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OSP announces holiday traffic crackdown

The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be out in full force cracking down on impaired drivers the entire Fourth of July weekend, which begins Friday, July 1 and ends Monday, July 4. Their zero-tolerance policy is part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign aimed at …

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William A. “Bill” McCarthy, 77

William A. “Bill” McCarthy, 77 years, of Bryan passed away Monday, June 27, 2016 at 2:55 p.m. at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. Bill was born March 18, 1939 in Springfield, Ohio, the son of the late Dominic “Mac” and Vergil (Foster) McCarthy. He was 1957 graduate of Bryan …

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Jack Scalf, 89

Jack Scalf, 89 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, June 27, 2016 in Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance with his family by his side. Jack was born March 27, 1927 in Keokee, Virginia, the son of the late Vanis and Callie (Bledsoe) Scalf. He married Anna Lovell on July …

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Joan McKee Whitmire Andrews, 90

Joan McKee Whitmire Andrews, age 90, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016, in Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home, Archbold, Ohio where she has resided since February 2010. Joan was born in Delta, Ohio on May 18, 1926 to parents Dr. Earl Lawrence McKee and Dorothy Emola (Kent) McKee. She is preceded …

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Gladys I. Brown, 103

Gladys I. Brown, age 103, passed away Monday, June 27, 2016 at Genesis Health Care in Bryan. Along with her husband, Clifton, they had farmed for many years. Gladys was born in Williams, County, Ohio on December 10, 1912, the daughter of Thomas and Martha (Siler) Cox. On May 20, …

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Update on assault victim in Toledo hospital

A follow up about the Defiance man who was found unconscious at Stefano’s Ristorante Sunday morning about 1 am. Police determined the man had been assaulted. He remains hospitalized in critical condition at last check at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. Police did not confirm the man’s name …

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Trial for Paulding HS graduates killed in Florida continued

The murder trial of a Florida man accused of killing his mother and step-father from Paulding and another man has been continued until August. 22-year-old Jacob Langston is charged with shooting his mother Shanna McGrath, her husband Kevin, and Elbert Merrick III, 22, Florida, on Jan. 23 of this year. …

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North Central counting down the days till new school opens

North Central Schools say their new school buildings are on schedule and will be done in time to open on September 6th. With everything new, up to date, there’s a lot to love. Students, parents and teachers may love one small feature the most. There are no steps anywhere in …

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Bronson pool demolition approved

The Bronson Pool is another step closer to being demolished. The City Council approved an ordinance to allow a contract with an excavating company to get rid of the unused pool, it’s decking and the baby pool for about $47,000. The company, Helms & Sons Excavating, will leave the auxiliary …

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Former OSU drum-major instructor convicted of sexual assault on student

A former OSU marching band drum-major instructor is going to prison for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old freshman. The man, Stewart Kitchen was sentenced to three years and can apply for judicial release after serving six months. The victim told the judge her life will never be the same, after the …

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