A 27-year-old Swanton man was arrested on Friday. Anthony Roberts was picked up for failure to appear on several traffic violations. He was turned over to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. A West Unity driver was cited for failure to control late last week after crashing her Jeep. Amber Austin …

Bryan police received complaints of 21 vehicle break-ins on Sunday alone. Police Chief Mike Willis says most of the vehicle owners reported nothing was stolen, but five of the complainants did get robbed. Willis says residents need to lock their valuables in the trunk and lock your vehicle.

Families who want to host a Japanese exchange student this summer are being sought right now. The State’s 4-H program and OSU Extension are working together to line up 100 Japanese youth from 12 to 16 years old and their adult chaperones for a one-month stay from July 23rd to …

The dates for John Paulding Days have changed. The annual festival is moving from June to July. The Director of the Paulding Chamber of Commerce, Peggy Emerson, told the Cresent News that since a lot of festivals happen at the same time in June, they wanted to provide something to …

Heads up if you drive in Defiance. The South Clinton Street project will start today, as they work to widen the roadway. The work will take six months. The work depends on the weather, according to the city manager. The project will have two phases. The first phase affects the …

A crackdown on drunk driving begins this Friday and runs through the month of March. Police agencies are ramping up enforcement in time for basketball tournaments and St Patrick’s Day celebrations. In Steuben and DeKalb Counties they report they’ll be working overtime to conduct observational patrols around the clock. The …

Janet H. Bonifas, age 79, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away early Thursday, February 25, 2016, at her winter home in Lakeport, Florida. Mrs. Bonifas was a graduate of Coldwater High School in Coldwater, Ohio. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Edgerton, the Rosary Altar Society and …

Russell Earl Dunseth, 94, of Montpelier passed away on Sunday February 28, 2016 at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. He was born on June 21, 1921 in Mitchell, South Dakota to Sylvester A. and Minnie (Yates) Dunseth. Russell graduated from Metea High School in Metea, Indiana in 1940. He …

The Board of Education in Liberty Center has voted to allow their superintendent to finalize a land purchase near one of their school properties. The extra land will give the school extra room during a new construction project and allow for additional parking.

In Defiance County, a grand jury has indicted 55-year-old Alex Johnson for kidnapping. The man is accused of forcing a woman he knows from a residence and drove her to a rural location for sex. The DA’s office is still investigating and there may be more charges coming for Johnson. …