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The sentencing of an Oakwood man recently found guilty of fatally shooting his brother has been scheduled for next month. Donald Richcreek will be sentenced in a Paulding County courtroom for voluntary manslaughter. We reported Richcreek was indicted by a grand jury in September 2019. Prosecutors say Richcreek shot and …

Police in New Haven are searching for two men who held up the Fifth Third Bank on Lincoln Highway East. Police has posted pictures of the suspects, online. Workers at the branch told detectives two men came into the bank and handed an employee a note, demanding cash. The men …

Gov., DeWine’s pick for Ohio’s next Health Department director withdraws her name, just hours after the governor announced she’d be the successor to the state’s previous director who resigned abruptly in June. Dr. Joan Duwve withdrew her name from consideration for the position for personal reasons. The state will continue …

Rapper, Kanye West will remain off Ohio’s fall presidential ballot after a decision by the state’s high court. In a unanimous ruling, the Ohio Supreme Court found that Secretary of State, Frank LaRose acted lawfully when he rejected the nearly 15,000 signatures and other paperwork the rapper submitted. LaRose cited …

Two people are taken to Community Hospitals in Bryan after a solo crash on U.S. 6, outside Edgerton. Officials say the driver, a female from Indiana, with a 2-year-old child are the victims. They say she was westbound on 6…that’s when she reaches behind her to grab something…gets distracted…and drives …

The coronavirus in Fulton County…at this hour…203 cases…18 have been in the hospital. There has been one death. Lucas County…6,628 cases and 346 deaths. Defiance County, 217 patients…eight people have died. In Williams County…168 cases and three deaths. Henry County? 246…eight have died. There have been 131,992 cases overall in …

A statewide effort in Ohio to track COVID-19, through fecal matter, has expanded to Defiance. The state department has started collecting samples from the city’s water treatment plant. While the process of testing wastewater doesn’t target a single household, it can give a picture of a large amount of cases …

A 16-year-old New Haven girl dies after being pulled from the waters of Lake Michigan. Officials confirm Trinity Coulter is the victim. They say she was swimming with family near the lighthouse pier in Michigan City, when she disappeared. Her body was recovered about 50 minutes later local first responders. …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports 10 crashes claimed 10 lives over the Labor Day Holiday. Other numbers…troopers arrest 538 drivers for DUI…issue 3,289 safety belt citations…bust 477 for drugs…and add 170 felony arrests. They say, in all…26,035 traffic stops were made.

In Defiance County…a two car wreck leaves several hurt. Officials tell reporters Larry Donaldson of Continental was southbound on Kinner Road…when he fails to yield at the Mansfield Road intersection with Steven Corwin of Defiance. Both cars end up in the ditch after the impact. Donaldson?…flown to Mercy St. Vincent’s …