Co-defendants in fatal 2017 Hockinson shooting sentenced
3 agree to testify against man guilty of murder, kidnapping, robbery By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor
Published: May 3, 2021, 6:13pm
Share: Traci Lynn Mendez, from left, John Michael West and Ashley L. Wideman were sentenced in the fatal shooting of Raymond C. Brandon, whose body was discovered April 27, 2017. (The Columbian files)
Three co-defendants who agreed to testify against the primary defendant in the beating and fatal shooting of a man at a Hockinson property in April 2017 were sentenced Monday.
John Michael West, 47, Ashley Wideman, 27, and Traci Lynn Mendez, 45, testified earlier this spring at the trial of Neil Allen Alway.
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan says he is seriously interested in running next year for the U.S. Senate, but his latest campaign finance report shows he has less than $20,000 in his federal account.
Two Republicans U.S. Reps. Bill Johnson and Dave Joyce who are also considering Senate bids have considerably more money in their campaign coffers.
The year-end report, which encompasses Nov. 24 to Dec. 31, shows Ryan, D-Howland, entered the period with $26,785.82. After raising $45,125.60 and spending $52,724.44, he had $19,186.98 left in his account as of Dec. 31.
A Senate candidate in next year’s race in Ohio needs to raise at least $15 million to be competitive.
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Shawna Roberts, owner of Quakertown Outlet, 277 E. State St., Salem, displays some of the licensed merchandise she has available for purchase, including the Ohio State tiki totem and team mascot statues sheâs holding. The downtown store features a variety of products for everyone, some unique that canât be found anywhere else in Salem. The product list includes face masks, hats, gloves, flags, toys, soaps, sanitizers, home decor, signs, scented candles, tools, clocks, tumblers and more. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Orders can also be taken in person or online at D & S Novelties on Facebook. (Salem News photo by Mary Ann Greier)
With U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan in the political fight of his life, he was able to do something he’s struggled to do his entire time in Congress: Raise a respectable amount of money when it was desperately needed.
Ryan, D-Howland, received a remarkable $584,186 between Oct. 1 and Nov. 3 in a race he won by 7.55 percent against Republican Christina Hagan of Marlboro Township for the 13th Congressional District seat.
Other members of Congress raised even more money, but it’s been Ryan’s Achilles’ heel his entire political career, which started two decades ago.
It’s stunning to see the amount he raised in little more than a month when you consider his congressional campaign picked up only $73,139 in contributions between April and September 2019. At the time, Ryan was concentrating on his quixotic presidential bid an effort that raised very little money compared to others seeking that office.