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Hillsdale, Michigan woman facing murder charges

A Hillsdale, Michigan woman will be charged with homicide along with a Bryan man who’s already been charged. 40 year old Jay Scott Clark of Bryan, was arrested April 9 and charged with homicide in connection to the death of 37 year old Jeremy Alan Barron of Hillsdale. 27 year …

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Defiance man arraigned on multiple sexual assault charges

A Defiance man has been arraigned in Defiance County Common Pleas Court on three sexual abuse charges. 20 year old Timothy Moore of Douglas St., pleaded not guilty to rape; sexual battery; and gross sexual imposition. A pretrial hearing was scheduled for June 28 and bond was set at $100,000 …

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Robbery suspect was apprehended this week with help from EMS personnel

A robbery suspect was apprehended this week with help from EMS personnel responding to an unrelated incident. Defiance police had been looking for an armed robbery suspect since the holiday weekend, and the suspect turned up on Tuesday during a medical call by the Williams County EMS when they responded …

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Indiana Toll Road rates spike

More than a decade ago, the deal to privatize the Indiana Toll Road was struck Now it’s judgement day. Commuters who were shielded from rate increases during that decade began paying the going rate yesterday…an increase of 126 percent. The increase is just the first of what will likely be …

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Multi county garage sale planned for June 8 – 10

Garage sale junkies…listen up…a local couple has planned a 30-mile garage sale running along Ohio 424 from Waterville, in Lucas County, to Florida, on the western edge of Henry County. The event is set for June 8-10 and will include the towns of Florida, Napoleon, Liberty Center, Texas, Grand Rapids …

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OSHP releases Memorial Day weekend traffic numbers

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 14 deaths on Ohio roadways over the 2017 Memorial Day weekend. In 2016, 15 fatalities occurred, and 16 occurred in 2015. One of this year’s fatalities was a motorcyclist, and seven were pedestrians. The four-day reporting period began Friday, May 26 and ran …

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Folks in Paulding County looking for a break in natural disasters

Folks in Paulding County are saying “enough already” and could use a break from natural disasters about now. In the last two weeks, the county has suffered from strong straight line winds and flooding in the Payne, Paulding and Oakwood areas. The Paulding County commissioners had initially declared a state …

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Head-on crash in DeKalb County injured three people Tuesday

A head-on crash in DeKalb County injured three people Tuesday. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department the crash happened in the 7400 block of State Road 8 around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, just east of Newville. Investigators said a vehicle driven by Austin Ortiz, of Butler, crossed the center …

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4,000 people died from drug overdoses last year in Ohio

A survey of Ohio county coroners has found more than 4,000 people died from drug overdoses last year in a state among the hardest hit by a heroin and opioid epidemic. The state’s 4,149 unintentional fatal overdoses in 2016 are a 36 percent increase from the previous year when just …

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Henry County man facing a felony abduction charges

A Henry County man is facing a felony abduction charge following an alleged incident that took place Saturday evening in Hancock County. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office was contacted about 30 year old Joseph Burns of Deshler who was allegedly holding his girlfriend against her will while driving her vehicle …

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