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An investigation is underway, after a report of a bomb threat to Napoleon Area City Schools. The threat came through social media from an unknown source, which was then relayed to other students. The threat was shared with school personnel, who immediately enacted the district’s school emergency operations plan. Then, …

Democratic presidential candidates, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden abruptly cancel election-night rallies in Cleveland, amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. The Democratic National Committee also announced that the party’s next debate, being held Sunday in Arizona, will not have a live audience, at the request of both campaigns …

Paulding County health officials confirm two people who recently traveled to Italy have been quarantined for possible exposure to the Coronavirus. The two are considered Persons Under Investigation, as designated by the Centers for Disease Control. Italy has been one of the countries hardest hit by the deadly illness…where thousands …

More than 1,600 Indiana Michigan Power customers in Northeast Allen County were left without power for several hours. The outage area followed several miles of State Road 1 through the Leo-Cedarville area and extended to the north and northeast. Almost all have their lights back on, now. Utility officials say …

Trine University gets a $1 million pledge towards the expansion of its engineering facilities. It comes from an engineering alumnus and his wife, who asked to remain anonymous. So far, the university has now raised $4.5 million toward the estimated $10 million total cost of the project. The planned 39,800-square-foot …

Soon-to-retire Montpelier Fire Chief, Dail Fritsch is honored by state officials for decades of service, during the Village Council meeting. State Rep. Jim Hoops and State Sen. Rob McColley were in attendance…with an official resolution signed by the speaker of the house. His eventual retirement will round out a career …

A Montpelier man is badly hurt in a crash north of Montpelier, along Ohio 20 and Ohio 576 in Bridgewater Township. Nicholas Fee was driving north on 576 while a semi, driven by Emery Scharbarth was going east on 20. Officials say Fee failed to stop for the stop sign …

Thomas Smith, of Toledo, accused of stabbing and killing a Montpelier woman, is indicted on for murder and more. Investigators say Smith attacked Danialle Swan…stabbing her several times in the chest and abdomen. This all happened at a Toledo gas station. We have now learned Smith had been held on …

The Ohio Attorney General certifies four separate ballot issues, aimed at updating the state’s voting laws, even as a lawsuit over dividing that update four ways continues. The issues were previously certified as a single issue by Attorney General, David Yost. Then, last week, the state Ballot Board severed the …

A 14 year old boy is dead and two other teenagers are hurt after a crash on County Road 59, near Butler in DeKalb County. Investigators say the vehicle was northbound on 59 when it started to run off the road. The driver over corrects and loses control, running off …