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Less than two weeks after pleading guilty to hiring a hitman to kill a Williams County social worker, David Culver files a lawsuit against the Bryan Police Department, alleging violation of his civil rights, improper procedure and law enforcement harassment. The complaint seeks $5 million dollars. Culver alleges in May, …

The Williams County Elections Board counted and approved provisional ballots and certified the final results of the Nov. 5 general election. The final count did not change the results of any county race or ballot issue. The next monthly elections board meeting is at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 10, at …

Audrey Foust is arraigned in Defiance Municipal Court for felonious assault. Foust waived her right to a preliminary hearing and the case was bound over. Foust is ordered to obey a temporary protection order, not to leave the state, and no use of alcohol or drugs. A waiver of extradition …

A Lucas County woman, who drove the wrong-way on Highway 24 with her child, while under the influence, is ordered into drug treatment in a Defiance County court room. Crystal Burk was also placed on community control for four years on charges of failure to comply with a police officer. …

A group of Toledo area residents, opposed to wind farms in northern Ohio, want state lawmakers to give them a chance at the ballot box to block new turbines from being built near their homes. Legislation being debated in Columbus would allow township residents to circulate petitions for voter referendums …

The longest-serving leader of the Indiana House will retire after the 2020 legislative session. Republican Speaker, Brian Bosma told lawmakers that he would continue in the powerful position…that controls which proposals are considered…until the upcoming session ends in March. Bosma, 62, said he wouldn’t seek reelection in 2020 after 34 …

A Williams County grand jury returns an indictment against Dakota Williams, 21, of Edgerton, on one count of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle. Prosecutors say back on Oct. 12, he illegally transported a loaded 9mm handgun in a car. Williams has another court date approaching.

Someone vandalizes three statues of holy figures at a shrine in Wauseon. Police are seeking information from the public. A parishioner discovered the damage at St. Caspar Catholic Church. The plaster statues were part of smaller shrines in the buildings. Two of the statues suffered damage to their faces, and …

The Bryan Area Foundation awards $10,000 to the Kiwanis Club to buy new musical playground equipment for Roseland Park. Club Treasurer, Mike Lewis says the grant will be used to purchase the equipment from Freenotes Harmony Park, a Colorado-based company that makes specialty outdoor musical instruments. Playground equipment from the …

The unemployment rate stays the same from September to October in Williams County at 3.4 percent. At the state level, Ohio’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent during the month, from 4.1 in September and 4.2 percent in August. The national rate stays at 3.3 percent, which it …