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The Williams County Sheriff’s Office issued 567 concealed carry licenses in 2018…an increase from the 440 permits issued in 2017. This year, 113 licenses were new…454 renewals. Two were suspended, five were denied…none were revoked.

Three people are taken to the hospital after a two vehicle crash in Harlan on Thimler Road. First responders stayed on the scene for several hours. No word on the extent of the injuries. The investigation into the accident is underway by both state and local authorities at this hour. …

A Stryker man, arrested on Sunday after a police chase, is bound over to the Defiance County Court. Nicholas Lowe was in a Defiance courtroom for fleeing and eluding. Lowe, who was granted court-appointed counsel, waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Officers tried to pull him over on N. …

The boil water advisory in Payne is lifted. Mayor, Steve Wobler says a water main break forced the village to declare the advisory on Wednesday. No word on exactly caused that break.

Presidents and CEOs for some of Indiana’s biggest employers have signed a letter, urging state lawmakers to pass a comprehensive hate crime bill. Pharmaceutical giant, Eli Lilly…engine maker Cummins, and 20 other organizations say Indiana needs a hate crime law that lists specific classes including race, religion, sexual orientation, gender …

Ohio’s House speaker says he’s open to the idea of more revenue for road and bridge maintenance, although he hasn’t committed to any changes the House might make in the governor’s proposal for increasing Ohio’s gas tax to raise that revenue. Republican Speaker, Larry Householder says a safe, well-maintained transportation …

A Fulton County man dies after he is hit by a commercial truck. Mark Shadbolt of Wauseon was in the middle of the roadway on Highway 20A. Officers tell reporters the truck, driven by Allen Eberly struck Shadbolt. The victim was taken to the Fulton County Health Center, where he …

An area first responder will answer to perjury charges. Williams County deputy, Mick Frisbie has been indicted by a grand jury on a fifth-degree felony charge of perjury after review by a special prosecutor. The charge stems from alleged conflicting comments Frisbie made in connection to the officer-involved shooting death …

The FBI is offering $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of Juan Mendez…considered armed and dangerous. Mendez has warrants in both Fort Wayne and Houston, Texas. Investigators say he’s involved in drug racketeering, including murder and kidnapping, between 2015 and 2018 in Indiana and Texas. Mendez is 47…brown hair, …

The jail in Stryker is going set a record, holding and average of 636 inmates per day during 2018. The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio opened in 1990 and has a maximum capacity of 642 beds.