Fire breaks out at a Washington St. location in Blakeslee, damage was minimal. Fire officials say an electrical outlet shorted out. No one was hurt.

A Montpelier theft case. Kruz Harrington, accused of stealing five guns from another man pled not guilty, this before Williams County Judge, JT Stelzer. Prosecutors say back on Dec. 13, he stole two handguns and three rifles. Harrington’s next court appearance is Feb. 4.

Wauseon Police arrest a Chicago man after a high-speed chase on the Ohio Turnpike. Everardo Diaz was pulled over and brought in at mile marker 28. Diaz was cited with driving under suspension and possession of marijuana. He was taken to the Lucas County Jail.

Tristen Blair is sentenced for reckless homicide and burglary to 36 months in prison in a Paulding County courtroom.. Blair pled no contest to homicide and guilty to burglary, as part of a plea agreement in December. The reckless homicide charge involves the death of Blair’s 3-month-old son, who died …

Rell L. Myers, 86, of Montpelier passed away peacefully with his family by his side early Friday morning in Amelia, Ohio. He was born on October 9, 1932 in Pioneer to Newton and Zella (Keck) Myers. Rell proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. …

Wendell Thyer Clark, age 87, of Stryker, Ohio passed away Sunday evening, January 13, 2019 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Stryker, Ohio on May 26, 1931 to the late Chester Warner and Ethel Rosetta (Doudt) Clark. He married Rita Joan Boop on August …

Two people are heroes after getting involved in an area fire. Kent Brown and Jennifer Julius are insurance agents. They were driving on County Road 10, when they see fire erupting from a home, pickup truck and nearby barn. Brown pulls up, gets out of his car and starts pounding …

A water line break in Defiance gets crews to work. It flooded front yards and interrupted service to a number of homes for several hours, but was soon repaired. Officials say a 12-inch cast iron line broke at Ottawa and Karnes avenues. Much of the water receded after city crews …

A trial date is set Randy Burke…the Napoleon High School teacher and coach accused of sex crimes against students. Burke, 55, of Hamler, had a pretrial hearing in Henry County. He faces six counts of gross sexual imposition, all felonies and more. A jury trial is now scheduled for June …

Crews were called to a house fire. Two local teams and the Noble Township fire department responded to the blaze on Buckskin Road, near Flickinger Road. Officials tell reporters an electrical fire started on the outside of the house. The residents were home but no one was injured. They are …