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Two area scholarship funds taking applications

The Bryan Area Foundation is seeking applications for the Chris and Mary Thaman Scholarship, along with applications for the Harlan G. and Ernestine B. Spangler Continuing Education Scholarship. The Chris and Mary Thaman Scholarship will be awarded to a Williams County resident who has completed at least one year of …

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Number of drug overdose deaths in Ohio rising

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 Columbus Dispatch reported Sunday that the state’s 4,149 unintentional fatal overdoses in 2016 are a 36 percent increase …

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Bryan man facing multiple traffic charges after high speed chase

A man was arrested after he led authorities on a high speed chase across Williams County on Tuesday. Police attempted to pull over 24-year-old Colton Stiltner of Bryan after he was caught going over 90 miles per hour on his motorcycle. Stiltner fled westbound on US-20 to County Road 10 …

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Hicksville man was arraigned on two child sexual abuse charges

A Hicksville man was arraigned on two child sexual abuse charges in Defiance County Common Pleas Court. 31 year old Christopher Lake of Hicksville, pleaded not guilty to rape and gross sexual imposition. Authorities allege that he engaged in sexual conduct and sexual contact with a female juvenile under 10 …

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Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.0 percent in April 2017

Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.0 percent in April 2017, down from 5.1 percent in March 2017. Ohio’s non-agricultural wage and salary employment decreased 5,700 over the month. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in April was 288,000, down 5,000 from 293,000 in March. The number of unemployed has increased …

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The Andersons announced its last day of business will be Saturday, June 3

What began as a single grain elevator and one man’s dream grew into a publicly traded company with diverse interests. Now The Andersons announced its last day of business will be Saturday, June 3, 2017. In January, the company said it would close four retail stores, including two in Columbus, …

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Multiple burglaries being investigated on Lake Gage

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department has been investigating multiple burglaries since the weekend on Lake Gage. Chief Deputy of the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department, Rodney “RJ” Robinson says that many departments find this time of year a typical time for break-in related crimes at the lake. Chief Deputy Robinson says …

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Defiance County man was injured in a four-wheeler accident Monday

A Defiance County man was injured in a four-wheeler accident Monday evening. Stephen Palladino of Ohio 15, was taken from the scene by air ambulance to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, with undetermined injuries. According to the Defiance County Sheriff’s Office, at 8:16 p.m., officers were called to Glenburg …

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Two men were arrested Tuesday stemming from theft from auto and suspicious person complaints

Two men were arrested Tuesday stemming from theft from auto and suspicious person complaints reported to the Defiance Police Department the day prior. Responding to a Monday morning theft from auto complaint in the 1000 block of Latty Street, and a related suspicious person complaint called in about two hours …

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