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The grand jury in Defiance County has handed down several indictments. A man is charged with rape after meeting an 18-year-old through social media and showing up at her home where she was attacked. 21-year-old Rian Barton is facing two counts of rape, aggravated burglary and sexual battery.

A Hicksville woman is facing charges for identity fraud. 27-year-old April Shugars allegedly stole credit cards from a victim and used their personal information to obtain over $1,000. The indictment says the alleged crimes occurred between December and February.

The grand jury has handed down an indictment against a man for breaking in to Defiance College campus buildings and taking items. Jamario Belton, age 23, is facing three counts of breaking and entering. The break-ins happened on March 5th, March 9th and March 10th.

From the “don’t try this yourself” department, an Ohio State sorority sister fell out of their sorority house window about 3 a.m. yesterday and landed on the concrete below. Her house mates looked for her for a while before she was found critically injured. She had head and ankle injuries, …

Foreign investors have helped the Northwest Ohio region grow, according to Paul Zito, the VP of International Development at the Regional Growth Partnership. The Bryan Times reporting today that foreign investment has contributed 600 jobs last year and $160 million in capital improvements in the region. In a State of …

Understanding immigration issues is complicated. Northwest State Community College is hosting a one-day program to look at the issues, like refugees around the world and coming to the US, and why don’t illegal people living here become citizens through legal channels? The program is through the Center for Lifelong Learning …

Congratulations going out to Stryker Local Schools student Audra Rupp. She has been named a Scholastic Art national medalist. Her drawing was one of 320,000 works of art to be submitted in the competition, and only 2,400 of them won the national medal. She also wins the Scholastic Gold Key …

Another weather spotter training session will be held tonight to help residents learn how to spot and report severe weather. The free session is open to the public tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Defiance County Public Safety Office in Brunersburg. The Crescent-News reports there’s no prior registration …

The United Way’s latest fundraising campaign nearly hit the goal of $286,000. With the final tally in, the Defiance County-based group announced they missed the goal by only $8,000 dollars, and beat last year’s final amount. Companies and organizations are the backbone of the effort, with Defiance City Schools, Defiance …

A new restaurant and retail site north of Defiance got the approval Monday. The proposal presented at the planning commission meeting is from property owners Brad Mangus of Clinton Street Crossings LLC and Ken Hicks Jr. of Diverse Development. The site is near property Hicks and Mangus currently own on …