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An Archbold man is badly hurt in a Fulton County crash on County Road H, at County Road 20 in Franklin Township. Officials say Pete Grime of Archbold, was westbound on H. Zachary Putnam, 18, of Wauseon, was northbound on County Road 20. Apparently, Grime failed to yield the right …

Ohio 108 in Henry County will be shut down for a while. This, between Ohio 281 and Henry County Road K for bridge replacement work. Officials say it starts on March 16, through May. Officials think taking Ohio 281 to Ohio 109 to U.S. 6 to Ohio 108, is the …

Operations at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio in Stryker are about to go fully electronic. The facility plans to install radio frequency identification capabilities. Officials say it will change the way how inmates are tracked and administrators and staff members perform their duties.

Northwest State Community College in Archbold gets a $513,000 investment from JobsOhio to enhance and expand the College’s workforce education efforts throughout the region. A JobsOhio spokesperson says the money will go to support a regional marketing effort, driving interest and enrollment into existing programs.

A federal judge dismisses a lawsuit filed against Indiana’s attorney general by four women…who say he drunkenly groped them during a party. Attorney General, Curtis Hill has denied the allegations and his lawyers argued the women didn’t have a valid case for sexual harassment. Hill’s attorneys have downplayed the allegations, …

A Montpelier woman dies in Toledo. Officials say Danialle Swan was stabbed at a gas station on Monroe St. Swan later succumbed at an area hospital. Thomas Smith is charged with murder in the incident. He was booked into the Lucas County Jail…bond was set at $1 million dollars. They …

An Indiana man dies in a solo crash north of Defiance. Investigators say Jeffrey Miller of South Whitley was northbound on Christy Road, north of Banner School Road, when his car left the roadway, hitting a tree. Miller was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation is underway at this …

Susan Gearhart, the former Montpelier Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, pleads not guilty to a felony charge of theft dating back to her time, when she led the organization. Prosecutors say Gearhart stole $6,054.96 from the chamber between 2014 and 2019. The investigation is concluded and no further charges are …

A Bryan man is sentenced to a long prison term for an armed burglary in Defiance County. Dylan Jordan gets 7 to 10 years. Jordan, who had pleaded guilty to the charge, also was ordered to make restitution and given credit for 24 days served in jail. Several others are …

Two Hicksville residents are arrested in connection with a drug overdose. Alex and Elizabeth Farley face a list of charges. Responders were dispatched to a W. High St. address for an unresponsive male…suffering from an apparent drug overdose of fentanyl. That person was taken to an area hospital, where he …