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A man accused of robbing the McDonalds in Bryan is indicted by a Williams County grand jury. Prosecutors say Braden Hahn, 22, of Bryan, faces charges of aggravated robbery and carrying concealed weapons. We reported officers responded the restaurant on S. Main St. for a reported robbery. Hahn was arrested …

An Archbold area man gets seven to 10 1/2 years in prison for trespassing in a neighbor’s home and menacing a young girl who lived there. Brandon Morris, 23, was found guilty of the charges on July 9 following a two-day jury trial in common pleas court. Prosecutors say Morris …

Taron Swazer, of Fort Wayne, is being held without bond at the Noble County Jail on charges of aggravated battery and more…in a shooting incident on the north side of Bixler Lake in Kendallville, on Dowling Street. One person was hospitalized…a 20-year-old man, who suffered a gunshot wound to the …

A 33-year-old St. Joe man has a broken ankle now…after he loses control of his motorcycle at a S.R. 101 location in DeKalb County. Officers learn Ryan Trojan was going up a hill when he lost control of his bike…and was thrown over the handlebars. Officials say Trojan was wearing …

A Toledo man is sentenced to as many as 15 years imprisonment in a Henry County courtroom. Raymond Cervantes is accused of attempted murder and felonious assault in the case. Cervantes gets 365 days, time served in jail, while his case was pending. Cervantes’ attorney, Scott Coon of Bowling Green, …

Steuben County deputies respond to the Clear Lake Storage on SR 120 in Steuben County, near Clear Lake Township…this…on a report garage overhead doors being damaged. Officers get there…look things over…and find a slew of storage spaces had been burglarized. Officials confirm…several vehicles and numerous firearms had been stolen along …

The Paulding Village Council welcomes a new finance director. Cheryl Halter, whose name had emerged from an executive session two weeks ago has accepted the position. The former finance director, Zoe McMaster had left the position in the spring.

Williams County’s population dropped about 1.4% over the past decade…that’s according to preliminary data released by the Census Bureau. The estimated total population in 2010 was 37,642…now it’s at 37,102, in 2020. Around northwest Ohio, populations also fell in Henry…Defiance…and Paulding County, as well. Ohio’s statewide population grew by 2.3%,…from …

Williams County Commissioners sign off on two new donation agreements…to support public infrastructure improvements. The agreements are with Moore Industries in Montpelier and Altenloh, Brinck and Co. in Bryan. Both companies agreed to donate 1% of their savings from the tax incentives per year, with a minimum deposit of $200 …

Police responds to a drug complaint in Holiday City…and arrest two people on unrelated charges. Billy Coblentz, 30, of Montpelier, was arrested on a Bryan Municipal Court warrant…charging him with failure to appear for sentencing from a separate incident. Court records show that on April 8 he was arrested and …