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Paulding Co Murder Update

A man’s body is discovered inside a home in Paulding County after an apparent home invasion. Deputies were dispatched to Road 230 in Cecil. They find 60-year-old Philip Koenn dead inside the residence with apparent gunshot wounds. Koenn was the lone occupant at this address and was the only one …

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Officials Fear Bath Salts Are Back

Bath salts is a term used for a drug, similar to methamphetamine. And now, area officials suspect…it might be back. Police went to a West Bryan Street home for a disturbance. There, they find a woman, beaten up. They also locate nearby soon after, the man she accused of the …

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Cable Hike Approved

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs decided a modest hike in cable rates is better than cutting the popular Fox Toledo affiliate from its listings. The board approved raising Bryan Municipal Utilities’ basic cable package to $29.74 per month, up from the current $27.99.

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A View From The Other Side Of The Aquifer Debate

Tens of thousands of Toledo’s water customers are threatening to get their water from somewhere else, this to avoid getting stuck paying much higher rates. Several communities on that system are looking into tapping into the aquifer in Pioneer as a water source. With the number of suburbs on board …

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Arson Suspect Sought

Officials in Defiance hope the public can help identify an arson suspect in connection to an August 24th blaze that destroyed a Domersville Road residence. Investigators believe the fire was intentionally set outside the home. No one was home at the time of the fire. The Fire and Explosion Investigation …

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Evanoff Is Sentenced

A former Napoleon police officer is sentenced to two years in federal prison. Nicholas Evanoff, pled guilty after officials found child pornography on his computer. Evanoff was also ordered to pay a special assessment of $5,100 and will have five years of post-release control. He had been facing a maximum …

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It Is Fiber Fest Again

It’s time for fiber artists to come together at the annual Fiber Arts Fest in Sauder Village on the 29th and 30th. It’s all about the love of transforming fibers into a myriad of finished products. A number of vendors will be there too.

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Archbold Employee Cited For Lack Of Safety

OSHA cites an Archbold company for willful and serious safety violations. It stems from an incident at garage door maker Napoleon Spring, where a temporary worker lost an arm in an industrial accident. Napoleon Spring Works faces possible penalties, totaling $284,540. OSHA investigators found the company failed to implement procedures …

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Man Badly Hurt In ATC Wreck

A Putnam County man is seriously injured in an ATV crash on Ohio 189, east of County Road 17 in Sugar Creek Township. John Fisher, a Columbus Grove man, is in critical condition at a Lima hospital. Investigators tell reporters Fisher was westbound on 189, when he swerved to avoid …

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Combs Trial Underway

The Brian Combs murder trial continues in a LaGrange County courtroom. Combs is accused of beating Clayton Rust to death after finding him in bed with his girlfriend when he came home unexpectedly. The defense continues to try and get the point across, Combs acted out of extreme shock, to …

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