Losing a child is a nightmare no parent should ever have to face. For the family of Gavin McKinney, that nightmare became a brutal reality on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The 19-year-old from Joplin, Missouri, was riding his motorcycle west of Diamond when a tragic crash ended his life far too soon. Just like that, … Read more
The shock and grief are hitting the quiet streets of McClure incredibly hard right now. Amanda Kay Heimbach, a 37-year-old bright spot in the community, was taken in a shocking, sudden act of violence right inside her own home early Sunday morning. No one ever expected something this terrible to happen on West Specht Street. … Read more
It was a typical, warm Saturday night in Sumter County when the peace on Easy Street violently evaporated. Around 10:30 p.m., the sound of sudden gunfire ripped through the air, permanently changing the lives of several local families. When the smoke cleared, a young man lay dead, and two others were rushing to the emergency … Read more
The tight-knit community of Seminary is dealing with a heavy cloud of grief this week. Andretta M. English, a bright and deeply respected 30-year-old woman, lost her life following a terrible motorcycle crash over the weekend. For a small town where everybody knows everybody, losing someone who spent her entire adulthood protecting others hits incredibly … Read more
It was still dark outside, barely past four in the morning, when a quiet stretch of Interstate 75 in Auglaize County, Ohio turned into the worst scene imaginable. Holly Williams, 48, a woman from Howell, Michigan, was behind the wheel of her 2011 Ford Explorer, heading northbound with two passengers — a 54-year-old man named … Read more
