Milan natives Shelly A. (Schnee) Scheithauer and Kelly M. Schnee were named to the dean's list for the fall 2006 semester at the University of Cumberlands. The sisters are 2003 Edison High School graduates who have competed in cross country and track at Cumberland.

MUNICIPALITIES Bellevue

A Willard man was sentenced to 15 months in prison for violating the terms of his probation from a 2004 case. Butler D. Moore Jr., 34, of 425 W. Emerald St., admitted Monday to changing his address without permission and failing to report to his probation officer since about August, Huron County Assistant Prosecutor Daivia Kasper said.

A Norwalk man currently is in custody at the Huron County Jail in connection with assaulting Norwalk Police Sgt. Thomas Cook. Tod E. Ganzhorn, 42, of 520 Milan Ave., Lot 18, is accused of raising his hands aggressively and yelling at Cook when the officer arrived at a North Pleasant Street home about 8 p.m. Thursday, Norwalk Law Director Jim Conway said.

The fourth annual Kick-A-Thon Break-A-Thon to benefit a local boy with a fatal and incurable disease is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at North American Martial Arts Institute (NAMI). Asher Nikolajevs, 12, suffers from Batten Disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that causes patients to become blind, bedridden, unable to communicate and is presently always fatal.

The jury in the wrongful death lawsuit involving an 11-year-old foster girl determined the Huron County Department of Job & Family Services and Huron County Commissioners should pay $600,000 to her estate. "I'm completely elated," said Jim Martin, who represented Connre Dixon's estate. "I do think it's an indictment on what's been going on."

NEW LONDON A Wakeman man was killed Friday afternoon after his pickup truck went off the road and struck a tree. Michael T. Cooksey, 28, of 2658 Chenango Road, was northbound on the road of his residence about a mile north of Fayette Road in New London Township when he lost control of his 2006 Chevy 2500 HD pickup truck at 5:08 p.m., troopers with the Norwalk post of the state Highway Patrol said.

A proposal to prevent the school year from starting prior to Labor Day has been met with resistance by some local politicians and school officials. State Sen. Randy Gardner (R-Bowling Green) has proposed a bill in the Ohio Senate regarding a delayed start of the school year.

The Norwalk City Schools will soon be in the process of conducting screenings of all students who will be entering kindergarten this fall. To be eligible for kindergarten for the upcoming school year, a child must be 5 years old by Sept. 30, 2007. This year, kindergarten screening in the Norwalk City Schools will be a bit different then in past years. Due to some changes in requirements from the state as well as some scheduling conflicts, kindergarten screening will take place during the week of May 14. A major change will be that only a portion of the screening program will be completed in May. In May, the incoming kindergarten students will be screened in the areas of vision, hearing and receptive language. The receptive language area addresses how well a student is able to receive and use auditory information. Students must be able to follow directions and use and understand language in order to learn in school. In addition, the parents will complete the registration process for kindergarten as well as meet with the school nurse regarding their child's immunization history.