Man pleads guilty to discharge of firearm after bullet hit vehicle A Carey man faces up to 36 months in prison after pleading guilty on Thursday to discharging a firearm on or near a prohibited premises. Trevor H. Niederkohr, 13640 CH 4, pleaded guilty to the third-degree felony in exchange for getting the firearm specification dropped. Read More
No paper to printed on Labor Day The Daily Chief-Union will not be printed Monday and the office will be closed in observance of Labor Day. The office will reopen at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Read More
Star to have auditions for ‘The Music Man’ Auditions for the Star Players’ fall production of “The Music Man” will be held Tuesday and Wednesday at the Star Theater. Tryouts for children 5-12 years old will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, while auditions for those 13 and older will be at 7 p.m. on both Tuesday and Wednesday. Read More
We The Kings playing show at Ohio Northern ADA — Ohio Northern University’s Tunes on the Tundra will feature We The Kings, with PUBLIC as the opening act, in the ONU Field House at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Read More
ONU hosting Eubanks, Not So Newlywed Game ADA — Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present “The Not So Newlywed Game with Bob Eubanks” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. “The Not So Newlywed Game with Bob Eubanks” is a live replica of the television game that uses married couples that are either newlyweds or feel like newlyweds. Read More
Palace organ on display MARION — Patrons will have the opportunity to celebrate and explore the Marion Palace Theatre’s Wurlitzer organ at 3 p.m. Sept 27. The 1924 organ has been a fixture in the Palace since the theatre’s 1976 renovations, replacing the original Page organ. Read More
Theater to open Dec. 18. FINDLAY — As exterior and interior finishing work continues, Marathon Center for the Performing Arts Executive Director Jim Kreutzberg expects the new facility to open its first season Dec. 18. Read More
Safety Blotter: September 3, 2015 Officers responded to a report of a suspicious person at Taco Bell the night of July 26. An anonymous caller reported loud music early the morning of July 30 in the 500 block of Highland Parkway. Read More
Courthouse restoration project on track to be done before Nov. Midstate Contractors remains on track to complete the Wyandot County Courthouse restoration project by its original deadline of the end of October, project supervisor Steve Gilmore said during an update meeting Wednesday. Read More
Union: Fiat says Jeep Wrangler to remain in Ohio, not Cherokee TOLEDO (AP) — Union leaders in Ohio say Fiat Chrysler plant managers are telling workers that the automaker will keep production of the Jeep Wrangler in Toledo while also moving the Jeep Cherokee line out of state. Officials with the United Auto Workers in Toledo say the announcement Tuesday that the Cherokee would be moving came out of the blue. … Read More