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Sam Farmer is a whole lot tougher than anybody ever thought.The 38-year-old Edgerton resident has survived cancer and now a hit-and-run accident. Farmer was struck by a southbound maroon or burgundy pickup truck Friday morning while trimming weeds along the west side of Ohio 576 north of County Road C. …

A local man was sentenced to prison Monday in Defiance County Common Pleas Court on a charge that he attempted to set fire to a vehicle near a Defiance residence. Phillip Powell of Kammeyer Road, was given an 18-month prison term by Judge Joseph Schmenk on a charge of attempted …

With the help of social media, authorities with Michigan’s Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department say that two men wanted in connection with a home invasion incident that took place last week in Camden are now in custody. One of the suspects is lodged at the Hillsdale County Jail on charges of …

Northwest State Community College President Tom Stuckey formally announced his retirement at Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting. After 31 years at Northwest State in some capacity, and 10 years as president since retiring previously, Stuckey says it’s just time to move on. In looking back on his career at NSCC, …

26 year old Elizabeth Romeiser of Indianapolis, is facing charges of theft and failure to comply with a police officer after she led Defiance police on a brief pursuit Monday afternoon following a report of a shoplifting complaint at Walmart on North Clinton St. Law enforcement was informed that Romeiser …

Two inmates remain incarcerated and under medical observation at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio after an apparent overdose. Around 10:20 p.m. on Monday, May 1, a unit officer observed several inmates gathering around two bunk areas. Upon investigating, he found two inmates were having respiratory problems. The officer called …

Three Defiance men have been arrested following a suspicious persons report in Napoleon Monday morning. At 2:25 a.m., the Napoleon Police Department responded to a call of suspicious people running through yards on High Street at Woodlawn Court. During the search, 18 year old Garret Eutsler, 19 year old Isaiah …

Five hundred and eighty-eight members and guests attended North Western Electric Cooperative’s (NWEC) annual meeting at Fairview High School, where the co-op announced the upcoming launch of its new propane company, NW Ohio Propane, LLC. The for-profit business was approved by the NWEC board of trustees last year to offer …

A Florida man has been convicted in federal court of conspiracy and wire fraud in a case involving a Hicksville-based business. A federal jury found 30 year old Justin Pennington of Jacksonville, guilty of one count of conspiracy and nine counts of wire fraud last week. Pennington faces up to …

Leaders of the nascent Williams County Veterans Memorial Heritage Museum have been hard at work, having already received the museum’s incorporation status and working toward its non-profit status. The Bryan Times reports that Joshua Francis, president of the museum board, said citizens interested in being involved in the museum have …