Here is this week's court activity from Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas for the week of January 26, 2023. 

Ohioans who wish to learn what it takes to ride a motorcycle safely and responsibly can sign-up for rider courses online beginning Monday, Jan. 23. Training courses through Motorcycle Ohio begin as early as March and run through early November. The state has over 600,000 endorsed riders, making Ohio one of the largest states for total ridership. Education and public awareness are keys to making our roadways safer for all motorists.

Here is this week's court activity from Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas for the week of December 14, 2022. 

The Allen County Grand Jury indicted 18-year-old Bryanna Houston on the charges of murder, aggravated burglary, and robbery. She signed a speedy time waiver to give her lawyers more time to prepare for her trial. A total of six teenagers were charged with the death of 17-year-old Jayden Halpern and all of the defendants are facing murder charges.

A man who was deemed incompetent but is restorable to stand trial back in August of 2019 was back in the Allen County Common Pleas Court on Monday for another competency hearing. Judge Jeffrey Reed deemed Robert Miller, who threatened to blow up the Pandora-Gilboa School in May of 2019, now competent to stand trial following a November 15th report from doctors from the Forensic Psychiatric Center of Western Ohio that states Miller has been restored.

19-year-old Jaquan Glenn signed a speedy time waiver in Allen County Common Pleas Court. His trial has been moved to February of 2023. Glenn and five other teens were charged with the murder of 17-year-old Jaden Halpern. According to law enforcement, on June 10th, the teens tried to lure Halpern out of his Lane Avenue home. 

In May 2020, the Lima police officers were called out to a home on East Kibby Street and found the body of 71-year-old Rachel Cheney in a bedroom with a fatal stab wound to her upper torso. Cheney originally pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but he was ruled competent to stand trial in August of 2022.

Here is this week's court activity from Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas for the week of October 26th, 2022. 

Here is this week's court activity from Van Wert County Court of Common Please for the week of October 19th, 2022. 

The free school meals program was first instituted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to help families struggling financially and to ensure that as many students get a meal at school. However, the Lima City School District meets requirements under the community eligibility program that provides free breakfast and lunch to students that started in 2014, and the district has successfully reapplied for the program.