04:00 AM
May 02
2011

Woman, 62, killed in car-motorcycle crash

An Ottawa county resident was killed Saturday evening when a minivan collided with her motorcycle.

09:52 PM
Jan 01
2011

Man survives 40-foot jump from Fremont bridge

Deputies rescued a man who jumped about 40 feet from the Ballville Bridge and landed on the rocky banks instead of the river.

Someone saw the 39-year-old Ballville Township man jumping and called 911 at 6:55 p.m. Saturday.

Sandusky County deputies arrived on the scene four minutes later and found him within five minutes, Deputy Eric Arquette said.

01:10 AM
Jul 13
2010

Family: Man shot by deputies was murdered

BALLVILLE TWP.

Tracy and Kim Jones knew their son was troubled.

Bryan Jones, 26, was out of work, he couldn't see his 5-year-old son, and he abused alcohol to deal with his problems.

The young man had been on a two-day drinking binge when -- fed up -- his father called the sheriff's department at 9:46 p.m. Sunday.

03:16 PM
Jul 12
2010

Deputies shoot, kill area man

BALLVILLE TWP.

Sandusky County Sheriff's deputies shot and killed a 26-year-old Fremont man during a stand-off at his residence in Ballville Township late Sunday night.

11:15 PM
Mar 18
2010

Woman raped by two men near Fremont

Two men suspected of abducting and raping a 21-year-old woman are still on the loose, according to police.

The woman was walking down Buckland Avenue in Ballville Township at about 2 a.m. Tuesday to go to a friend's house when two men in an older model dark green vehicle pulled up to her, according to Sandusky County Sheriff's detectives.