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A Defiance woman who stole more than $100,000 dollars from a local VFW post is sentenced to community control and ordered to make restitution in a Defiance County courtroom. Cari Schappert was placed on community control for five years…with conditions, including that she make the restitution to the VFW post …

Officials urged people to evacuate…near a large industrial fire in Richmond, near the Ohio border…that sent massive clouds of black smoke into the sky…all this, at a former factory site…that lately had been used to store plastics and other materials for recycling or resale, officials say. There were no reports …

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with locating a wanted fugitive. An arrest warrant is issued…charging 22 year old, Miguel Lopez of Ashley, with one count of rape. Detectives say the sexual assault happened in March, at a residence in the 5100 block of South …

A Defiance man is arraigned in a Defiance County courtroom on a murder charge. Keith Brannon pled not guilty to that…and a list of other charges. Prosecutors say Brannon is accused of causing the death of Brandon Bailey, 31, of Napoleon, back on March 23 at the defendant’s home on …

Henry County deputies arrest three people in connection an armed robbery last week in Liberty Center. Officials confirm…William Mullins…Melvin Rayoum…and Kyle Gaynor are ach charged with aggravated robbery. All three await the court while in custody. More charges are expected. Gaynor has a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 13 in …

A neighborhood dispute ends in the arrest of a rural Orland man. Steuben County deputies responded to the 6900 block of West County Road 490 North in Millgrove Township on a reported fight…involving gunplay. When the cops arrive…they bring in 53 year old Mark Handshoe. Officials say…a feud led to …

The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash that sent two people to the hospital Wednesday afternoon. Just after noon, 69-year-old Ronald Egler of Stryker, was northbound on County Road 133 when he tried to cross the westbound lanes of U.S. 24. As Egler attempted to cross the westbound …

A freshman state lawmaker in Ohio falsely claimed to have graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that’s according to the university. State Rep. Dave Dobos, a Columbus-area Republican has stepped down from a House committee leadership post after that revelation. Dobos attended MIT in the 1970s and 1980 and …

A New Bavaria man…charged with attempted murder, in a strangulation case related to a bar fight last year…enters pleas to two amended charges in a Henry County courtroom. Craig Heuerman, 47, pleads guilty to aggravated assault. A charge of attempted murder will be dismissed at sentencing, as part of the …

Redline Equipment breaks ground to mark the start of construction of a new sales and service facility in Logansport. The new building will house more than 45,000 square feet of climate-controlled space, including an in-store equipment expo, a two-story parts warehouse, 12 service bays, with two 5-ton cranes and more. …