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A Defiance man is indicted for attempted murder…this, after the alleged beating of another man in a school parking lot. Officials say Joshua Oaties hit the victim with an object several times in the Defiance High School parking lot on Palmer Drive, back on July 28th. They say it appears …

A motorcyclist is hurt after running off a DeKalb County roadway in a curve on State Road One, outside Hamilton…police suspect alcohol and speed caused the crash. Investigators tell reporters Michael Richmond, of Angola was eastbound when he missed the turn and ran off the south side of the roadway. …

The former speaker of the Ohio House can take more time to find a permanent lawyer to defend him in that $60 million dollar bribery scheme case. Larry Householder and four others are accused of shepherding millions in energy company money for personal and political use, in exchange for passing …

Correctional facilities…that resisted mass coronavirus testing for inmates…erred in their decision to only test inmates with symptoms, leading to large initial undercounts. This, in a recent study by the CDC. It examined 13 prisons and jails in California, Colorado, Ohio and Texas, and three federal prisons in states that weren’t …

County health officials report three outbreaks of coronavirus in Defiance. Two outbreaks involve long-term care facilities. The third outbreak is from a small party. At this time, contact tracing has been completed. All close contacts have been identified and are being monitored. Long-term care facilities are at a higher risk …

A Bryan woman, accused of using a Molotov cocktail in an effort to harm a man. now faces a charge of aggravated attempted murder. Hope Williams was indicted by a Williams County grand jury. She is said to have purposefully set fire to a mobile home on S. Union St., …

An Ohio company announces a partnership with the Ohio secretary of state, to donate 463,500 surgical masks to the state’s county boards of elections…to help keep voters and poll workers safe. RB Sigma, of Mentor, produces the masks and announced the partnership…with the masks delivered to every county board of …

In Woodburn…a man is taken to the hospital in critical condition after his tractor flips into a pond, trapping him underwater on Edgerton Road. Officials say the victim was mowing around a pond when his tractor overturned, into the water. After the rescue, he is taken to an area hospital …

Bryan Municipal Utilities promotes a longtime employee who has risen through the ranks to lead the utility. It’s Nathan Gardner…and he was selected to the position of Director of Utilities during the board’s regular meeting. Gardner was hired by BMU in 2003 as an engineering assistant. Over the years he …

Officials say roughly 10% of the student population has elected to enroll in the virtual learning option with Bryan City Schools. All students and staff will receive a mask from Bryan City Schools upon their return to school. Hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes will be in all classrooms. Plexiglass barriers …