BEDFORD TOWNSHIP

On May 18, 1986, the Banner Oak School was rededicated to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Bedford Township.

One lane on Lewis Ave. to close next week in Bedford

Erie Rd. traffic to be narrowed for water main installation

Bedford Township expects to soon open up the application process for a liquor license it reclaimed at the end of the summer.

Jeffrey Travis Ott, 28, was arraigned in First District Court on charges of murder and other felonies.

A man killed his grandmother and injured his grandfather while trying to force his way into their Bedford Township home, police said.

The car left the road while attempted to pass another vehicle on Smith Rd. in Bedford Township

Work on new water main on Lewis Ave. to start next week

Tensions reached a boiling point as the Bedford Board of Trustees revisited the township's years-long dispute with the local compositing facility.

Portion of Lewis Ave. to close for drainage work

No one was struck by gunfire or otherwise injured in a shooting that occurred in Bedford Township around 1:30 a.m. Thanksgiving morning.

MONROE COUNTY, MI – An Ohio man was arrested early Thursday morning after allegedly getting into a backyard shootout with an acquaintance behind a Bedford Township home, police say. Police were called at 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 25, to a home in the 6200 block of S. Dixie Highway for a report of heavy gunfire heard in the area, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Using an aerial drone, police were able to locate the fleeing man, 28 of Toledo, Ohio in the woods and arrested him without incident, police said. The Ohio man was taken to the Monroe County Jail to await charges. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at 734-240-7530.

After almost a year of failed nominations, Bedford Township's Planning Commission finally has all seats filled.

Bedford Township officials are revisiting a previously shelved roundabout project for Jackman and Smith Roads.

A man is in police custody Saturday morning after reportedly robbing an acquaintance at gunpoint and forcing him to drive around in Monroe County before stealing the vehicle altogether.

A pedestrian was struck by a car Wednesday morning on S. Telegraph Rd. South of Kirtwood Dr. In Bedford Township.

The First Annual Bedford Community Pet Food Drive was held on October 16 and 17 at the Pearl Albert Green Park in Lambertville.

A driver who was speeding and weaving through vehicles in a no-passing zone died after causing a head-on crash in Monroe County, police said.

Officials are pleased with the early returns on a pilot program designed to curb excessive speeding in high traffic areas of Bedford Township.

MONROE COUNTY, MI – A 15-year-old boy was critically injured in a motorcycle crash in Monroe County’s Bedford Township Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews were called at 4:09 p.m. Oct. 14, to Lewis Avenue south of Sterns Road for a report of a crash involving a car and motorcycle, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. The motorcyclist, a 15-year-old Ohio boy, was ejected from his motorcycle in the crash, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 734-240-7557. Monroe Community Ambulance and the Bedford Township Fire Department assisted at the scene.

Most of the neighborhood trick-or-treat times in Monroe County are scheduled for Oct. 31. Here's the list.

Toledo teen seriously injured in motorcycle crash

Bedford Township is moving ahead with interior renovations at one of its three fire stations.

Shots were fired over the weekend at a motel on Telegraph Road in Monroe County, deputies said.

Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough reported a shooting that occurred at the Deluxe Inn in Bedford Saturday night.

Bedford board balks at solar field proposal

The closed business was broken into Monday night for the third time in the past nine days, a deputy’s report said.

Bedford played a nearly perfect football opener, rolling over Utica Ford 54-0.

Tires, rims stolen from pickup, another attempt fails

Bedford Township is looking to reclaim ownership of a liquor license originally awarded three years ago.

A Temperance man has been sentenced after he used a piggy bank and a child gate to murder a woman and then beheaded her body, officials said.

Bedford Public Schools intends to return to traditional, in-person learning for the start of the 2021-'22 school year.

A pilot program designed to curb excessive speeding has been initiated in Bedford Township.

“We need more firefighters”/Frenchtown mulls staffing concerns

Portion of Samaria Rd. to be repaved next week in Bedford, Erie townships

Bedford man reports getting threats, extortion attempt via texts

Bedford and Whiteford Townships have partnered to give Adler Road a significant facelift.

MONROE COUNTY, MI – An Ohio woman was struck by a car and killed while walking her dog along a Bedford Township road Thursday night, police said. Police and rescue crews were called at 9:18 p.m. June 17, to the area of Lewis Avenue and Smith Road for a report of a car hitting a pedestrian, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators determined Kimmins was walking her dog east across Lewis Avenue when she was stuck by a 2008 Infinity going north, police said. The driver, a 54-year-old Toledo man, was not injured, police said, adding it is unknown if weather, speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 734-240-7541.

