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A Defiance man dies in a suspected alcohol-related crash near Montpelier, Saturday evening. Officials tell reporters…Benjamin Gurwell, 58, was heading south on U.S. 20A…when he drove off the left side of the roadway…hitting a pole at the intersection with Ohio 107. Gurwell was pronounced dead at the scene. State and …

A medical emergency turns into a police chase in Auburn. Officers see Joe Smithson, slumped over the wheel of a pickup truck at a parking lot on Touring Drive. They are pretty sure he is intoxicated on something. As officers ask him questions…Smithson puts his truck into gear and flees …

Williams County Commissioners and administrative staff have temporarily moved from their usual home on the fourth floor of the county courthouse to offices in the county’s East Annex. Beginning with their regular meeting this past Thursday, commissioners and their staff have moved to the former Ohio Means Jobs Office on …

A man was arraigned Wednesday in Ohio on charges of raping a 10-year-old girl…whose case drew national attention following a doctor’s comments that the child had to travel to Indiana for an abortion…because of new restrictions in her home state after the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling. The suspect’s …

Archbold Police are dispatched…it’s a naked man walking around in public…heading eastbound on Depot St. An altercation and foot pursuit ensued. The suspect was taken into custody, transported to a local hospital and then cleared to be arrested. The suspect is currently at CCNO

A fire late Thursday afternoon at Sauder Woodworking temporarily displaced workers in one plant, but caused no injuries and was contained. The blaze was in at least one silo…and perhaps a second…used to store sawdust, and followed an explosion that was heard inside the plant. By then the main fire …

A Bryan man is arrested after causing a disturbance at a children’s T-ball game at Montpelier’s Municipal Park. Officials say Joseph Pettit, 36…was behaving aggressively and vocally, threatening a coach and pushing another spectator. The town’s parks and rec director was notified and attempted to calm Pettit down, but he …

A Bryan man is sentenced to 10-13 years in prison for sex crimes against a teenage girl. Britton Poynter pled guilty on June, 9th to two counts each of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and more. Another 11 counts were dismissed in exchange for the guilty plea. The court …

A motorcyclist is flown to a Fort Wayne hospital…after a solo crash in Steuben County on U.S. 20, just east of West Otter Lake. The rider suffered a broken elbow, broken leg, and several other injuries. He is listed in stable condition. State and local officials are handling the post-crash …

A trial date has been set for a Ney man accused of murdering his grandfather, who lived in Bryan. A Defiance County judge scheduled the trial of Dustin Vogelsong to begin on Oct. 17. We reported…on the afternoon of May 1, 2020, deputies were dispatched to Vogelsong’s home, on Behnfeldt …