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An area woman…charged in a shooting last week…is bound over to a Defiance County grand jury. Cara Cordes, 60, waived her right to a preliminary hearing…on a charge of felonious assault, a second-degree felony. Her case now goes over to common pleas court for grand jury proceedings…expected to take place, …

The Paulding man…charged in a double homicide last month is arraigned in a Paulding County courtroom. Clay Dockery pled not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to two counts of aggravated murder. The judge accepted the verbal plea and asked that it be submitted to the court in …

Manuel Cruz Jr. is sentenced on three charges of gross sexual imposition. Cruz, 20, pled guilty to three charges, in all. He had two cases against him, having had two victims. In exchange for his plea, charges of unlawful restraint and rape, were dropped. Each of the gross sexual imposition …

A Defiance County Sheriff’s deputy has resigned following his recent conviction on two misdemeanor offenses in Van Wert while his attorney said he was involved in an off-duty dispute not of his making. According to Defiance County Sheriff Doug Engel, Agustin Hinojosa, 35, resigned his position as a deputy prior …

The Steuben County Board of Zoning Appeals denies a proposal for a cattle operation that would have housed around 8,000 cows in Steuben County…located south of Clear Lake. The move comes after the proposal received significant public opposition from residents who feared the cattle operation would cause problems for nearby …

The Ohio House passes internal rules and can now proceed with its work, despite an ongoing fight over power within the fractured GOP supermajority, which spurred competing claims about who’s leading Republicans there, shouting by lawmakers during Tuesday’s session and even talk of a possible lawsuit.

A space heater and something combustible is the likely cause of a fire Saturday afternoon in Edgerton that left one person with smoke inhalation. Crews were called out to 134 E. Morrison St. Officials are calling it an accidental fire, though they don’t know the exact cause. Fire was coming …

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office makes an arrest…in connection to a reported child molesting that took place in April 2022. Deputies brought in 34-year-old Kevin Lambos of Jonesville, following an interview with detectives. The arrest comes after a four-week investigation into allegations that Lambos had sexual contact with a 12-year-old …

North Central Local Schools Treasure Eric Smeltzer was reprimanded by the board of education for violation of another employee’s privacy and work space, that’s according to the official reprimand letter. The board voted on a resolution to discipline Smeltzer during their meeting on Jan. 9. In addition to the letter …

General Motors announced Friday it is investing $55 million dollars in its foundry plant in Defiance. The investment will plan for the continued use of internal combustible engines now, as well as electronic vehicle engines in the future. The block castings investment will support future V-8 engine programs. The announcement …