A Temperance man has been found guilty of murder after he used a piggy bank and a child gate to beat a woman to death and then beheaded her body, officials said.

Portion of Jackman Rd. to be paved this week in Bedford

Bedford Township’s latest attempt to fill a vacant seat on its planning commission proved unsuccessful.

Gamers young and old have a new reason to visit Bedford Township.

MONROE COUNTY, MI – A Monroe County man was killed early Saturday morning when his car left the road and hit a utility pole in Bedford Township. Nathan James Mahrt died March 6, in the single-vehicle crash on Summerfield Road east of Douglas Road in Bedford Township, north of the Ohio boarder, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. His car crashed into the utility pole and tree before coming to a stop, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 734-240-7756. Monroe Community Ambulance and the Bedford Township Fire Department assisted at the scene.

Police say the victim, Lambertville resident Nathan James Mahrt, was driving a silver 2020 Nissan 370Z southbound on Douglas Road north of Summerfield Road when the crash happened. MONROE COUNTY, Mich. – A 35-year-old man was killed in a single vehicle crash that happened on Summerfield east of Douglas in Bedford Township at around 3:46 a.m. Saturday. Police say the victim, Lambertville resident Nathan James Mahrt, was driving a silver 2020 Nissan 370Z southbound on Douglas north of Summerfield. While he was making a turn in the area the Nissan went off the roadway to the south. Police say speeding was a contributing factor in the crash.

The following are among recent reports to Monroe County law enforcement agencies. The following are among recent reports to Monroe County law enforcement agencies. Two guns, compound bow stolen from Bedford homeThe Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the disappearance of three weapons, including a Remington 870 12-gauge shotgun, from a home in Bedford Township since Jan. 19. Authorities listed the Derringer as stolen on the state law enforcement information network. He didn’t notice the hitch missing until the next morning when he went to tow his boat.

State Representatives TC Clements, R-Temperance, and Bronna Kahle, R-Adrian, expressed frustration and deep disappointment in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s order last week that includes extending the prohibition on contact sports, which specifically affects high school competitions across the state. Her previous order would have expired at the end of January and allowed those sports to begin competitions Feb. 1. “My heart goes out to these kids who are being denied a chance to have a safe, complete high school experience,” said Kahle. According to a statement issued by the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Friday, the organization did not know of the extension until it was announced, giving them no advanced warning to prepare teams.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police are investigating a man’s death after the body of a missing man was found in Monroe County Saturday afternoon. According to authorities, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Bedford Township after someone had found a body in the woods. Police said the body was identified as a missing Toledo man. Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 734-240-7537. More: Monroe County news

Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough is reporting a death investigation that occurred in the area of Secor and Section Rds. Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough is reporting a death investigation that occurred in the area of Secor and Section Rds. At approximately 2:15 p.m., the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the area after receiving a report that persons walking in the woods had discovered a deceased male. The remains have been transported to the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine a cause and manner of death. Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to contact Deputy Dodds at the Sheriff’s Office at 734-240-7537.

Randy Pierce is retiring from the Monroe County Road Commission after 23 years of service. The Board of Monroe County Road Commissioners honored Randy Pierce, its managing director for the past seven years, as he retires this week. Dan Minton was reappointed to a six-year term on the road board. The road board re-elected Greg W. Stewart as its chairman and Charles A. Londo as its vice chairman for 2021. The next board meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the road commission, 840 S. Telegraph Rd.

A Toledo man has been arrested in connection with a home invasion in Bedford Township Monday night investigated by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. A 32-year-old Toledo man has been arrested in connection with a home invasion in Bedford Township Monday night investigated by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. He added that the Toledo man matched the description provided by the homeowners. The man was arrested for home invasion and lodged in the Monroe County jail. The suspect’s identity is being withheld pending a formal arraignment in Monroe County First District Court, Goodnough said.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, MI -- Police are investigating what they’re calling an attempted homicide in Monroe County. Monroe County deputies learned both victims were assaulted the night prior at the Bedford Inn Motel – less than a mile away. Bedford Inn Motel, located on S. Telegraph Road, is less than a half-mile north of the Michigan-Ohio border. Detectives searched the Bedford Inn Motel room and found evidence of an aggravated assault, narcotics and a firearm. Anybody with information about the incident should call the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at 734-240-7530.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an attempted homicide that occurred Tuesday night in Bedford Township. According to authorities, the incident happened at about 10 p.m. at the Bedford Inn Motel on Telegraph Road. Police said the investigation revealed both victims were assaulted at the Bedford Inn Motel the night prior. A search warrant was authored and served by detectives on a motel room at the Bedford Inn Motel, where evidence of an aggravated assault took place. Anyone with information is asked to call the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 734-240-7530.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is reporting an attempted homicide that occurred at the Bedford Inn Motel in Bedford Township Tuesday night. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is reporting an attempted homicide that occurred at the Bedford Inn Motel in Bedford Township Tuesday night. During the investigation, deputies on scene learned that both victims were assaulted at the Bedford Inn the previous night. The case is being investigated by Deputies Bills and Lewis from the Sheriff’s Office Uniform Services Division and detectives from the Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at 734-240-7530.

