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An Antwerp doctor is suing Paulding County Hospital over an employment agreement. Dr. James Gray is seeking damages in excess of $25,000. He’s alleging he was removed from his job one month before his five year contract ended and forbidden to return to his office. He’s also asking for his …

A Defiance man could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted on sexual abuse charges he’s facing in Defiance County Common Pleas Court. 43-year-old Russell Detwiler II pleaded not guilty to three counts of felony rape and four counts of felony gross sexual imposition. The DA says …

The Grand Jury handed down a indictments of several Bryan residents yesterday, many for drug related offenses. Amanda Recollet was indicted for tampering with evidence, a fourth degree felony. 22-year-old Russell Cain was charge with felony heroin possession. Barbara Hovermale was indicted for illegal conveyance of prohibited items into a …

It’s time to get those bicycles out of the garage, and back on the road! The Williams County Family YMCA is providing a free bike tune-up event this Saturday. Residents can have their bikes inspected for safety, including brake checks, tire inflation, oiling those bike chains that get dried out …

If you’re expecting, Bryan Community Health Center is holding a community baby shower this Saturday, providing food, giveaways and information about caring for infants. The health center will include the very latest information about every parents concern, SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, and include info on safe sleep practices, …

If you’re a customer of Bryan Municipal Utilities, a change to note. The calbe provider is dropping pay-per-view services, citing a decline in available programming, and a decline in customer demand. That affects 8 pay-per-view channels. The utility said they lose money every month on the service. BMU will stop …

The Susan G. Komen Northwest Ohio, the largest independent supporter of breast cancer services, has awarded nearly half a million dollars in grants for the 2016-2017 service year to provide services in Northwest Ohio and Monroe County, Michigan. The money will pay for screening mammograms, diagnostic testing, treatment, survivorship support, …

For the fourth time, the Archbold school district has been named a “best community for music” by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. Archbold is one of just 476 other districts nationwide in receiving the designation this year. The award is given to districts, “that demonstrate outstanding achievement in …

Ground-breaking ceremonies were held by ODOT on Monday for two new buildings going up in the area. The new Paulding County garage and the Hicksville outpost are in the beginning of the construction phase, which will cost an estimated $10 million. The Deputy Director for ODOT District 1, Kirk Slusher, …

In Hicksville, a missed deadline for a grant application has put a sewer project in jeopardy. Village Councilman Ron Beverly said Monday during the council’s regular meeting that the city could love a million dollars. The Council had been held up by design changes for the storm sewer separation project …