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Two new misdemeanor charges are filed against Williams County sheriff, Steve Towns…who pled not guilty to them during a hearing. Towns appeared in Bryan Municipal Court with his counsel, accused of improperly disclosing confidential information. Towns was granted a personal-recognizance bond on the new charges. Towns is accused of posting …

An Ohio doctor, who has been a critic of the crackdown on opioid pills for chronic pain patients, is now charged with illegally prescribing hundreds of thousands of pain pills. Federal prosecutors announced the charges against Dr. William Bauer of Port Clinton. They say Bauer since 2007 has prescribed thousands …

The Australian parent company of a Delta steel plant announces it will finance a local $700 million expansion, scheduled for completion in two years. North Star Bluescope Steel president, Robin Davies says early stages of construction on the facility’s addition have begun, following a year of planning. The addition is …

Ohio is creating a school safety center to help prevent and address violence involving schools and students. Gov. DeWine signed an executive order to create the Ohio School Safety Center as a division of Ohio Homeland Security. He says it begins its work with seven state employees, whose focus is …

Donald Rich-creek appeared in a Paulding County courtroom. Richcreek is being charged with murder in the shooting death of his brother. Some family members were present during the hearing. Richcreek requested a court-appointed attorney to represent him in the case. A pretrial hearing is set for the 26th in Paulding …

A Defiance man who led police in a pursuit in November forgoes a jury trial in Defiance County and is sentenced to prison. Cameron Butler gets a 10-year prison term for assault and more. Prosecutors say he intentionally struck a city police cruiser outside the police department on Perry Street. …

The Williams County Board of Elections certifies 74 candidates and six issues at its regular monthly meeting. 86 candidates in all are now on the ballot. Those interested in registering to vote in the Nov. 6 general elections have until Oct. 7 to do so. You can register online.

The closure of the CSX Railroad crossing over Defiance’s Atlantic Street closure has been delayed. Scheduling conflicts, the problem. A new closure date has not been set.

Gov. DeWine says Ohio’s Department of Medicaid has received federal approval for its plan to enhance and expand Medicaid’s lead abatement program. The Children’s Health Insurance Program initiative was recently approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He says that means Medicaid dollars can be used in “more …

A 19-year-old drowns in a private pond in DeKalb County. Police and medics are called to a County Road 29 location in Auburn. They say Daniel Burris was swimming in his family’s pond when he went under. Family members were able to pull him to shore and performed CPR until …