TOLEDO – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a string of crimes after a two-state police pursuit Saturday night. Just after 5 p.m., a Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy in Lambertville, just north of Toledo, was informed by a citizen of a damaged black Impala parked at a Rite Aid Pharmacy located near the intersection of Secor and Sterns roads. Deputies pursued the suspect southbound into Toledo, where they turned the pursuit over to the Toledo Police Department, who took the man into custody. He is currently lodged at the Lucas County Jail, pending extradition to Michigan for face charges of armed robbery, felonious assault and more. Anyone with further information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriffs Office Detective Bureau at 734-240-7530.

This year's ceremony took place in Lambertville Cemetery; there are plans to expand the Bedford Township observances in 2021. The theme is “Remember, Honor and Teach.”This year’s Wreaths Across America took place Dec. 19. In addition to being the first ceremony held in Bedford Township, his family reports, this was the first Monroe County cemetery visit on Wreaths Across America day. The plan is that on the 2021 date, Dec. 18, there will be wreath placements at veteran gravesites at all four Bedford Township cemeteries. To make a donation toward or keep up with plans for next year’s event, go to the Bedford Wreaths Across America page at wreathsacrossamerica.org/MI0228.

Area residents can recycle their live Christmas trees for free at several drop- off locations in Monroe County starting Saturday. — Berlin Township Hall: 8000 Swan View Dr., Newport. — Monroe Township Hall: 4925 W. Dunbar Rd. The Monroe County Recycling & Green Community Program, Monroe County Road Commission and participating local municipalities are offering the service to all county residents, Rock said. “Last year we collected 300 trees through this program,” Rock said in a press release.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is seeking witnesses to a bicycle accident in Bedford Township Dec. 4 in which an 82-year-old Lambertville man was struck by a motorist and later died from his injuries. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is seeking witnesses to a bicycle accident in Bedford Township Dec. 4 in which an 82-year-old Lambertville man was struck by a motorist and later died from his injuries. A preliminary investigation revealed that John S. Flaminio was riding his red Trek SR Suntour bicycle southbound on Whiteford Center in the southbound lane of travel near the road edge. As he was riding, an unknown sport utility vehicle was also headed southbound and attempted to overtake Flaminio, a press release from the sheriff’s office said. The circumstances continue to be probed by Deputy Nicholas Burkhart from the sheriff’s Traffic Services Division.

Bedford Township residents still can't keep tigers as house pets, but they may soon be able to raise poultry. Bedford Township residents still can’t keep tigers as house pets, but they may soon be able to raise poultry. Bedford’s board of trustees on Tuesday voted unanimously to direct the township planning department to begin drafting language to create an ordinance change to reflect permitting chickens in certain residential districts of the township. Cecil also said that his office has no opinion on the ordinances themselves, only some of the language that has led to confusion among residents. “I think that we don’t leave (the ordinance) the way that (it is),” said township trustee Craig Montri.

The former Temperance Road Elementary School is getting some much-needed TLC. The former Temperance Road Elementary School is getting some much-needed TLC. On Tuesday, Bedford’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the establishment of a Commercial Rehabilitation District for the former school, which Bedford Public Schools sold to Gregory LaScala, president and CEO of LaScala IT Solutions, Inc., in July of 2019. Approval of any rehabilitation or improvement projects will come at a later date, as will a decision on how many years the board wants this incentive to last. A Commercial Rehabilitation District can last up to ten years according to state law, and the local government within which the district resides has the final say on how many years they will allow the district to last, up to that ten-year cap.

Holding both Bedford Township trustee, Bedford school board positions may be incompatible under Michigan lawRecently elected Bedford Township Trustee Todd Bruning says he won’t step down from his position as a member of the Bedford Public Schools Board of Education, although it may be illegal. Bruning, whose current term on the board of education runs through 2022, believes he is allowed to hold both part-time positions, even as the school district explores whether that’s illegal under the Michigan Incompatible Public Offices Act. “The first person I (reached) said they did not know, it had never come up,” Bruning said. “Just because something else came along, I don’t think it’s fair of me to quit the school board to go to the township,” he said. Monroe County Prosecutor Michael G. Roehrig said that while his office has been contacted by several of the involved entities regarding Bruning’s situation, no one has filed a formal complaint regarding the potentially incompatible offices.

