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A Cecil man is facing charges following a two-year undercover operation by local law enforcement over the weekend. 27-year-old Orlando Perez Jr. is charged with felony trafficking in cocaine with major drug offender specifications. The arrest came on Saturday. The Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force had been working an undercover operation …

An Angola man is facing child molestation charges following his arrest late last week. 21-year-old Tylarr Tagliaferri is charged with 2 counts of Child Molestation, both Level 3 Felonies. He is in Steuben County jail. The charges are for an offense involving a child under the age of 14. The …

A reminder from the Williams County Treasurer. Real estate taxes are due Wednesday July 20th. Payments must be received in the treasurer’s office or postmarked no later than July 20 to be considered on time. Payments after the due date will accrue a penalty and interest charge. Contact the treasurer’s …

Toledo Police arrested two Pokemon players who were playing the smartphone game near the tiger cage at the Toledo Zoo. 25-year-old Robin Barholomy and 26-year-old Adrian Crawford were seen on security camera and jumped the fence in the middle of the night and walked through the property to play Pokemon. …

Fiat Chrysler is investing over $1.05 billion to retool its assembly plants in Toledo and one in Illinois. The company with plans to hire 1,000 associates. The automaker will reportedly invest $700 million at its Toledo Assembly North Plant to construct the next-generation Jeep Wrangler and expand production of its …

In Putnam county, Deputies are warning residents in the Ottawa area to be on the lookout for two individuals suspected of taking wallets and purses at multiple businesses located on Main Street. According to the sheriff’s department, one suspect distracts workers while the other takes the wallets and purses. One …

A local man convicted in two convenience store robberies was sent to prison for the crimes. 45-year-old Rodney Heath pleaded guilty to robbery and theft charges, both felonies. The robberies were at the Maramart gas station in Cecil on December 11, and at American Food Mart on Cleveland Avenue on …

Defiance is hosting a sprint-triathalon for the sixth year this year. Athletes will gather at Defiance Municipal Reservoir on Saturday for the three-tiered race which includes a half-mile swim, a 12-mile bike race and a 3.1 mile run. That begins at 8 a.m., then followed by the Defiance Optimist 5k …

Superintendent Gina Schell is out at Good Samaritan School and the Defiance County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Schell begin in January 2014 and the board approved a release and severance package on Friday. She was not at the meeting and released a statement saying she was pursuing other opportunities outside …

Tests of a DNA sample taken from a Bryan woman indicates that she is not a Milwaukee girl who vanished on her way to school 14 years ago. That child, Alexis Patterson, vanished on her walk to an elementary school that sat just about 1,000 feet from her home. Police …