38 year old Kevin Potts of McComb has appealed his conviction of 17 years in prison for attacking off-duty corrections officer John Shepard in his Arlington home.  Potts was convicted during a December trial of aggravated burglary and felonious assault with a firearm specification.  The appeal claims the court failed to instruct the jury on the lesser-related offense of aggravated menacing and also abused its discretion when it would not allow further cross examination relating to Shepard’s personnel file.

Seneca Regional Planning Commission board of directors has named Charlene Watkins as its new executive director.  The lifelong Seneca County resident spent 14 years with WSOS and two years in the US Air Force before accepting her new position.  She starts Monday as executive director.

Bowling Green State University and the Faculty Association have completed their negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement.  The proposed contract calls for a three percent salary increase annually, over the three-year agreement.  Percentages of health care premiums paid by the University and employees were kept the same.  The agreement addressed other issues such as shared governance, academic freedom, faculty review, and professional development…The agreement still needs to be ratified by both sides.