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The hot weather prompts local utility officials to ask customers to reduce energy use in order to save money on their bills. With temperatures expected to reach the mid- to upper-90s, Bryan Municipal Utilities is asking those to limit power usage, especially during those peak hours.

It’s a done deal. The merger between the Chase Brass and Olin Brass parent company, Global Brass and Copper Holdings, with German firm, Wieland-Werke AG, has become official. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, is an all-cash transaction, with Wieland acquiring all outstanding shares of GBC at a rate of …

A Defiance County jury acquits Stephen Palladino of setting his ex-wife’s house on fire. Palladino was found not guilty of two counts of aggravated arson, following three days of testimony in a Defiance County courtroom. He was accused of purposely setting fire to the residence on Ohio 15, near Highland …

Craig Greene, the Asheville, North Carolina man accused of causing a January crash that killed a Napoleon woman, pleads not guilty in Henry County to vehicular homicide charges and more. Sandra Crandall was pronounced dead at the scene. Greene was blocking eastbound and westbound lanes with his semi when it …

One person is killed in a two-vehicle crash on West Central Avenue, near North Berkey Southern Road, just outside of Assumption. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Officials say a pickup truck, driven by the unnamed driver, was westbound on Central when …

The Williams County Common Pleas Court supports the county elections board, dealing a blow to efforts by a local grassroots residents group to qualify a county charter issue for the November general election ballot. The charter would switch the county from its current statutory form of government to one governed …

Stephen Palladino’s arson trial continues in Defiance County. Prosecutors say in 2018, Palladino started a fire at his ex-wife’s home in Highland Township. The blaze severely damaged the home. The woman and their child inside, were able to get out safely. So far, several witnesses have taken the stand, most …

Alonzo Irelan of Swanton is sentenced in a Toledo courtroom to 17 years in prison for trying to kill his estranged wife on two separate occasions. He entered an Alford plea to two counts of attempted murder…meaning the defendant does not admit guilt but admits the evidence presented would likely …

A Maumee man, accused of seriously harming a woman is indicted by a Williams County grand jury. Michael Buck, 28, faces burglary and assault charges. Prosecutors say back on June 13, he broke into a County Road 15 address in Bryan, hitting the victim in the face several times. She …

Logan Guess of Delta is indicted for DUI and interference with the operation of a train in Fulton County. Guess has another court date soon over the June incident.