Mackenzi Klemann

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May 7—VAN WERT — A Celina man's murder sentencing did not proceed Wednesday after the man asked his attorney to withdraw a no contest plea he submitted to Van Wert County Common Pleas Court months earlier. Ryan Houser, 39, notified his attorney, Kenneth Rexford, of his intent to withdraw the plea shortly before the court was expected to sentence Houser for the shooting death of Barbara Ganger in September 2023.

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May 7—VAN WERT — A Van Wert woman entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against her for providing fentanyl to a man who later died from an overdose. April Diltz, 46, pleaded guilty to an amended count of corrupting another with drugs, a third-degree felony which carries a maximum sentence of 36 months in prison with a $10,000 fine.

1 week ago | limaohio.com | Mackenzi Klemann

VAN WERT — A Celina man’s murder sentencing did not proceed Wednesday after the man asked his attorney to withdraw a no contest plea he submitted to Van Wert County Common Pleas Court months earlier. Ryan Houser, 39, notified his attorney, Kenneth Rexford, of his intent to withdraw the plea shortly before the court was expected to sentence Houser for the shooting death of Barbara Ganger in September 2023. “The first I heard of this was 20 minutes ago,” Rexford told the court Wednesday morning.

1 week ago | limaohio.com | Mackenzi Klemann

VAN WERT — A Van Wert woman entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against her for providing fentanyl to a man who later died from an overdose. April Diltz, 46, pleaded guilty to an amended count of corrupting another with drugs, a third-degree felony which carries a maximum sentence of 36 months in prison with a $10,000 fine.

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BATH TOWNSHIP — The Bath school board is expected to adopt a resolution opposing the state’s two-year budget bill, which would impose a cap school carryover balances or reserves at 30% of operating expenses. The school board will meet to consider the resolution at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at Bath High School classroom 101, 2650 Bible Road. Mackenzi Klemann has been a reporter with The Lima News since 2019. She previously worked for Indiana newspapers and graduated from Taylor University.