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Serious Accident On 18

Two people are hurt after a crash on Ohio 18 at The Bend Road, near Sherwood. Witnesses say Shea Willard of King, N.C., didn’t stop at the intersection and was hit by Kerry Samples of Defiance. Samples was flown to ProMedica Regional in serious condition. Willard was taken a Defiance …

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Weed Charges Near Farmer

Two Bryan area men are accused of selling medical marijuana they got in Michigan. Joseph and Joshua Ludeker were indicted in Defiance County Court for trafficking marijuana. A search of Ludeker’s home netted more than 1,000 grams packaged for sale.

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Worley Trial Day 5

Cell phone records collected by crime experts show Sierah Joughin and James Worley were in the same area the night she went missing in 2016. Investigators on Friday, specializing in cell phone analysis, testified in a Fulton County courtroom in day five of Worley’s murder trial. Joseph Jensen, a member …

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Lyle W. Zigler, 58

Lyle W. Zigler, 58 years, of Dickinson, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 4, 2018 at his residence. Lyle was born February 2, 1959 in Bryan, Ohio, the youngest son of the late Glen J. and Wilma (Schrock) Zigler. He was a 1977 graduate of Bryan High School and …

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Joyce Marie Haynes, 88

Joyce Marie Haynes, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:06 A.M. on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Mrs. Haynes worked at the former Carbon Factory and retired from Fayette Tubular. She enjoyed baking and many of her pies were auctioned off to …

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Charity Work By Area Youth Recognized

Chaina Nafziger, a sixth-grader at Archbold Middle School, will be presented Monday with an engraved silver medallion to recognize her selection by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, as one of Ohio’s top two youth volunteers of 2018. Chaina organized a bake sale with a friend at her church and …

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Castillo Case Update

A Steuben County judge sets bond at $10,000 for a former Fremont High School coach, arrested and charged with five counts of child seduction. Moses Castillo’s pre-trial conference is scheduled for April 16. A no contact order was entered on behalf of the alleged victim. Castillo resigned as the coach …

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Area Man Dies In IL Accident

A Fulton County resident, involved in a crash in Illinois, dies. Jacob Hite was driving on Route 68, approaching state Route 296 in Champaign County. Witnesses told officers Stephanie Castle of Urbana, southbound on 68, slowed to make a left turn onto 296. Hite rear-ended Castle’s vehicle. He got out …

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Fatal Train Accident

One person dies after an incident involving a train in Defiance on the CSX tracks, between Clinton Street and Wayne Avenue. The man’s name will be withheld, pending the notification of the family. The incident is under investigation by federal, state and local authorities.

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Latest In Worley Trial

It is now Day 5 in the James Worley murder trial in Fulton County. Sierah Joughin’s boyfriend, Josh Kolasinski and her mother, Shelia Vaculik, explained to the jury about not being able to get in touch with Sierah after her bike ride from Kolasinski ‘s home. The jury was shown …

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