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The Sidney man accused of murdering his neighbor was ordered held without bond by Judge Duane Goettemoeller in Sidney Municipal Court Monday morning. Michael J. Wood, 40, of Sidney, appeared in person in the courtroom where his appointed attorney was entered into the record. Shelby County Public Defender Jonathan Richard said
Wood qualified for a public defender, but because of the seriousness of the charges, an attorney from the state public defender’s office was called to provide his defense. Wood, charged with aggravated murder, will be represented by Kirk A. McVay, Assistant Ohio Public Defender. Shelby County Prosecutor Tim Sell reiterated to the judge that he intends to pursue the death penalty in this “particularly
brutal� crime in which the victim, 78-year-old James Cole, was shot four times in the head. Sell added that during the time when Cole was considered a missing person, before Wood’s arrest, Wood “was trying to get individuals to provide alibis� for him, which Sell said indicates that Wood is a significant flight risk. A preliminary hearing has been set in Sidney Municipal Court for Nov. 18 at 9 a.m.
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Michael J. Wood, right, of Sidney, walks past Shelby County Prosecutor Tim Sell, left, and Public Defender Jonathan Richard after Sidney Municipal Court Judge Duane Goettemoeller ordered Wood held without bond Monday. Wood has been accused of killing a neighbor.
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TODAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S THOUGHT â&#x20AC;&#x153;As you live, believe in life. Always human beings will live and profess to greater, broader and fuller life. The only possible death is to lose belief in this truth simply because the great end comes slowly, because time is long.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; W.E.B. Du Bois, American author and reformer (18681963) For more on today in history, turn to page 5
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Golden leaves blanket the ground beneath one side of a linden tree as snow blankets the other side in the yard of a residence at Port Jefferson and Russell roads Tuesday. Rain Monday night began changing to snow at about 10 p.m., resulting in an overnight snowfall of about 1 1/2 inches. Icy roads were blamed for four fender-bender collisions on county roads. Students in Russia, Fort Loramie, Houston, Jackson Center, Fairlawn, Anna and Botkins schools were on a two-hour delay. Lehman Catholic High School opened classes one hour later than usual. Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sun did little to melt this winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s harbinger.
A project to improve the Sidney Municipal Airport that has been in the works for more than a quarter of a century had a happy conclusion Tuesday when a runway extension was dedicated. About a hundred people attended the luncheon event, including city, county and Federal Aviation Administration officials, airport users and neighbors, and Congressman Jim Jordan. See RUNWAY | 4
Fatal crash probe ongoing Investigation is continuing into a car-train crash that killed a 15-year-old girl Sunday morning in Sidney. Mackenzie Jones, 15, 10571 Schenk Road, was killed when the vehicle in which she was a passenger ran into a stopped Jones train on the CSX tracks on South Vandemark Road, south of Campbell Road. The 2000 Oldsmobile Alero, totaled
in the crash, was driven by Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; uncle, Frank C. Shields Jr., 41, 500 N. Vandemark Road, Apt. 83, who was seriously injured and transported to Wilson Memorial Hospital by Sidney Fire and Emergency Services. He then was taken by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. He See PROBE | 5
Standoff case continued The case of a man who faces multiple charges in connection with a standoff in Sidney has been continued in Sidney Municipal Court. The case of Roger D. Gibson Jr., 22, of Sidney, was con- Gibson tinued in Sidney Municipal Court for the ser- under vices of an attorney. He is scheduled for arraignment
Monday at 9 a.m. Gibson remains in the Shelby County Jail on charges of discharging firearms and using weapons while intoxicated, both misdemeanors, and inducing panic, having weapons a disability, and drug See STANDOFF | 5
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During holiday observances Monday, speakers throughout the county recognized veterans and thanked them for their sacrifices and service. Veterans Day annually commemorates the 11 a.m., Nov. 11, 1918, ceasefire that effectively ended World War I. Ceremonies took place on the Shelby County courtsquare, at Walmart, at the Versailles Health Books Available!
Care Center and in Fort Loramie, Anna, Minster and Riverside Local schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether you served during war time, whether you served during peace time, whether you served in theater, whether you served state side, today, we honor you,â&#x20AC;? Mike Morman, of Ottawa, told the crowd of 100 people on the courtsquare in an 11 a.m. speech. The downtown event was coordinated by the Shelby County Marine
Corps League. Morman, a long-time member of the Putnam County Veterans Service Commission, encouraged people to honor veterans all year long by visiting with them, acknowledging them, and picking up their restaurant checks anonymously. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A simple â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Thank youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to a service member in uniform or a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We appreciate your Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to a veteran Retired Marine Jerry Beers, of Sidney, salutes during the playing wearing that spe- of taps at the annual Veterans Day ceremony on the Court Square See VETERANS | 6
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