WOOSTER -- A Smithville man who was found guilty of drug charges by a jury was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday. David Lee Yoakem Sr., 40, last known address of 4525 Fox Lake Road, was sentenced in Wayne County Common Pleas Court by Judge Mark K. Wiest. Wiest said Yoakem was likely to […]

Two people were arrested Tuesday in connection with a methamphetamine operation. Officers from the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, along with Bucyrus and Galion Police departments, METRICH Enforcement Unit, Huron County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation Clandestine Lab Unit served a search warrant at 8023 Ohio 3, Plymouth.

WOOSTER -- "I never cooked methamphetamines in my life," asserted David Lee Yoakem Sr. when he took the stand in his own defense in a two-day trial. And the jury hearing his case (sort of) agreed with him. Yoakem Sr., 40, last known address of 4525 Fox Lake Road, Smithville, was indicted and tried in […]

The Lorain County Drug Task Force is investigating evidence related to the discovery of a meth lab at a residence on W. 7th Court. Jim Larkin, detective of the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office, said members of the Task Force, Lorain Police Department and Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation investigated the residence April 7 after receiving […]

Two people were arrested Thursday after five active and as many as 40 inactive shake and bake-style meth labs were found at a home in Willow Wood, making it the largest meth lab bust ever in Lawrence County, according to Sheriff Jeff Lawless. According to a release from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, tips led […]