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A suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of a Willard man. 

The Norwalk Reflector reports that 59-year-old Allen Sizemore was discovered dead outside his residence on Maplewood Street on Thanksgiving Day. 

59-year-old Galen Barnett has been charged with vehicular manslaughter.

Authorities believe Barnett is the only one responsible for the death of Sizemore, in which alcohol is suspected to be a factor.

Eight people were killed in seven crashes this past Thanksgiving holiday in Ohio.  

The State Highway Patrol says that number for the five-day reporting period is the fewest deaths since 2018.  

Of the eight people killed, one was not wearing a safety belt and one crash involved impaired driving.

The latest Huron County Public Health Respiratory Illness Report has been released. 

Health officials say that COVID-19 activity in Huron County is increasing.

Flu activity in Huron County is minimal, with four positive flu tests this week and no flu hospitalizations. 

RSV activity in Ohio is increasing slightly.

State Highway Patrol Dispatcher Melissa Lowrey-Huntley has been selected 2023 Dispatcher of the Year at the Sandusky Patrol Post.

Dispatcher Lowrey-Huntley joined the Ohio State Highway Patrol in 2006 and has served the Sandusky Dispatch Center. 

She’s originally from Bellevue but currently resides with her husband in Huron.

A road closure in Sandusky…

Starting today, the intersection of Warren Street and East Washington will be closed for one to two weeks for storm sewer work.  

Detour signs will be set up directing traffic to take an alternate route.

In Elyria…the owner of a house that has been rammed by cars at least four times through the years is asking city council to buy his property…

Dennis Campaneli of Chestnut Ridge Road went before a city council committee last night.

City council asked Campaneli’s insurance company to contact the city before they take up the issue again.

Some non-union employees in Avon Lake will see a bump in salary in 2024.

City council has approved a number of adjustments, based on comparable salaries in similar cities.

This morning, the Elyria School Board will hold a special meeting to consider a tentative contract agreement with the teachers’ union.

Neither group has released details of the package.

SPORTS

-In NHL hockey, Columbus beat Boston last night 5-2. 

-In Monday Night Football, Chicago defeated Minnesota 12-10.  

From the National Weather Service…

Today

A chance of light snow showers early.

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Wednesday

Cloudy and breezy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of a Willard man. 

The Norwalk Reflector reports that 59-year-old Allen Sizemore was discovered dead outside his residence on Maplewood Street on Thanksgiving Day.

59-year-old Galen Barnett has been charged with vehicular manslaughter.

Authorities believe Barnett is the only one responsible for the death of Sizemore, in which alcohol is suspected to be a factor.

Eight people were killed in seven crashes this past Thanksgiving holiday in Ohio.  

The State Highway Patrol says that number for the five-day reporting period is the fewest deaths since 2018.

Of the eight people killed, one was not wearing a safety belt and one crash involved impaired driving.

The latest Huron County Public Health Respiratory Illness Report has been released. 

Health officials say that COVID-19 activity in Huron County is increasing.

Flu activity in Huron County is minimal, with four positive flu tests this week and no flu hospitalizations.

RSV activity in Ohio is increasing slightly.

State Highway Patrol Dispatcher Melissa Lowrey-Huntley has been selected 2023 Dispatcher of the Year at the Sandusky Patrol Post.

Dispatcher Lowrey-Huntley joined the Ohio State Highway Patrol in 2006 and has served the Sandusky Dispatch Center.

She’s originally from Bellevue but currently resides with her husband in Huron.

A road closure in Sandusky…

Starting today, the intersection of Warren Street and East Washington will be closed for one to two weeks for storm sewer work.

Detour signs will be set up directing traffic to take an alternate route.

In Elyria…the owner of a house that has been rammed by cars at least four times through the years is asking city council to buy his property…

Dennis Campaneli of Chestnut Ridge Road went before a city council committee last night.

City council asked Campaneli’s insurance company to contact the city before they take up the issue again.

Some non-union employees in Avon Lake will see a bump in salary in 2024.

City council has approved a number of adjustments, based on comparable salaries in similar cities.

This morning, the Elyria School Board will hold a special meeting to consider a tentative contract agreement with the teachers’ union.

Neither group has released details of the package.

SPORTS

-In NHL hockey, Columbus beat Boston last night 5-2.

-In Monday Night Football, Chicago defeated Minnesota 12-10.

From the National Weather Service…

Today

A chance of light snow showers early.

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Wednesday

Cloudy and breezy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

A Milan man has been indicted on child sex crimes.  

According to the Sandusky Register, 43-year-old Andrew Feasel faces a 10-count indictment for illegal use of inappropriate material involving a minor.

The 10 counts are second-degree felonies.

On November 15th, troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol joined law enforcement partners across the country as part of the ongoing “Highway 20 Speed Enforcement Project.”

In Ohio, Route 20 covers 259 miles.

During the project, 28 troopers from nine posts in Ohio issued 50 citations, 45 warnings and assisted nine motorists.

Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Trooper Andrew Lash has been selected as 2023 Trooper of the Year for the Milan Post.  

Other Highway Patrol awards earned by Lash include the Three-Year Safe Driving Ribbon and Top Performance in Academics in the Academy.

Trooper Lash has served in the past as a Field Training Officer and was also elected as the Milan Post’s Trooper of the Year in 2022.

Trooper Lash resides in Sheffield Village.

Preparations are winding down for this upcoming weekend’s Christmas in the Village event in Plymouth.

It will take place Friday and Saturday and include live music, a skating rink, a small business shopping market, train and carousel rides and much, much more.

Hours for the event are 12 to 10pm on Friday and 10am to 7pm on Saturday.

If you drive a Kia or a Hyundai and live in Elyria…

You can pick up a free steering wheel lock today at the Elyria Police Department.

Bring along an I-D and vehicle registration…between 11am and 6pm…

On the road…

Weather permitting…

Construction work will continue this week on Route 20 in Carlisle and Eaton Townships…and Main Street in Grafton.

Second Harvest will bring its mobile food pantry to Elyria today.

It’ll serve those-in-need at Ely Stadium from 4 until 5:30pm.

This year’s ‘Not Forgotten Box’ campaign officially opens today.

Once again, the Chronicle Telegram is collecting toys for those-in-need at its headquarters in downtown Elyria.

Those toys will be turned over to the Salvation Army for distribution.

Last year, people donated 88-hundred toys.

SPORTS

-The Cleveland Browns lost at Denver on Sunday, 29-12.

-The Cleveland Cavaliers topped Toronto last night, 105-102.

-In hockey, Columbus lost to Carolina last night, 3-2.

From the National Weather Service…

Today

Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high near 32.

Tonight

A slight chance of light snow showers.

Mostly cloudy and windy, with a low around 22.

Tuesday

A chance of light snow showers, mainly before noon.

Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 30.