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A two-vehicle crash over the week­end in Hicksville Town­ship that left two peo­ple hurt is still under inves­ti­ga­tion today. The Ohio High­way Patrol says the crash hap­pened just after mid­night Sat­ur­day on Ohio 18, near Casebeer-Miller Road, when a vehi­cle dri­ven by 58 year old Oscar Pieper of Pauld­ing ran …

Get set to see the leg­endary Bud­weiser Clydes­dales. The world-famous Bud­weiser Clydes­dales will be mak­ing a stop this week in Defi­ance. The eight-horse hitch team and famous red wagon will appear at the Han­cock County Fair­grounds in Find­lay on Fri­day, from 4–6 p.m. The horses will also appear at the …

Sev­eral arrests Sun­day by Bryan Police… Just before 6 last evening, 59 year old Ricky Weber of E. Wil­son St., Bryan, was arrested for Theft. He was processed by Bryan Police, and then released. Also yes­ter­day evening just before 7, Bryan Police arrested 39 year old Angela Gomez of S. …

The Bryan police depart­ment asks that you save the date of Fri­day, Octo­ber 10. That’s when they present a pro­gram called Oper­a­tion Street Smart at the New Era Audi­to­rium on West Mul­berry Street in Bryan. They will edu­cate par­ents and teach­ers and social work­ers and any­body with reg­u­lar con­tact with …

The Henry County Fair­grounds will be home to the annual St. Augus­tine Tur­tle Fest Sat­ur­day and Sun­day. The 16th year. Sat­ur­day Mass is at 4:30 and the events start at 5:30 and run through mid­night. There will be tur­tle races and big screens will carry foot­ball while the Napoleon band …

A man from Con­ti­nen­tal indicted on scores off sex assault charges has been found com­pe­tent to stand trial in Henry County. A grand Jury indicted 60 year-old Mark Snuggs on 31 counts of sex­ual bat­tery, and 13 counts of rape. Those­hap­pened over a period from 1995 to 2012 and his …

A local man was sen­tenced in Defi­ance Com­mon Pleas Court to 10 years in prison for sell­ing heroin. 34 year-old Avion Franklin of Har­ri­son Avenue found guilty of three counts by Judge Joseph Schmenk. Pros­e­cu­tors say heroin has become epi­demic in the area and Franklin was one of the rea­sons. …

The Defi­ance County Genealog­i­cal Soci­ety will meet a week from this com­ing Mon­day to hear a his­to­rian speak about the Civil War Indi­ana Reg­i­ment formed in Fort Wayne but which had mem­bers from Defi­ance County. . Mon­day the 22nd at St. John United Church of Christ in Defiance.

Fans of Jane Austen nov­els can attend a Jane Austen-themed lawn party on Sep­tem­ber 21, a Sun­day, on the Defi­ance fort grounds. 18th cen­tury lawn games and a Regency-era fash­ion show. Lessons in the card game whist. Sit­tings for sil­hou­ettes. Guests are encour­aged to wear Regency-style attire. It is a …

While the Cor­rec­tions Cen­ter of North­west Ohio became alarmed this week at rumors Toledo and Lucas County will with­draw from the regional jail and build their own, the CCNO is now tout­ing a new upgrade to its secu­rity sys­tem that will make it a state of the art cor­rec­tions facil­ity. …