.m.

accident. Janet Edington, 44, of Delaware, Ohio, was treated and released from Bellevue Hospital following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Ohio 18 and Sandusky County Road 308. Edington was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Brack Schertzer, 47, of Delaware. According to reports from the Ohio Highway Patrol, Schertzer was eastbound on Ohio 18, when his vehicle was struck in the side by a second vehicle driven by Tracy Whitesell, 523 S. Main Clyde.

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