It was a big day for one local judge as he took the mound at Cleveland's Progressive Field to throw out the first pitch before Thursday's game. Allen County Common Pleas Court Judge Reed had a perfect day to toe the rubber before the first-place American League Central Guardians took on the Kansas City Royals. Judge Reed was chosen by the Ohio Common Pleas Court Judge's Association to throw out the first pitch. 

A 19 -year-old lima man facing a murder charge gets a new judge and a new trial date.  Na’zier Howard case has move from Judge Terri Kohlrieser court to Judge Jeffrey Reed’s court after she had to recuse herself from the murder trial.   Howard is facing murder and having weapons under disability charges and a March trial date has been set for a jury to hear the case.   According to the indictment, Howard allegedly responsible for  the shooting death of Kevonta Cowan. Cowan was found with a gunshot wound in mid-December of 2019 at 225 South Kenilworth Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the local hospital. Howard is currently serving a 14 to 16 year sentence in prison for robbing Hermie’s Party Shop and Little Caesars in January of 2020.

A group of homeschool students got to experience what court is like through a mock trial.