A rollover crash in DeKalb County. Deputies are called to a State Road 427 location to find a solo vehicle on its side, in a field next to the road. The driver, Samantha Currier of Montpelier, was able to get out of the smashed vehicle on her own. She did …
Read More »Brake Fire On 69
A semi catches on fire on the road. Steuben County deputies are dispatched to I-69, in the area of Mile Marker 345 for a trailer brake fire. Firefighters from Angola extinguished the flames. No injuries were reported. The trailer received minor damage. Area first responders helped out in the operation.
Read More »Lake Measure Blocked
An unusual ballot measure, approved by voters in Toledo to give legal rights to Lake Erie, is struck down by a federal judge. A coalition of environmental groups had led the effort in Toledo as a way to add new protections for the lake, by allowing people to file lawsuits …
Read More »Partee Gets CC
Chantel Partee of Defiance is placed on community control for four years for robbery and vandalism in a case from last spring. She will also pay $464.33 for damage at the Shell gas station on S. Clinton St. The judge reserved a prison sentence of 41 months, in case Partee …
Read More »Huizenga Recovers From Gunshot Wound
A Continental man is recovering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound that happened just before he was found not guilty of 11 child sex abuse charges. Michael Huizenga faced seven counts of rape and sexual battery during the four-day trial. He was taken to a ProMedica Toledo…they say he will make …
Read More »Shock Case Update
A Defiance man will face child abuse charges, in connection to a case in Williams County. We reported earlier this month William Shock, 68, was arrested by the Defiance County deputies, following an investigation. Prosecutors say Shock inappropriately touched a juvenile during the summer of 2019. He is held at …
Read More »No One Hurt In Semi Wreck
A commercial truck, heading northbound on Highway 127, north of County Road 17, loses control, leaving the roadway to the east…rolling onto its side in a snow drift. The driver is okay. Ohio State Highway Patrol responded. No word on any citations in the crash, as the investigation continues by …
Read More »Gallardo Honored By CCNO
Andy Gallardo is named the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio’s top employee for 2019. Gallardo was honored with a plaque, during a CCNO governing board meeting. In October, he saved an inmate who tried to hang himself at the facility.
Read More »Barnett Case Update
A Wauseon woman, charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide, as part of a seven-count indictment, pleads not guilty to each count. Amber Barnett, 19, is accused of causing the death of Kevin McFarland, sometime between Jan. 17-18. She was also charged with one count of felonious assault. Drug charges …
Read More »Vet Meeting In Bryan
Sen. Sherrod Brown’s staff met with veterans in Bryan. Vets from Williams County attended the roundtable discussion with Anthony Eliopoulos, an outreach staffer in Brown’s office who specializes in veterans’ affairs. The meeting was organized by the Williams County Veterans Service Office. Brown’s team will take the veterans’ priorities back …
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