We are officially past Thanksgiving, and that means Christmas is just right around the corner! Many people are now picking out that perfect Christmas tree, so we stopped by Blooms on Shawnee Road to see how things are going so far.
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More people filed for unemployment in the month of December. According to the Ohio Job and Family Services, all of the unemployment rates for December in our area went up. Allen County has the highest rate for West Central Ohio at 3.7% Mercer County has the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 2.1%. Auglaize is at 2.4%, Putnam at 2.8%, and Hancock at 2.7%.
The Delphos Police Department received 290 calls for service in the month of December, bringing the total to 4021 calls for the year. The following is a partial list of calls handled for the month of December and do not include traffic citations, crashes, ect.
Meteorology
We are finally coming out of a deep freeze that gave us one of our coldest Christmases on record around here. Here are some memorable stats fr…
Many hallmarks of the holiday season, including Christmas trees, holiday decorations, and festive meals, present potential fire hazards that contribute to an annual increase in U.S. home fires at this time of year. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Christmas Day and Christmas Eve are among the leading days of the year for home fires.
Decembers in west-central Ohio have brought milder air and less snowfall over the last several years. Could this December buck that trend? Meteorologist Nathan Kitchens dives into the forecast.
23-year-old Daryl Hunt received the verdict in Allen County Common Pleas Court. He was originally facing three counts of unlawful sexual contact with a minor. The alleged incidents happened in November and December of 2020. Hunt was 21 at the time, but according to the victim, he told her that he was 15 when they met, then said he was 18 after they had sex.
23-year-old Daryl Hunt is charged with three counts of unlawful sexual contact with a minor. The alleged incidents happened in November and December of 2020. Hunt was 21 at the time, but according to the victim he told her that he was 15 when they met, then he says he was 18 after they had sex. But, the defense says the victim is not telling the truth about what happened.
Progress is being made on the Greater Lima Region Amphitheater and park.