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Bryan Police report that 29 year old Aaron P. Tucker of Swanton was arrested on a Bench Warrant out of Bryan Municipal Court. He was served while already locked up at CCNO. 21 year old Colton M Stiltner of Edgerton was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. He …

In Defiance, the West Side Revitalization Committee has developed a focus group to promote a program called “Access to the Rivers.” The Crescent News reports that the committee will host a meeting Monday, April 28 at 5 p.m. in the community room of the city service building, when it plans …

DeKalb County investigators say a weekend garage fire appears suspicious. At about 5 a.m. Saturday, fire and police responded to a call about a garage that was on fire in Altona. Fire crews placed the fire under control, but about a third of the structure sustained heavy damage according to …

The Wauseon Public Library will host April health screenings. The American Red Cross will be offering a CPR/AED class on April 22 from 6-8 p.m. in the library’s second-floor meeting room. To register, call the Red Cross office or visit www.redcross.org. Pre-registration is required.

On April 24, the Fulton County Health Center will offer a cholesterol screening in the library’s second-floor meeting room from 4-7 p.m. Registration is not required for the screening. Screening and assessment will include testing total HDL cholesterol ratios, blood sugar or glucose levels, and blood pressure readings. Fasting is …

The Henry County Board of Health recently was notified of three grant awards. Officials say about $72,000 will be provided in the ‘safety net dental grant. More than $77,000 was awarded in the ‘public health preparedness’ program, while another $108,900 will help fund the ‘reproductive health and wellness’ program in …

A Wauseon man pled guilty in Fulton County Common Pleas Court, to possession of heroin. 27 year old Christopher Blake was placed on community control for two years, ordered to abide by a curfew, and his driver’s license was suspended for six months.  

Bryan Police picked up 22 year old Bri­tani M. Smith of E. High St in Bryan on a bench war­rant out of Bryan Munic­i­pal Court for fail­ing to appear for pre­trial on an OVI and Pos­ses­sion of Mar­i­juana charge. She’s vir­tu­ally guar­an­teed to appear at her next appoint­ment with the …

The gov­er­nor offi­cially kicked off what is being billed as the most ambi­tious plan ever for the state’s road con­struc­tion sea­son Wednes­day after­noon. The governor’s Jobs and Trans­portaion Plan will use $2.5 bil­lion from Ohio Turn­pike bond rev­enue to fund major con­struc­tion projects all over the state. Locally, Williams County …

Some res­i­dents of Defi­ance and Henry Coun­ties are upset over trains block­ing cross­ings along the CSX rail line which passes through Hicksville, Sher­wood Hol­gate, Ham­ler and Desh­ler. The Cres­cent News reports that those affected say the block­ings have resulted in many peo­ple hav­ing to travel miles out of their way …