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Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative is raising funds to sponsor an Honor Flight for veterans who want to fly to DC. According to the marketing manager, in two weeks they’ve raised $12,000. The goals is $70,000 and pays for veterans to fly for free to the nation’s capital to see and …

A scholarship for students pursuing a criminal justice degree is available. The Tara Arnold FOP Lodge 181 Memorial Scholarship is named for the daughter of a Bryan Police officer. She died in a crash nearly 10 years ago. The scholarship is open to students who have attended a Williams County …

In the Hoosier state, an armed robber got away with an cash over the weekend at the Shell Spee-D-Mart on 200 West and I-69. The robbery happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday. The robber is described as a white male, between 5’6″ and 5’9″ and a slim build. He was …

One thing you don’t want is a tire fire. Those things never go out. Fortunately, a small fire at Titan Tire at their company sign was put out by plant personnel. The Bryan Fire Department also responded. The electrical short sparked the fire about 10 am yesterday at the plant …

The Health Department in Defiance County is looking for the source of E.coli in Platter Creek, north of Mark Center. Officials said late last week that because of the lack of voluntary testing, they’re going to have to test the water themselves. If the area is determined to be tainted, …

The grand jury has indicted a 36-year-old Hicksville man on sex charges with a child under the age of 13. The man, James Blaising, is facing four counts of gross sexual imposition. The charges stem from alleged incidents in January where the man is accused of having sexual contact with …

Indictments have been handed down by the grand jury in two robberies. Two people were charged with robbing The Barn on East Second St. on January 25th. Joshua Brown and Sheri Kraegel are now facing felony robbery charges. In the other incident, Dequavis Farris and Damon Coressel are now facing …

Two structures were destroyed in a fire on Saturday in Napoleon, and the fire department says both were scheduled to be demolished. An unoccupied house and mobile were on fire on Ohio 110 about 8:30 a.m. Saturday. That road had to be shut down for about five hours while mutual …

Two area teens are competing in Ohio Has Talent, which is a benefit for hospice. From Hicksville, Morgan Bland is a violinist, and Autumn Pelok is from Wauseon. She’ll sing in the competition set for the Niswonger Performing Arts Center on March 5th. They are among 18 acts who will …

The Board of Trustees at the Northwest State Community College has approved a contract for the college’s support staff. The contract offers modest raises to staff, which the co-president of the college’s Education Association says is less than what the workers wanted. The union will present the contract to the …