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The Edger­ton Local board of Edu­ca­tion held a spe­cial meet­ing Thurs­day morn­ing to fill the posi­tion of trea­surer. The board approved con­tin­u­ing the shared ser­vice agree­ment with the Edon North­west Board of Edu­ca­tion for the employ­ment of dis­trict trea­surer. At their Dec. 9 meet­ing, the Edon North­west board approved the …

Defiance’s assis­tant police chief will step down at the end of next month. The Cres­cent News reports that 52 year old Jeff Mack, a 28-year vet­eran of the city police depart­ment, plans to retire on Jan. 30. Mack said he has sent a let­ter to city offi­cials announc­ing his inten­tion …

Local res­i­dents are express­ing a mix of emo­tions fol­low­ing the sec­ond rob­bery of Gen­Fed Finan­cial Credit Union in less than two months. On Thurs­day, four armed ban­dits robbed the finan­cial insti­tu­tion and left the scene with an undis­closed amount of money. The Pauld­ing County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI con­tinue …

Police are inves­ti­gat­ing an armed rob­bery. It hap­pened early yes­ter­day after­noon at Gen­Fed Fed­eral Credit Union, at 5351 County Road 424, Antwerp. Accord­ing to wit­nesses, at least four or five peo­ple crashed in, and flashed hand­guns and demande money. They then escaped in a sil­ver SUV. No one was injured …

In Edon, the search for a miss­ing per­son is over, and for­tu­nately, the news is good. Edon Police say a young per­son left school and just walked into the woods north of Walz Park on Thurs­day. Police searched the area, then called for more help from other area law enforce­ment …

Defi­ance Mayor Bob Arm­strong announced that he plans to seek a fourth term. The 72 year old Demo­c­rat announced on Wednes­day that he planned to pick up his nom­i­nat­ing peti­tions for the May pri­mary. The mayor’s race will be decided in the Novem­ber gen­eral elec­tion, and if re-elected, Arm­strong will …

Napoleon Police say an attempted abduc­tion involv­ing a female juve­nile hap­pened on Tues­day after­noon. The girl told police she was walk­ing in the 900 block of Haley Avenue at 3:30 in the after­noon, when a black Chevy Trail­blazer pulled up next to her, and the dri­ver asked her to get …

The fund rais­ing cam­paign of United Way of Williams County is close to the halfway point. As of Wednes­day, the Bryan Times reported that the cam­paign stood at 44.8 per­cent of this year’s $320,000 goal, with $143,361 counted so far. The money will help fund 28 local orga­ni­za­tions, pro­grams and …

Ful­ton County Crime Stop­pers are ask­ing for your help. On Nov. 30, a home owner on Ful­ton County Road E in Swan­ton, reported that some­one broke into an unat­tached garage and stole an Elec­trolux stain­less steel elec­tric range; an Elec­trolux stain­less steel French door refrig­er­a­tor; a Frigidaire white top load …

A Put­nam County woman died in a two-vehicle crash Mon­day after­noon near Grover Hill. The Put­nam County Coroner’s Office says 53 year old Jane Deken of Con­ti­nen­tal, was pro­nounced dead at the scene of the crash , which hap­pened just befor 4pm Mon­day on Ohio 637, north of Town­ship Road …