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Happy MLK…County, state and federal offices will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There is no mail delivery, today. The license bureau, along with libraries are also closed. The state liquor store is open, though.

A Defiance woman had a charge dismissed in court this week so the case could be presented to a county grand jury. Sherry Dunbar appeared before the Defiance Municipal Court on a charge of solicitation. The judge signed a dismissal in the case…so now it can be taken behind closed …

Here’s the latest on a bridge fix in Defiance. Beginning in mid-February, the 28,000 vehicles that use the Clinton Street bridge in Defiance every day will have to find another way across. The two-lane bridge over the Maumee River will be closed to traffic beginning around Feb. 11 and stay …

Ohioans who receive food stamps are getting February’s benefits this week. Agriculture Secretary, Sonny Perdue asked states to issue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program aid no later than Jan. 20 for the nearly 40 million Americans in the program. The Trump administration said SNAP will be funded through February despite the …

One of the first people purchased medical marijuana in Ohio. While the state has awarded provisional licenses to 56 dispensaries, only four have opened so far…two are in Wintersville. The other dispensaries are in Canton and Sandusky. A fifth that has received a certificate of operation from the state is …

Scott Laser, the Montpelier man accused of abducting a girl from Michigan and providing her with drugs, is scheduled to stand trial in March. Authorities say Laser took a 14-year-old girl on Nov. 23 and held her at his home on Monroe Street in Montpelier overnight against her will. They …

Courtney Ryan of Bryan, is indicted in Williams County for a list of assault charges. Authorities allege on Jan. 1, she caused or attempted to cause harm to another person by means of a deadly weapon.

Steve Gessel of Lima, accused of two counts of rape, both first-degree felonies, and one count each of kidnapping…abduction…and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor…was in a Williams County courtroom. He now has a hearing set.

Randall Deetz, a former DeKalb County commissioner, escapes serious injury after falling through the ice while fishing on a pond near Waterloo, along County Road 23. When deputies arrived, Deetz was in the middle of the pond, submerged up to his neck…holding himself up by a rope that had been …

A family of 6 is okay after they escape a house fire at US 6 west home, near Corunna. Witnesses say the building was a good distance back off of the highway. Flames could be seen a mile away. One child suffered from smoke inhalation but is in fair condition. …