A 40-year-old Shane Chilcoat of Celina pleaded guilty in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to sexual battery and pandering obscenity involving a minor charges. Chilcoat was arrested in September, after he was indicted on 19 charges including multiple counts each of rape, sexual battery, and gross sexual imposition.

   Celina detectives investigated allegations from three separate underage victims. 

Chilcoat was also labeled a Tier III Sex Offender and must register his address with the sheriff's office where he is living for the rest of his life. 

Thanks to the help of Lima Senior students, Independence Elementary participated in a STEM day filled with activities involving gravity and building to the transformation of energy. Perhaps the favorite experiment was turning a potato into a battery to demonstrate a transfer from chemical to electrical energy. The hands-on experiments spark curiosity in students and show that science is all around us.

An Allen County man has been indicted on multiple charges of sexual battery.  33-year-old Levi Oglesbee has been charged with 10 counts of sexual battery by an Allen County Grand Jury.   According to the indictment, the incidents happened between August and September of 2022, and involved having sexual conduct with a younger person that was not his spouse.   Oglesbee has entered written not guilty pleas on the charges.  He is currently in the Allen County Jail, and being held on a $200,085 bond.

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Do your kids know what to do when there is a fire? While this question may sound simple, having an answer could save lives. The Lima Fire Department visited third graders at Liberty Arts Magnet School to instruct fire safety in observance of National Fire Prevention Week.

On the 45th anniversary of Honda and state leaders announcing Honda will be building their first manufacturing plant in Ohio, they come together again to announce 4.2 billion dollars in investments for the production of their future electric vehicles. Honda is looking to produce only electric vehicles by 2040, so they are putting 700 million dollars into existing manufacturing plants in Marysville, East Liberty, and Anna to build them.

According to the Celina Police Department, Shane Chilcoat was arrested today after he was indicted on 5 counts of rape, 5 counts of sexual battery, 5 counts of gross sexual imposition, and one count each of pandering obscenity involving a minor, and attempted rape, sexual battery, and gross sexual imposition charges. Celina detectives investigated allegations from three separate underage victims.

31-year-old Cornelius Ware Jr. was found guilty of attempted rape and attempted sexual battery and gross sexual imposition charges during a trial last month. He was originally indicted on rape and sexual battery charges, along with gross sexual imposition. In August of 2021, Lima detectives say that he had sex with the girl who had passed out after drinking at a party where Ware was at.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Honda and LG Energy Solutions are teaming up to build a vehicle battery factory, possibly in Ohio.