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Work continues in the deadly accident…where a passenger in a vehicle that crashed into a stopped Ohio State Highway Patrol on Highway 24…dies…between Jewell and Independence roads. At the time of the crash, Sgt. Fernando Chavez, 46, of the Defiance Post had a vehicle stopped on the shoulder for a …

Crews from eight area departments in Paulding County…work through the night…to extinguish the flames, in a straw-filled barn that catches fire…all this, on Emerald Township Road…two miles northeast of Paulding. Officials tell reporters…a nearby home escaped any damage in the blaze. The cause?…still undetermined. State and local fire experts are …

The spat is over. Bryan Police assistant chief, Gary Mohre, is removed from his position with the city. Official say incompetency, insubordination and destruction of public records, on the part of Mohre…were factors in their decision. Chief, Christopher Chapa remains on paid administrative leave…as an investigation into Mohre’s allegations…against him…continues. …

The Edgerton Village Council okays the application for a loan…to pay for a water tower project. Officials say Water Tower Rehabilitation Project 2…will cost around $1 million dollars. The work includes power washing, sandblasting and epoxy application and more. Likely, the village would borrow $200,000 to $300,000 to pay for …

Prosecutors say…a West Unity woman tried to mail drugs to an inmate at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. Jessica Pursel is accused of sending a package to an inmate at the lockup in Stryker. She was arrested and charged with third-degree felony illegal conveyance…this…after investigators check her home. Detectives …

An arrest…in connection to that shooting during a drunken bar brawl in Oakwood the other day. Charles Brown, is charged with second-degree felony assault and using a firearm while intoxicated. We reported shots were fired in a fistfight between two other men at the Landing Strip Bar on North First …

An area man dies…at a traffic stop on Saturday. Officials say a car is pulled over for a citation. We reported another vehicle…a pickup…hits the patrol car…which in turn…slams into the other. We now know who died that day. In the passenger seat of the first vehicle…that crashed into the …

The saga continues…Bryan Police Chief, Chris Chapa and Assistant Chief, Gary Mohre remain on paid administrative leave…more than a month after a feud between the two became public at a city council meeting. Soon after, we reported…both went away, for a while. The Bryan City council will meet today in …

Montpelier Police arrests four people…after officers investigate a complaint of possible drug activity…all this, at a South Jonesville Road location. An officer comes inside the place…quickly spots drugs in use. Word is, one of the four suspects has a gun…so caution is advised. Then, one of the suspects gives a …

A man is shot, outside a bar in Oakwood, on N. First St. Officials say it started as a fist fight. Dustin Dobbelaere, of Defiance, got into a brawl with Joseph Schilt, of Oakwood. At some point, a third person…Charles Brown…watching all this…produces a gun, officials say…and shoots Dobbelaere several …