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Defiance County deputies release more information on that body recovered from the Maumee River back in May, near the Ohio 127 bridge. A physical description has now been released…the victim?…a white male…5-4…150 pounds. A tattoo on the right side of the body reads ‘music’ while a tattoo on the right …

Philip Taylor, the Bryan man accused of killing four dogs earlier this month with a handgun, is indicted on six counts by a Williams County grand jury. Prosecutors say it all happened at Taylor’s home on County Road 13. He was arrested back on June 2 and booked at the …

A northeastern Indiana man who pled guilty in a DUI crash involving a horse-drawn carriage has been ordered to pay $427,000 in restitution to the crash victims. A Steuben County judge also sentenced Brady Duvendack of Fremont to 18 months’ probation. Officials tell reporters Duvendack was intoxicated when his car …

A plan to turn Defiance’s downtown alleys into pedestrian walkways is approved by city council. J&N Builders of Defiance gets the $25 thousand dollar contract for the improvements…which entails extending curbs and stamped concrete in four Clinton Street locations…blocking traffic from entering the alleys. The project is part of the …

The union representing 950 nurses on strike against Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo says a tentative contract agreement has been reached. Nurses have been on strike there since May 6. The union says the agreement addresses many of the nurses’ concerns, including quality-of-life issues. Nurses complained shortages …

The sponsor of a huge online charter school that abruptly closed in Ohio agrees to repay the state $879,000. The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow closed in January 2018 after the Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West suspended sponsorship. Attorney General, Dave Yost says the repayment represents disputed sponsorship fee …

An Edon man is hurt after a head-on crash between a pickup truck and a semi on U.S. 20 in Steuben County. Franklin Figgins of Edon tried to pass a vehicle. then left the south side of the highway…across the center line…head on into another vehicle. Figgins was flown to …

Two Defiance men, identified as persons of interest in a robbery last month at Keck’s Market, on S. Jefferson Ave. are arrested. Adam Bryant was picked up after a traffic stop in town. He was taken to the lockup in Stryker. Ryan Druhot turned himself in to the police on …

The Lucas County coroner can’t identify a man’s body found floating near the Cecil Bridge in Paulding County on May 24, south of Sherwood. The body is said to be a white male, five-foot, four inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. The investigation continues.

Bryan City Schools has its new treasurer. Kevin Schafer will take over. This comes after Rob Rosswurm announced in April that he will retire from the post. A recommendation for approval of Schafer’s hire will officially be brought before the Bryan City School Board on June 17, at its monthly …