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MAUMEE, Ohio — Martina Esqueda Jones, 29, is set to be sentenced later this month after pleading guilty to her involvement in a Red Roof Inn hotel kidnapping case. Jones is one of the six people charged with involvement in the case. After appearing in court on Thursday, Jones withdrew her previous plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty to:

LANSING — Lenawee County officials were in Lansing this week for the Michigan Association of Counties 2026 Legislative Conference. Representing the county were Commissioners Terry Collins, Jim Van Doren and Dustin Krasny, along with County Administrator Kim Murphy and Deputy Administrator Shannon Elliott. The annual conference brings county leaders...

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred in Frenchtown Township on Friday, May 1. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a report of someone being shot in Kimberly Estates at 2:27 p.m. Upon arrival, the deputies found a victim who had been shot in the face with a pellet gun. Preliminary investigation revealed the...

ADRIAN — The Home Builders Association of Jackson, Hillsdale & Lenawee is planning to bring back the Lenawee Home Show next year, more than a decade after it was last held. The show is scheduled for April 23-25, 2027, at the Lenawee County Fair and Event Grounds. The presenting sponsor will be Big C Lumber.

The following Letter to the Editor is from the May 2026 issue of The Lenawee Voice. Letters should be 300 words or fewer and may be emailed to [email protected]. If space is limited, preference will be given to local authors and local topics. Please include your town of residence and a phone number for verification.

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Deputies arrest suspect in pellet gun shooting at Monroe County mobile home

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Toledo woman is charged for her alleged role in a scheme to steal $18,000 from a safe at a McDonald’s. Tamika Smith-Anderson, 41, is accused of giving someone the code to crack open the safe and steal bags of money from the restaurant on April 25, police said.

Letha McCoy, born in 1926, raised eight sons during a 67-year marriage and still bakes and cooks for her family.

TOLEDO, Ohio — An adult was taken to the hospital and an investigation is underway after a fire Sunday morning in central Toledo. The fire started in the 2500 block of Gasser Street, near Monroe Street, around 7:20 a.m. Sunday. The home was described by Toledo Fire & Rescue Department as a side-by-side twinplex, with one side vacant and the other occupied.