DAYTON, Ohio (AP) A man accused of killing an Ohio couple and the woman’s unborn child has been convicted on all counts. Larry Rodgers, 33, of Dayton, was found guilty Thursday on four counts each of aggravated murder, murder, kidnapping and felonious assault, two counts of involuntary manslaughter and a weapons offense.
Three of four Republican incumbent councilmembers and one challenger won their partyâs nomination for new terms on the New Holland Borough council.
New Holland Borough, located in a very conservative part of Lancaster County, had no Democratic candidates on Tuesdayâs ballot.Â
The Republican Committee of Lancaster Countyâs Elanco area committee did not endorse candidates in the race, leaving it up to voters.
The three incumbents Patrick Morgan, Bryant Glick and Todd Burkhart are now almost guaranteed another four-year term if their leads hold. Mike Martin, a 34-year-old business owner, will unseat incumbent Harry Klinger.
One of the candidates who was unsuccessful in his intra-party challenge, Andy Walker, went to Washington, D.C. on January 6 to support former President Donald Trumpâs baseless effort to reverse the outcome of the November election. Walker was an organizer of a Facebook group dedicated to organizing Trump supporters to protest the electi
When: New Holland Borough Council meeting, May 4.
What happened: Council recognized Clete Stone for 47 years of employment with the borough from May 1974 to May 2021. He will retire Friday, May 7, as supervisor of the New Holland Water Department, a position held for 25 years.
Honors: In recognition of Stoneâs service, council is dedicating the new Groff Park water well under construction at Railroad Avenue and Conestoga Street in Stoneâs honor. The plaque on the well building will identify it as The Cletus H. Stone Jr. Building. Council members praised Stoneâs work ethic and leadership.
New well: Jeff Bologa of Becker Engineering LLC, Lancaster, showed an artistâs rendition of the new well building. Bologa said it is the fifth well to be built in the borough and will likely be in operation by November. The other wells are located as follows: Well No. 1 and Well No. 2 â Hoover Avenue, built in the 1950s; Well No. 3 â Custer Avenue, built in 1996; Well