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An Archbold man was recently sentenced to 46 months in prison in Defiance County and Wood County on multiple sex charges. According to the Bryan Times, Michael J. Vasko, 41, previously pleaded guilty to two counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles and two counts of importuning, all fifth-degree felonies, …
Read More »Hicksville Board of Education approves five-year forecast.
Hicksville Exempted Village Schools Board of Education approved its five-year forecast at its meeting this week. According to Treasurer/CFO Mike Ruen, the district is projected to operate in the black in four of the five years with the one exception being fiscal year 2027 operating $36,261 in the red.
Read More »Police investigating a former Defiance teacher for an alleged “inappropriate relationship” with a student.
Police are investigating a former Defiance teacher for an alleged “inappropriate relationship” with a student, district Superintendent Robert Morton said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. Morton says Defiance City Schools were made aware of the allegations against Andrew Coressel and “took swift action to investigate these allegations and confront [him].” …
Read More »Defiance man arrested this week on a rape charge.
A Defiance man was arrested this week on a rape charge alleging that he engaged in sexual conduct with a child. Manuel Canales, 24 was arrested last Wednesday afternoon by the Defiance County Sheriff’s Office and charged with rape, a first-degree felony. Canales made an initial appearance Friday in Defiance …
Read More »Householder to be arraigned from prison on new felony counts.
Former Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder will be arraigned from federal prison on the 10 new felony counts recently brought against him by the state, as revelations mount surrounding the scandal that landed him there. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Brendan Sheehan this week agreed to allow Householder …
Read More »Parade in Bryan set for Monday.
There are a number of ceremonies and parades around Williams County set for Monday to honor U.S. veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice. In Bryan, A parade will begin at 9:15 a.m. at the Goodwill parking lot and proceed to Fountain Grove Cemetery for a ceremony featuring the Bryan High …
Read More »One of the most poisonous plants slowly spreading throughout Ohio.
Poison hemlock, one of the most poisonous plants known to man, is now in its flowering period and has been slowly spreading throughout Ohio. This plant tends to grow alongside bike pathways, near park edges and fields, in ditches, meadows and dense colonies near the freeway. It is most common …
Read More »Williams County Engineer’s Office hosting town hall meeting discussing the Alvordton sewer project.
The Williams County Engineer’s Office will be hosting a town hall meeting this week for those interested in discussing the Alvordton sewer project. The meeting will be Thursday at the Alvordton Community Center from 3-6 p.m. It will be an open house forum where those interested can come in any …
Read More »Defiance County Memorial Day events.
Many Memorial Day events are scheduled throughout the area this coming holiday weekend. The following is a list of most of those in area counties. Defiance County • Riverview Memory Gardens and Garden Mausoleums, 29231 Defiance County Road 424, will get things started at 10 a.m. Saturday with a ceremony …
Read More »Two Defiance County bridges with big traffic impacts going in different directions.
Two Defiance County bridges with big traffic impacts are going in different directions.The U.S. 127 bridge south of Sherwood – closed for the past year – reopened Friday morning after a brief ceremony by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) while the Ohio 15 bridge over the Tiffin River in …
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