Local News Briefs - Tuesday, July 21st
West Milton Man Booked on Sex Charges
A YOUNG WEST MILTON MAN HAS BEEN BOOKED INTO THE MIAMI COUNTY
JAIL ON 19 SEX RELATED CHARGES. 19-YEAR OLD DRAYDEN SANDERS IS
CHARGED WITH RAPE, GROSS SEXUAL IMPOSITION AND UNLAWFUL SEXUAL
CONDUCT WITH 2 UNDER AGE GIRLS. CASH BOND FOR SANDERS WAS SET AT
OVER $300,000 DURING HIS INITIAL APPEARANCE MONDAY BEFORE MIAMI
COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE GARY NASAL. PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR
SANDERS WAS SET FOR JULY 30TH
Bond Set for Man Who Killed Wife
BOND FOR A DARKE COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE TO REMAIN
AT 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS. AN ATTORNEY FOR 58-YEAR OLD RICHARD
BOWMAN ASKED THE COURT FOR AN OWN RECOGNIZANCE BOND FOR HIS
CLIENT. BOWMAN WAS ARRESTED ON JUNE 26 FOR THE APRIL 24 MURDER OF
HIS 60-YEAR OLD WIFE, TERESA AT THEIR HOME ON DISHER ROAD. FOLLOWING
THE BOND HEARING, JUDGE JONATHAN HEIN ISSUED A WRITTEN DECISION NOT
TO CHANGE BOWMAN’S BOND.
Main Street Piqua Completes Many Projects
THE MAIN STREET PIQUA BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE HAS COMPLETED
SEVERAL PROJECTS IN DOWNTOWN PIQUA. THIS YEAR, FLOWERS AND
GREENERY FOR THE LARGE METAL AND CONCRETE FLOWER POTS LOCATED
THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN PIQUA, WERE PURCHASED FROM THE UPPER
VALLEY CAREER CENTER THROUGH ITS LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM. PLANTING WAS DONE BY MEMBERS OF THE BEAUTIFICATION
COMMITTEE, ALONG WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CAREER CENTER AND CITY
WORKERS.
Two Arrested in Union City Assault
TWO MEN WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FRIDAY FOLLOWING AN ASSAULT
NEAR UNION CITY. THE ALLEGED INCIDENT HAPPENED ON SOUTH STATELINE
ROAD. THE VICTIM HAD BEEN SHOT AT AND STRUCK WITH A BASEBALL BAT
RESULTING IN A BROKEN BONE. THE VICTIM WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HIMSELF TO
CASEY’S GENERAL STORE FOR HELP. 37-YEAR OLD ERIC HOLDER WAS ARRESTED
FOR FELONIOUS ASSAULT, AND 28-YEAR OLD RICHARD CROWELL FOR
TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE.
Walk to End Alzheimers Finds New Site
IN LIGHT OF RESTRICTIONS CAUSED BY COVID-19, NEIGHBORHOODS, TRAILS
AND PARKS WILL BE THE SITE OF THIS YEAR’S 2020 WALK TO END
ALZHEIMER’S. INSTEAD OF HOSTING A LARGE GATHERING, THE ALZHEIMER’S
ASSOCIATION IS ENCOURAGING PARTICIPANTS TO WALK AS INDIVIDUALS OR IN
SMALL GROUPS. IN MIAMI AND SHELBY COUNTIES THE EVENT IS SCHEDULED
FOR SEPTEMBER 12. IN DARKE COUNTY IT’S SEPTEMBER 26. LAST YEAR ABOUT
4,000 MIAMI VALLEY RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE WALK TO END
ALZHEIMER’S.
Darke County Denies Murderers Bond
DARKE COUNTY COMMON PLEAS COURT JUDGE, JONATHAN HEIN, HAS
DENIED A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE TO A MURDER SUSPECT’S BOND. BOND FOR
58-YEAR OLD RICHARD BOWMAN OF MISSISSINAWA TOWNSHIP WAS INITIALLY
SET AT 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS. HIS ATTORNEY HAD REQUESTED BOWMAN
BE OUT OF JAIL ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE. BOWMAN IS ACCUSED OF
KILLING HIS 60-YEAR OLD WIFE, TERESA, AT THEIR HOME ON DISHER ROAD IN
APRIL.
Master Gardener Training Available
VIRTUAL TRAINING BY A MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER WILL BE AVAILABLE
TO RESIDENTS OF MIAMI AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES BEGINNING IN
SEPTEMBER. THE ONLINE TRAINING WILL BE HELD EVERY TUESDAY AND
THURSDAY EVENING FROM 6:30 TO 8 P.M., FROM SEPT. 8 THROUGH NOV.
12. THE COST OF THE COURSE IS $150 AND APPLICATIONS ARE DUE AUGUST
28. CONTACT THE OSU EXTENSION OFFICE FOR AN APPLICATION AT 937-440-
3945
Shelby County Indicts Fraudulent Citizen
THE SHELBY COUNTY GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED 31-YEAR OLD AMBER LEE
RUSSELL OF SIDNEY FOR ALLEGEDLY OBTAINING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE USING
FRAUDULENT INFORMATION. SHE’S CHARGED WITH THEFT AND ILLEGAL USE
OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION OR WIC PROGRAM BENEFITS. RUSSELL
ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED ALMOST $13,000 IN FOOD ASSISTANCE, $22,000 IN CHILD
CARE, AND OVER $7,000 IN MEDICAID BENEFITS. RUSSELL’S ARRAIGNMENT IS
SCHEDULED FOR JULY 23 IN SHELBY COUNTY COMMON PLEAS COURT.
