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Keith McClure is sentenced in a Defiance County courtroom for an on-campus sexual abuse incident. McClure was placed on community control for five years with intensive supervision. He also was classified as a tier 1 sexual offender, requiring him to register his address with authorities for 15 years. Prosecutors say …

Bryan Municipal Utilities is poised to raise cable rates. BMU Communications Superintendent, Joe Ferrell told officials of the ever-rising costs of carrying broadcast stations, which BMU must carry based on industry rules, is the problem. Ferrell says those guidelines are crippling the industry. The proposal, expected to be voted on …

The Henry County Economic Development Office has a new leader. April Welch replaces Denise Dahl, who resigned. Welch currently is the economic development director of Blissfield, Mich. She has been involved in the field for six years. She says she is looking to expand the territory from an economic standpoint …

And the good numbers keep rolling in. Williams County hit the 2.5 percent jobless mark for April, after falling to a near-county record of 3.2 percent in March. It places Williams County among the top 10 in the state for lowest unemployment rate and continues to put it well under …

A Delta man dies in a crash between a truck and lawnmower on County Road C, west of State Route 109 in York Township. Officials say Gary Vanlent of Liberty Center, was eastbound on C, approaching 109. James Schlatter of Delta was on a riding mower, also eastbound on C. …

A Toledo man is accused of sexual assault, after an incident on Welsted Street in Napoleon. Johnny Edwards faces rape other charges…he was booked into the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio in Stryker. An investigation led to his arrest within hours after the incident. He has a court date, soon.

Beginning July 1, motorists in Ohio will pay an additional 10.5 cents per gallon of gas and 19 cents per gallon of diesel fuel, as an increase in state fuel taxes goes into effect. The Ohio Department of Transportation gave Williams County Commissioners and update about the tax and its …

Another helping for area eaters. Defiance’s city planning commission approves a site plan for the town’s second Taco Bell…this one on N. Clinton St, joining the one on East Second Street that has been open for years. G-Made Inc., of Findlay, is the project developer. Construction is expected to begin …

Attorneys, who gained a federal ruling to throw out Ohio’s congressional map, are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let procedures move forward to redraw House districts. A three-judge panel in Cincinnati ruled on May 3 the Republican-controlled map unconstitutionally favored Republicans over Democrats…it wants a proposed new map by …

Scott Laser goes to prison…for 12 years. He will be eligible for release after 11. Last month, a jury found Laser guilty on two counts of aggravated menacing, corruption of a minor with drugs, firearms charges and more. The jury rendered a no decision for abduction charges. Laser was accused …