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By the end of the month, Bryan Municipal Utilities will own its 14-acre solar field…outright. BMU Director of Utilities. Nathan Gardner told the Board of Public Affairs, during its regular meeting on Tuesday…that BMU is making its final payments on the 10-year lease to Key Government Finance for the array, …

Officers believe alcohol may have played a factor in a crash on County Road 56 in DeKalb County. Danny Snyder, 38, of St. Joe, was going east when he drifted left of center and ran off the road and into a shallow ditch. His car snapped off a utility pole …

Area officers execute a search warrant and make an arrest. The suspect?…classified as a major drug offender. Officials tell reporters… Derek Brandi, 36, of Defiance…was picked up. Agents say they found 1 kilo of suspected methamphetamine at his place. He is now charged with drug possession…along with a major drug …

A Bryan man faces felony charges following a complaint…detailing sex crimes, involving a minor. The police arrive at Birtton Poynter home on Cardinal Drive. Through the investigation, Poynter, 37, was charged with corrupting another with drugs…and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a third-degree felony. The investigation is ongoing with …

A Napoleon man is indicted for attempted murder and more by a Henry County grand jury. Brandon Williams had an initial appearance in an area courtroom, where bond was set at $250,000…under the condition Williams has no contact with the alleged victim. His arraignment is scheduled for Thursday. Prosecutors say…on …

Officials tell reporters…a New Haven home likely exploded, Thursday, hurting one person and destroying the structure. Fire crews were called to a home along Woodmere Drive, off Moeller Road near Hartzell Road. Neighbors heard what they thought was an explosion at the home. A minivan, sitting in the driveway…has its …

Paulding crews respond to three structure fires…two homes and a restaurant, on back-to-back calls throughout Thursday. First?…they responded to a structure fire just after 10 a.m. The fire team had just parked the engine in the station when they were then called for a kitchen fire at the Pancake House …

Ohio officials recommend…local health departments shift their practice of COVID-19 contact tracing to a model that follows clusters of cases and not individual diagnoses. Schools can also discontinue universal contract tracing but should still plan to help health departments trace clusters of a coronavirus outbreak. That’s according to a memo …

Railroad tracks in DeKalb County were shut down for an hour midday Wednesday after a semi, hauling a dump truck became stuck…on C.R. 60 near C.R. 55, just over a mile west of St. Joe. Officials say…the trailer dropped off the south side of the road and then bottomed out …

A Defiance man is arrested…for an eighth drunk driving charge. Gilberto Martinez, 62, was pulled over for speeding and not using a turn signal on Ohio 111 near Dotterer Street. Soon after…the cops can tell he’s drunk…and bring him in after he fails a sobriety test. The case continues.