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Montpelier Police searching for stolen vehicle

The Montpelier Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a yellow 2001 Ford Focus, with Ohio registration EMH6010. The vehicle was stolen from the 400 block of West Lawrence Street sometime after 2 p.m. Sunday. Anyone with knowledge as to the whereabouts of this vehicle is urged to …

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Fremont man facing charges of Criminal Trespassing and Residential Entry

On Sunday morning Fremont Police Officers responded to a report of an unwanted person in a residence located in the 500 block of North Coldwater Street. Upon arrival, Fremont Police say their officers found a back door to the residence open. Officers entered the residence and encountered 19 year old …

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Bryan Area Chamber of Commerce will stage its second annual Oktoberfest

The Bryan Area Chamber of Commerce will stage its second annual Oktoberfest celebration. The event takes place from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8. And it’s at a new location this year – the parking lot behind the downtown Bryan branch of the Williams County Public Library …

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Drug cost issue gathers enough signatures to appear on ballot

The backers of a proposal to limit the amount the state pays for drugs for Medicaid, prisons and other state programs have won their fight to bring the plan to next year’s ballot. Secretary of State Jon Husted’s office has certified the petitions turned in by Ohioans for Fair Drug …

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James R. Speakman, 71

James R. Speakman, age 71, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:20 A.M. on Saturday, October 1, 2016, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where he was a patient. Mr. Speakman was graduate of North Central High School and was employed as a carpenter for Lutterbein Lumber Company, retiring with …

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Loyal B. Sines, 82

Loyal B. Sines, 82 years, of Stryker, passed away early Saturday, October 1, 2016 in Community Health Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Loyal was born May 21, 1934 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Earl F. and Lylla (Brock) Sines. He married Dorothy C. Roan on November 7, 1954 …

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Gerald E. Hendricks, 98

Gerald E. Hendricks, 98, of Alvordton passed away Friday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. He was born on July 8, 1918 in Madison Township, Williams County to Charles and Martha (Throne) Hendricks. Gerald graduated from Kunkle High School in 1936 as the valedictorian with 12 years of …

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Ronald Wayne DeGroff, 69

Ronald Wayne DeGroff, 69, of Toledo, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at ProMedica Ebeid Hospice Residence, following a long illness. He was born on December 10, 1946 in Wauseon, Ohio to Vivian (Kepler) DeGroff and the late Harvey DeGroff. Surviving is his wife of 44 years, Lynne …

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Defiance man found guilty of two counts of murder

It took a jury a little more than three hours on Friday to find 42 year old Bradley Gillespie of Defiance, guilty of two counts of murder with a gun specification. The charges stem from the deaths of Paulding residents Hannah Fischer and Frank Tracy Jr. Following the verdict, Gillespie’s …

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Williams County Family YMCA surpasses fund raising goal

Some good news for the Williams County Family YMCA. Not only did their capital fundraising campaign met and surpass its goal, but campaign leaders announced Friday an additional donation from the Markey family will allow the Y to build a new multi-purpose room addition to the pool area. Donations and …

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