Judge dismisses hotel case Wood County Common Pleas Court Judge Joel Kuhlman has issued a dismissal order in a lawsuit filed by the City of Northwood against America’s Best Value Inn, Oregon Road. Judge Kuhlman signed the dismissal June 21, noting the city hadn’t taken any further action since a court order to seek settlement or dismissal was issued June 4 as part of a pre-trial status hearing. “Judge Kuhlman and Judge (Alan) Mayberry represent what is best in our judicial system: true fairness regardless of who the litigants are. Even if one party is a powerful government entity and the other side has individuals who may be considered foreigners by some, judges Mayberry and Kuhlman decide cases fairly on the merits under the law,” Shawn Desai, attorney for the owners and operators of the hotel, said. “We have also appreciated the opportunity to work with Northwood city officials to transform and renovate the hotel into the upscale Wyndham franchise, Baymont Inn. Thi
The Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals has upheld the prison sentence for a former Walbridge resident who had been indicted for kidnapping and pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor or impaired person.
Lake Twp: Judgment entry filed in zoning dispute Published by news@presspubli. on Fri, 05/14/2021 - 4:00pm
By:
Larry Limpf
Wood County Common Pleas Court Judge Matthew Reger has signed a judgment entry that settles a dispute between the Lake Township trustees and James Mlynek, the owner of Woodville Road Nursery. The parties were in a disagreement over two parcels Mlynek was using as a temporary transfer station for piles of leaves and yard waste that were to be mulched at his nursery on the other side of the road. Judge Reger’s order, which was filed May 5, stipulates the board of trustees will consider Mlynek in compliance with the township zoning resolution if he meets certain conditions on the parcels, including:
Prison sentence vacated on appeal Published by news@presspubli. on Fri, 05/07/2021 - 4:00pm
Family and friends of Amber Eichner gather for a vigil service at Veterans Park, Genoa. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)
A decision by the Wood County Common Pleas Court that imposed a prison sentence for a man found guilty of attempted pandering of sexually-oriented material has been reversed. The Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals has ruled the lower court erred when it sentenced Randy Merer, Perrysburg, to 36 months in prison on each of seven pandering counts and 12 months for a charge of possessing criminal tools. The pandering counts were to be served concurrently and the criminal tool possession count was to be consecutively served to the pandering counts for an aggregate prison term of 48 months.
Lake Twp. Court date set for zoning dispute Published by news@presspubli. on Fri, 03/12/2021 - 4:00pm
By:
Larry Limpf
A mediation hearing date in the legal dispute between the owner of Woodville Road Nursery and Lake Township has been set for April 14 and Wood County Common Pleas Court Judge Matthew Reger has scheduled a trial for May 27. The dispute centers on two parcels purchased in 2017 by James Mlynek, the nursery owner, and the township’s zoning resolution. Mlynek purchased the parcels along Woodville Road to temporarily store leaves before composting them at his nursery business. The parties are at odds over required buffer yards and mounds, the use of the parcels as a transfer station, and whether the township has applied its zoning resolution equitably.