A Howe man was arrested Monday after police found a meth lab and ingredients at his home.

Joseph A. Trushel, 48, was preliminarily charged with a Class B felony manufacturing methamphetamine count, and charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of precursors – both Class D felonies.

Officers went to Trushel's rural Howe home around 3:30 p.m. to speak with him, and as they knocked on his door, Trushel reportedly ran out the back door, according to a release from Sgt. Ron Galaviz of the Indiana State Police.

Officers chased Trushel down, and found meth-making paraphernalia scattered along the path he fled, Galaviz wrote.

Karen S. O'Boyle, a local semipro women's football player, has died. She was 51.

O'Boyle played offensive tackle for the Fort Wayne Flash as one of the team's oldest players, succeeding with strength and drive. O'Boyle also taught physical education at Adams and Irwin elementary schools.

A single mother with four sons – including one who has Down syndrome – O'Boyle was an inspiration to many of her teammates, and awe-inspiring to her students.

Her obituary is on Page 2L.

Saint Aloysius Catholic Church will hold a benefit to support parishioner Shelby Gruss, the Bishop Luers senior partially paralyzed from a snowboarding accident.

The Shelby Gruss benefit will be 2 p.m.-midnight March 27 at the Saint Aloysius activity center on Indiana 1, just south of Interstate 469. Bracelets will be on sale for $5 for adults and $2 for children, and donations will be accepted.

Gruss, a Bishop Luers basketball player, student ambassador and Saint Aloysius alumna, suffered a spinal cord injury from the accident in January.

For more information on the benefit, call Karen at 403-0265 or Becky at 410-0459.

The Lawton Skatepark is open for the season for business.

The park, located on 4th Street near Clinton Street, will be open 6 a.m.-11 p.m., with lights scheduled to turn off 15 minutes before closing.

The park is restricted to in-line skate and skateboard use, and protective gear such as helmets, knee pads, wrist guards and elbow pads are required.

Work is set to begin Monday to replace boardwalk decking on two sections of the Greenway.

Beneath the Bluffton Road Bridge on the St. Marys Pathway, and just east of Pemberton Drive on the Maumee Pathway, crews will try to replace the old decking with a fresh, durable vinyl that has a non-slip surface.

The sections will be closed 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, with the project set to run through June 26.