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Missing 15-year-old Montpelier girl was found safe over the weekend

A 15-year-old Montpelier girl was found safe over the weekend, five days after she was reported missing. Mikela Underwood was reported missing as a runaway on Jan. 2 and the Montpelier Police Department posted a request for public assistance on Thursday. Police Chief Dan McGee followed up on Friday with …

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Man arrested after high speed chase through several counties

A man allegedly ran from Angola Police after they were called to the Williams Street Apartments to check on a suspicious vehicle. The incident began just after 10 a.m. Sunday morning. An officer noticed another vehicle in the parking lot that was running that was occupied by two people. When …

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Fire does extensive damage to home and garagee on County Road F

The Bryan Fire Department was paged to a home on County Road F at 12:15 p.m. Saturday in response to a car fire inside a garage. According to Bryan Fire Chief Bruce Siders, fire crews had a working structure fire that had fully involved the garage. High winds on Saturday …

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Sam Steffes named as interim village administrator

A former mayor and councilman has been tapped to fill the void left by the resignation of the Edon village administrator. In a special meeting Thursday evening, the Edon Village Council voted to hire Sam Steffes as the interim village administrator. He will temporarily replace Randy Mahlman, who resigned to …

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Columbiana County woman to be sentenced for voter fraud

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Friday that an Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to charges relating to voter fraud in Columbiana County. 34 year old Rebecca Hammonds pleaded guilty to 13 counts of making a false registration and one count of election falsification. Hammonds, of East Liverpool, was indicted …

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So far, three applicants for Defiance’s vacant assistant police chief position

Three candidates have emerged so far during the application period for Defiance’s vacant assistant police chief position. The job opened in November when former assistant Todd Shafer was named chief, replacing Tim Tobias, who retired on Aug. 2. Lt. Lee Martinez and Lt. Scott Campbell – both former candidates for …

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Misdemeanor charge of child endangerment filed against a Bryan City Schools bus driver

A misdemeanor charge of child endangerment has been filed against a Bryan City Schools bus driver. 49 year old Victoria Rummel of West Unity is charged in a December incident in which a 3-year old child was left on a school bus for four hours. An additional misdemeanor school bus …

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Williams County Health District is seeking to compile an inventory of all septic systems in the county

The Environmental Health division of the Williams County Health District is seeking to compile an inventory of all septic systems in the county, as part of a comprehensive Operations and Maintenance Plan for septic systems. The district also has funds available to income-qualified homeowners to update or install a new …

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Jade Herzog remains in custody in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio in Stryker

Jade Herzog remains in custody in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio in Stryker where Bryan Municipal Court Judge Kent North set bond at $100,000 during his initial appearance Thursday afternoon. Herzog was arrested after he lost control of a vehicle and crashed into a ditch on County Road O. …

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Some upgrades are needed to the HVAC units at the East Annex office building

Some upgrades are needed to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning units at the East Annex office building as multiple issues are facing the county commissioners. The issues appear to stem primarily from software issues in the units, and also appear to date back to when the units were initially …

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