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Biker Hurt Near Here

A Michigan man is hurt in a motorcycle crash on County Road 13, near Napoleon. Steven Rusch, of Ida was taken by Napoleon Rescue to Henry County Hospital. He was then flown to Mercy St. Vincent’s in Toledo. Rusch was northbound on 13, north of County Road R, when he …

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Effinger Charged

Criminal charges are filed against Dominique Effinger for the Lake Gage boat crash back on July 15. Those charges include Operating a Motorboat While Intoxicated. Effinger and several of her passengers were ejected from the motorboat. Several of them suffered injuries, including one who suffered a fractured skull.

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Election Update

The Williams County Board of Elections certifies 33 candidates and three issues for the Nov. 7 ballot. The board also raised pay for poll workers and polling site managers by 9 percent.

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Gillespie Appeal Nixed

Bradley Gillespie will remain in jail, and his appeal of his double-murder conviction has been denied. The Third District Court of Appeals upheld Gillespie’s conviction in the February 2016 murders of Hannah Fischer and Frank Tracy Jr. Gillespie was found guilty by a Paulding County Court in October of 2016.

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CASA Is Coming

Juveniles in Williams County’s court system will have a new entity looking out for their well-being as the Henry County Court Appointed Special Advocates is set to expand its service area. The Napoleon-based program announced it is expanding into Defiance and Williams counties and changing its name to Northwest Ohio …

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Thanks For Everything, Kurt

In a short meeting Monday, members of the Montpelier Village Council thanked Kurt Roan, supervisor of administrative services, for his service to the village. Roan is retiring and Monday’s meeting was his last. A retirement luncheon is set for Friday.

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New Driver Learns The Hard Way

Three teenagers are injured in Algansee Township when their pickup truck crashes into a tree. A 16-year-old boy, who just got his drivers license, was traveling west on Wolfe Road near Phillip Road…he was going too fast. The pick-up slid off the road and struck a tree. The driver and …

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Road Rager Bust

A road rage incident on I-69, just south of the Branch-Calhoun County line leads to the arrest of a woman after she pointed a handgun at four occupants of another vehicle. The two vehicles were traveling north on 69 in Branch County and passed each other several times. One of …

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Fatal Dog Attack

A Fremont man dies from a dog attack. A woman was walking a larger dog on Davoli St. in Fremont, when a smaller dog ran from its yard and was attacked by the larger one. Michael Parks tried to pull the dogs apart. He was bitten and later died. The …

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Robert E. Scott, Sr. 92

Robert E. Scott, Sr. age 92, of Waterville, Ohio formerly of Wauseon and Toledo, Ohio died Saturday July 22, 2017 in Heritage Village of Waterville. He was a Army World War II veteran. Survivors include his children, Robert Scott Jr. and Janice Robison of Kendallville, Indiana. Funeral arrangements are incomplete …

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