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Paulding house fire sends one person to hospital

A house near Paulding was heavily damaged early Wednesday morning by fire. Shortly after 2 a.m., Paulding Fire Department was called to a home on County Road 95 that was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. Poviding mutual aid were Payne, Cecil-Crane Township and Scott fire departments. aulding EMS also transported …

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Dedication of the newly completed middle and high school building set for September 11

Construction continues for the the Bryan City Schools building project, but the dedication of one of the building is just around the corner. Bryan residents are invited to join Bryan City Schools to celebrate the dedication of the newly completed middle and high school building. The project is the first …

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Defiance man sentenced in gas station robbery

A Defiance man charged with robbing a local gas station and convenience store has been sentenced to prison in Defiance County Common Pleas Court. 33 year old Joshua Brown of Durango Drive, pleaded guilty to robbery, a second-degree felony, and was given a four-year prison term by Judge Joseph Schmenk. …

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Defiance man arrested Tuesday in connection to a shooting incident

A Defiance man was arrested Tuesday in connection to a shooting incident that was reported on Defiance’s northside Monday morning. According to the Defiance Police Department, 38 year old Joshua Wachtman of Seneca St., was arrested Tuesday on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and having weapons while under disability. …

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President of the Ohio State Bar Association will visit Defiance on Tuesday, Sept. 13

The president of the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) will visit Defiance on Tuesday, Sept. 13, to speak to area attorneys about current issues facing the legal profession and to recognize two area lawyers. Ronald S. Kopp, 2016-2017 OSBA president, will address the District 3 annual luncheon meeting at Serrick …

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Defiance Police investigating reports of shots fired near the Defiance College campus

Defiance Police are investigating reports of shots fired by North Clinton and Hilton near the Defiance College campus. College officials say the campus was on a precautionary lockdown on Monday with no reports of an active shooter. Defiance Police say there are no reports of injuries at this time. Officials …

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Sandusky County Sheriff’s office has their third administrator in less than a week

There seems to be a revolving door at the Sandusky County Sheriff’s office as another change at the top has taken place. The office now has their third administrator in charge in less than a week. But County officials are not worried, and are carefully going over their options. Monday …

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Two big federal lawsuits could be on the way regarding voting

A recent federal court decision upheld an Ohio law that wiped out the so-called Golden Week, the period of time when voters can both register and cast a ballot at the same time. That’s being appealed. And that isn’t the last of legal questions and lawsuits. Ohio State University Law …

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Hicksville native coaches in the Olympics

From Hicksville to Rio de Janeiro. It doesn’t exactly happen every day. But that was the case for Chris Leazier, a 1988 graduate of Hicksville High School. The Crescent News reports Leazier spent a week at the Olympic Games as a member of the coaching staff for the Nigeria men’s …

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Gas stolen from a local business was possibly taken for a method of drug production

Authorities say gas stolen from a local business was possibly taken for a method of drug production that hasn’t been popular in a number of years. Around 10:10 a.m. Tuesday, an employee of the Edon Farmer’s Co-Op on County Road 5 in Edon reported someone had stolen anhydrous ammonia from …

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