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In Holiday City…the three Republican candidates for Williams County Sheriff addressed concerns about their history, discipline and qualifications at a candidates night event. Hosted by WBNO/WQCT and The Bryan Times, the trio answered questions that ranged from morale, the Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force and a list of other concerns that …

Defiance Police has identified the owner of a vehicle, found last week submerged in the Maumee River. The owner was found through an old article in an area newspaper. The 1993 story indicates Erik Johansen reported the theft of his 1983 Buick Century, valued at $1,500, while it was parked …

A Defiance man dies in a two vehicle crash outside of Defiance, on Ohio 111, near Hammersmith Road. Officials say Fabian Aguilar of Oakwood, was southbound, when he failed to negotiate a curve, hitting a pickup truck, driven by Rex Wimmer, of Defiance, head on. Aguilar was taken to Defiance …

A fire at Scottdel in Swanton leads to the partial demolition of one of the company’s buildings. Officials say shortly after returning to the Swanton Fire and Rescue Station from a prior incident, a firefighter noticed black smoke coming from Scottdel Cushion Plant #4, on Zeiter Way. Approximately half of …

A Sherwood man is arrested in connection to a break-in at Goebel Wrecking, on Ohio 34. Eugene Terrell now faces a list of charges. He was taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. He has a court date in Bryan, soon. They say Terrell was taking car parts. While …

Assaulting a referee would become a crime punishable by a fine and community service hours, under legislation pending in the Ohio House. The latest version of the bill would make an assault on referees before, during or after a sporting event, or in retaliation for their decisions, a first-degree misdemeanor …

Crews respond to an injury crash on County Road 10. Officials say the driver of a pickup blew a stop sign at the Ohio 34 intersection. There, another car plows into the side of the truck…sending both vehicles off the roadway. The driver of the car is hurt and was …

Dylan Jordan, of Bryan…accused of drug sales and weapons possession charges in a 2019 arrest…was in a Williams County courtroom. With the plea deal completed, the weapons charges are dropped. He gets 2 to 3 years at CCNO…to go along with up to an additional 7 more years he got …

Towns in the region, planning water quality improvement projects, may be eligible for grants from Ohio EPA, covering 100 percent of a project’s costs. The agency has issued a request for proposals, with applications due March 16. The funding comes from the federal Clean Water Act, which addresses pollution affecting …

Former Republican Representative, Richard Dodge, of Pleasant Lake has died. Dodge was a longtime Steuben County politician who served in numerous capacities, most recently as a state representative in House District 51, covering Steuben and DeKalb counties. Dodge served in the statehouse from 2004-2010. He was caucused in, to fill …