The 31-year-old driver of the GMC, a man also from Toledo, Ohio, was reportedly waiting for assistance and had his hazard lights on when his vehicle was struck. Following the crash, the front seat passenger of the Honda Civic -- a 36-year-old woman from Toledo, Ohio -- was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. A third passenger of the Honda Civic -- a 41-year-old woman from Toledo, Ohio -- was taken to the hospital and listed in critical condition. The woman was not wearing a seat belt during the crash, officials said. The 23-year-old driver of the Honda Civic was arrested at the scene and is currently being held at the Monroe County Jail.

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BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A Toledo man who was driving drunk and speeding Friday died when his car left the roadway and crashed into a utility pole in Bedford Township, according to police. Officials said David C. Smith, 39, of Toledo, was driving a black 2002 GMC Envoy at 1:08 a.m. Friday on Dean Road east of Crabb Road. Smith was heading east and drove off the north side of Dean Road, striking a mailbox, police said. He got back on the road and continued east before leaving the roadway again, according to authorities. Monroe County medics and Bedford Township firefighters responded, but Smith was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A retired fire chief from Bedford Township and a mother of four from Lambertville died in a multiple-car crash on Wednesday afternoon. The man is in critical condition and his wife is in stable condition, police said. Her four children were transported to the hospital and listed in stable condition, officials said. The driver of the third vehicle, a 61-year-old man from Lambertville, was transported to the hospital and listed in stable condition. Officials say it is unknown if excessive speed, alcohol or intoxicating substances were a factor in the crash.

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BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A petition and a Facebook group has been started with the goal of recalling Todd Bruning from his position with the Bedford Township School Board. Section 1107 of the Revised School Code states that the Governor may remove a school board member. There is nothing in the law that provides procedures for a school board itself, or any employee of the school board, to remove a board member. Bedford Public School Board members only speak on behalf of the District through formal action at public School Board meetings. The Bedford Public Schools Board of Education does not endorse any statements made by individual Board Members."

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A driver was killed Tuesday in a head-on crash after he crossed the center line in Bedford Township, police said. The crash happened at 2:16 p.m. Tuesday on Sterns Road, west of Secor Road, according to Monroe County Sheriff Dale Malone. Officials said James L. McGee, 77, of Toledo, Ohio, was driving a 2004 Buick Century east on Sterns Road. He turned left into a private driveway and got back onto Sterns Road, heading east, according to authorities. The Century crossed the center line and crashed head-on with a black 2000 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck that was heading west, police said.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Officials said a 79-year-old woman found dead in a Bedford Township home Monday was beheaded by her step-grandson. The head of the victim was removed,” said Jahn Landis, the Monroe County Chief Assistant Prosecutor. Kenny McBride, 45, of Temperance, is charged with homicide -- open murder and dead body mutilation in connection with the murder. The suspect’s father was married to the daughter of the victim,” Landis said. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Monroe County deputies at 734-240-7530.

Officials said a 79-year-old woman found dead in a Bedford Township home Monday was beheaded by her step-grandson. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Officials have charged a Temperance man with murdering a Bedford Township woman and then beheading her body. Kenny McBride, 45, of Temperance, was taken into custody in connection with the murder of Cecilia Gibson, 79, in Bedford Township, deputies said. Officers took the two family members to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for questioning. He is being held at the Monroe County Jail without bond. “When I leave the house, I’d sometimes see them going about their business.”Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Monroe County deputies at 734-240-7530.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A man has been taken into custody in connection with the murder of a 79-year-old woman in Bedford Township, deputies said. UPDATE: Man charged with murder, mutilating bodyThe death of Cecilia Gibson, 79, was officially ruled a homicide Tuesday. Two family members -- a 60-year-old man and a 45-year-old man -- were home at the time, authorities said. Officers took the two family members to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for questioning. “When I leave the house, I’d sometimes see them going about their business.”Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Monroe County deputies at 734-240-7530.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police have identified a murder victim whose body was found in the living room of a home in Bedford Township. UPDATE: Temperance man arrestedThe death of Cecilia Gibson, 79, was officially ruled a homicide Tuesday. Gibson’s body was found around 3 a.m. Monday in the living room of a home in the 8800 block of Lewis Avenue, officials said. Two family members -- a 60-year-old man and a 45-year-old man -- were home at the time, authorities said. Officers took the two family members to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for questioning.

Police are investigating a possible homicide in Bedford Township. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.