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Police Dog Bites Wrong Guy

A Paulding County Sheriff’s police dog got a little overzealous in his work. Officials say the police were dispatched to a Williams Street gas station for a knife fight. One involved in the fight, Marquis Goings of Latty, tried to get away in his car. He was pulled over a …

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No One Hurt In New Haven Fire

Fire damages a New Haven home. Firefighters were called to a Park Avenue residence shortly after midnight…the blaze was in the basement. Crews arrived and found the home filled with smoke. Additional firefighters were called to the scene. The blaze was under control in 30 minutes. Several people in the …

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Rockey Tapped For Assistant Mgr Post

Jason Rockey is approved as the assistant village manager by the Montpelier City Council. The job is a full-time position, assisting village manager, Kevin Brooks. Rockey lives in Montpelier and currently works for the Ohio Gas Company. He will assume his duties for the village on Monday.

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WC United Way Helps With Drug Costs

Williams County residents saved more than half a million dollars in prescription medications last year, thanks to FamilyWize discount cards provided by the local United Way. A report shows 3,560 local residents used the discount cards in 2017, saving $144,000 on prescriptions for mental health conditions and $550,000 on prescription …

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Miller Arraignment Delayed Again

The arraignment of an Oakwood man for murder is put on hold. William Miller was to be present in a Paulding County courtroom. Miller was not released from his medical treatment facility to attend the hearing. He is accused of killing his 19 year old grandson, Evan Holcombe back on …

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Defiance Suspects Face Court

Two people are indicted by a Defiance County grand jury in connection to an April 27 robbery. Jason Wallace faces robbery charges. Leanna Colber was indicted for possessing criminal tools and theft. Prosecutors say Colber used the tools to disable security devices, this while she and Wallace stole more than …

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Semi Crash Near New Haven

Two big rigs crash, closing westbound Highway 30 at Doyle Road near New Haven for a time. Witnesses told officers the two semis may have side swiped each other just before the I-469 interchange. One driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The other driver was not hurt. …

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Area Man Dies In MI

An 83-year-old New Haven man dies after falling 80 feet at a waterfall in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Officials told reporters Lloyd Gremaux slipped at Hungarian Falls in Houghton County. Gremaux was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation continues.

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Reboot your modem and router

Last Friday the FBI issued a warning about what’s being called the “VPNFilter” threat. This malware takes advantage of exploits in certain routers commonly used in homes and small businesses. They (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Division) have taken down part of the command and control aspect of this attack, and …

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OH Fatality Numbers Released

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 15 deaths on Ohio roadways during the 2018 Memorial Day weekend. Two of this year’s fatalities were the result of not wearing a seat belt and two were OVI-related. Year to date, there have been 380 confirmed fatalities on Ohio’s roads…a 4 percent …

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