Wakeman, Ohio

• Teen Gets 7 Years in Death of Youth Prison Guard
  

  An Ohio teen has been sentenced to seven years in prison for wrestling with a juvenile detention guard who died from injuries in the tussle.

• Teens charged after prank call
  

  Two teenagers face charges after police say they made a prank call that had a third friend believing someone had been shot.

• 'Horseplay' with inmate killed guard, report says
  

  Inappropriate "horseplay" with a juvenile offender and not institutional understaffing led to the death of a Cleveland-area youth corrections officer, an investigation unveiled yesterday concluded.

• Teen Guilty In The Death of DYS Guard
  

  Sentence will be handed down next month. An Ohio teenager could face up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in the death of a juvenile detention guard.

• Wakeman teen admits role in death of juvenile guard
  

  A Wakeman teenager pleaded guilty this morning to voluntary manslaughter charges in the death of a Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility after a wrestling match last spring.

• Community hero, 2009: John McAnallen, pulls woman from her burning truck
  

  John McAnallen, a police officer at Notre Dame College, says that when he came upon a woman trapped in her burning truck, "There was no way I was going to let her die." Loretta Gregory doesn't remember much -- except the shocking pain -- from when she was lying trapped in the wreckage of her burning truck, but she'll never forget the man who ...

• What's on: South
  

  CSI , sponsored by First United Methodist Church of Perrysburg at Abundant Life #2, 200 Zoar Drive, meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. To register, call Phyllis Morton at 419-872-0846 by the Sunday before the dates of the meetings.

• Pair rescued after fall into Black River
  

  A man and woman are recovering after a spill into the Black River early Sunday morning.

• Man who designed America's first 50-star flag dies
  

  Robert G. Heft, who is credited with designing and sewing America's first 50-star flag, has died.

• Woman flown to hospital after crash
  

  HENRIETTA TWP. a ' A Wakeman woman was flown from the scene of a single-car crash in Henrietta Township on Monday night.

• North Olmsted: Tips to haggle your way to holiday shopping bargains
  

  In this tough economy, everybody wants to make their hard-earned dollar go a little farther.

• Magnificat senior gets chance to volunteer in Guatemala: West Shore Chatter
  

  Magnificat High School senior and Rocky River resident Natasha Samanich recently took advantage of an opportunity that was too good to pass up.

• Archie Palmer
  

  Archie C. Palmer, 72, of Vermilion, OH, formerly of Salineville, OH, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2009 after a short illness.

• 2 women badly hurt after car strikes semi
  

  Two Huron County women were LifeFlighted after the Honda Accord they were riding in struck a semi today in Wakeman Township.

• Event benefits local charities
  

  Fifteen area charities were the winners recently from the 7th Annual Baumann Auto Group Big Charity Raffle event.

• Cat Killer: Police Warn City Residents of Recent Cat Poisonings
  

  Wakeman Police say someone is poisoning cats in their town. This, after two cats were found dead last week and approximately 20 other cats were poisoned the previous week.

• Police reach out to help autistic kids
  

  Wakeman patrol officer Julianna Trunko was working a security job at a retail store and couldn't believe the unsold hair brushes were on sale for just 10 cents apiece.

• Rash of cat killings worries Wakeman
  

  An estimated 20 cats have been poisoned with antifreeze in the past several weeks in this Huron County village and a cat was found Monday shot through the head with an arrow, according to Wakeman Police Chief Tim Hunker.

• Police Investigate Rash Of Cat Poisonings
  

  Police in the Huron County town of Wakeman are trying to figure out who is poisoning cats in the area after more than 15 cats have died in recent weeks.

City Description

Wakeman is a village in Huron County, Ohio, United States, along the Vermilion River and is named after Jesup Wakeman, a resident of Fairfield County, Connecticut, who was involved in western land speculation between 1800 and 1840. The population was 951 at the 2000 census. Wakeman is served by a branch of the Willard Memorial Library. Wakeman is located at 41°15′17″N 82°24′14″W / 41.25472°N 82.40389°W / 41.25472; -82.40389 (41.254702, -82.403938). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 951 people, 359 households, and 268 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,195.9 people per square mile (459.0/km²). There were 374 housing units at an average density of 470.3/sq mi (180.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.05% White, 0.32% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population. There were 359 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present,

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Ohio
• Huron County

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

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