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A candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court spent part of Wednesday visiting northwest Ohio. Pat DeWine — son of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, is a first-term judge on Ohio’s 1st District Court of Appeals in Cincinnati and former Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judge. He is one of two …

The Northwest State Community College Foundation reported that last month’s Green Carpet fundraising event brought in $60,000 for student scholarships. School leaders called the event “a tremendous success.”

The Defiance City Schools Board of Education broke ground on the the distict’s current construction project at their regular Wednesday meeting. The new building will be for grades 6 through 12 for Defiance City Schools. Construction at the site has actually been underway since April. The school schedules last year …

The robbery trial of Defiance teen began this week in Defiance Common Pleas Court. 18-year-old Kasym Assaf is charged with robbery and theft. He was indicted by a grand jury that he and two juveniles robbed another juvenile of his sneakers and bike in Diehl Park last October. The victim …

The fight over a private drive in Pioneer is over as a judge ruled in favor of the village to make the TW Parkway, a former private drive owned by Norman Thorp, a village road by eminent domain. The village has been separated by the private drive and the owners …

After 24 years, Bill Priest is leaving Quadco Rehabilitation Center. He is the director of special projects and celebrated his retirement on May 31st with the staff. He was familiar to many in the community through his involvement with WBNO/WQCT for 20 years. He said he will miss all the …

The village of Edgerton had two problems in their operations and is getting help from the EPA after an audit of the town’s water department. There were no fines levied. The problems discovered include two chemicals being stored in the same room that react to each other and can cause …

Nominations for the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame are due on June 30th. The 10 page nomination packet asks for the nominee’s service record, documented accomplishments after military service and a narrative about how those accomplishments benefit the community. The nominations are to be submitted to the Ohio Veterans Hall …

Bryan High School’s head basketball coach is leaving for his alma mater at Antwerp. Doug Billman has been heading the boys team for nine years, and says going back to his high school is just too good to pass up. He’s been with Bryan Schools for 14 years. Billman graduated …

An ODOT crew hit a pocket of natural gas while taking soil samples yesterday afternoon just south of Stryker. The gas never ignited and the fire departments that responded blocked off U.S. 6 between Ohio 66 and Ohio 191 and the adjoining county roads. The Assistant Fire Chief Bob Sperling …