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An Arrest In Oakwood Shooting

An arrest…in connection to that shooting during a drunken bar brawl in Oakwood the other day. Charles Brown, is charged with second-degree felony assault and using a firearm while intoxicated. We reported shots were fired in a fistfight between two other men at the Landing Strip Bar on North First …

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Victim IDd In Area Wreck

An area man dies…at a traffic stop on Saturday. Officials say a car is pulled over for a citation. We reported another vehicle…a pickup…hits the patrol car…which in turn…slams into the other. We now know who died that day. In the passenger seat of the first vehicle…that crashed into the …

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Police Spat In Chambers

The saga continues…Bryan Police Chief, Chris Chapa and Assistant Chief, Gary Mohre remain on paid administrative leave…more than a month after a feud between the two became public at a city council meeting. Soon after, we reported…both went away, for a while. The Bryan City council will meet today in …

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Drug Bust In Montpelier

Montpelier Police arrests four people…after officers investigate a complaint of possible drug activity…all this, at a South Jonesville Road location. An officer comes inside the place…quickly spots drugs in use. Word is, one of the four suspects has a gun…so caution is advised. Then, one of the suspects gives a …

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A Shooting In Paulding

A man is shot, outside a bar in Oakwood, on N. First St. Officials say it started as a fist fight. Dustin Dobbelaere, of Defiance, got into a brawl with Joseph Schilt, of Oakwood. At some point, a third person…Charles Brown…watching all this…produces a gun, officials say…and shoots Dobbelaere several …

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Covid Spikes In Bryan

Students at Bryan City Schools will be wearing masks for the foreseeable future during class. The same goes for and all indoor sporting events…following a spike in COVID-19 cases. Officials say the policy isn’t meant to be permanent…with a review set for Oct. 1. The decision to institute a mask …

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Two Face Charges In Bryan

Two men are arrested on a suspicious vehicle complaint. All this…at the Fountain Park Assisted Living, Memory Care & Villas on N. Main St., in Bryan. John Scurlock and Nicholas Still face charges now. Officials say Still, 40, of Bryan, had been warned against being on the property. He now …

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Deadly Crash Near Defiance

One is dead and four are injured…after a three-car crash in Defiance Saturday, on Route 24, between Jewell and Independence Roads in Richland Township. An officer has pulled someone over. As that goes on…another vehicle…driven by Justin Johnson of Defiance…drifts off the roadway onto the shoulder…hitting the patrol car…then…the two …

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WNV In Area

Mosquitos…carrying the West Nile virus…have been found in Steuben County. Health officials say a pool of mosquito groups were collected on Aug. 19 in the northwestern region of the county. To date, no human cases of the virus have been reported. Residents are asked to protect themselves from mosquitos because …

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Teen Killed In Angola

An Angola teen is killed by a shotgun blast while he is handling it with a friend inside a Fremont home. Police and medics were called to a Baum Street location on the shots fired call. Officials tell reporters two 18-year-old men were involved. State and local officials identify the …

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