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In Continental…the demolition of the town’s old water tower began after being postponed from its original date due to bad weather. The demolition will continue with the removal of the foundation going on this week. The new tower holds 150,000 gallon of water, an increase of 50,000 over the old …

Authorities charge a man in the fatal shooting death of a Defiance resident in South Carolina…while wounding the victim’s daughter. James Lewis, 46, Murrells Inlet, S.C., will be charged with murder, attempted murder, burglary and more. Jim Thomas was found inside his daughter’s residence…dead. Lewis also is charged with shooting …

A male teen who was struck and killed by a CSX train in Hicksville on April 15 has been identified. Logan Schambers died when he was hit by the train along the railroad tracks, east of Miller Road.

A new poll by Triple A finds Ohio residents are making big plans to get away this summer…despite the highest gas prices in years. In fact, more than 55% of Ohio residents surveyed say they are planning to travel more this summer than last summer and many say it will …

A Defiance man is shot and killed…south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Jim Thomas, 76, died at the scene in Murrells Inlet. Officials confirm…his daughter is injured during the incident. Thomas was the quartermaster at VFW Post 3360, in Defiance. The case continues in South Carolina.

A key state official visited Defiance Tuesday afternoon to announce the award of more than $700,000 dollars for testing and cleanup of two former factory sites. Lydia Mihalik, director of the Ohio Department of Development, held a meeting in the county commissioners office in Defiance to detail two grants to …

Defiance County’s land bank discussed EPA approval of an environmental agreement on the former SK Hand Tool Corp. property, allowing the cleanup process to proceed. County Commissioner, David Kern…who chaired the land bank board’s monthly meeting…noted that the EPA has approved a report on soil samplings at the site…south of …

Montpelier Police arrests two suspects…while another remains at large…after a trespassing call…then later a pursuit, on Tuesday. Officers respond to the call at the Family Dollar store on E. Main St. The officer identifies the suspect and a car…which leads to three people at the nearby McDonald’s. While the officer …

Work is underway to repave and improve the parking lot along the 100 block of South Walnut Street that serves downtown Bryan businesses along the east side of the square. The project…estimated at $150,000 dollars…is one example of the kind of ongoing infrastructure work funded by the city of Bryan’s …

More than three times as many people in Williams County are voting early in this primary than in the last mid-term election, in 2018. The ballot for the May 3 primary started the first week of April at the county elections office, on E. High St. Roughly 340 people have …