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A man dies behind the wheel on Highway 24 in Henry County. Officials say Edward McCray of Farmington Hills was flown to Mercy St. Vincent’s in Toledo, in critical condition. McCray’s semi was eastbound on 24 when it left the roadway, through a guardrail…down an embankment. It rolled before hitting …

A standoff at a N. Riley Street address in Kendallville ends peacefully. Officials say officers talked with a man at the house when he pulled out a handgun and threatened to use it. That’s when police set up a standoff. The man fired several rounds and Indiana State Police…that’s when …

Bryan Police Chief, Michael Willis took time during the city council meeting to recognize and commend several officers. BPD was on scene Dec. 12, for a kitchen fire at a N. Cherry St residence. Officers, Steve Doctor and Jared McCann used a fire extinguisher to fight the blaze. Officer, John …

More than $12,400 in grants is given to 11 local organizations through Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative’s Operation Round Up program. Participating members “round up” their monthly electric bills to the next dollar, with the extra pennies being used to help fund community charities and groups. Since Operation Round Up’s inception …

Police capture a Defiance shooting suspect. Officials say Wood County deputies brought in Pablo Losoya…after a warrant had been issued for his arrest. The shooting occurred on Power Dam Road in Defiance on April 28. A shots fired call resulted in George Mack’s arrest, we reported…officers say a car was …

Two issues affecting voters in Montpelier, West Unity and Millcreek are on the ballot in Tuesday’s special election. Voters in Montpelier precincts A and B will cast ballots for or against a renewal of a 0.3 percent income tax levy for improvements and debt service on the village’s sewage and …

Federal regulators direct the state to work on resolving its backlog of more than 70,000 applications from poor and disabled Ohioans seeking Medicaid benefits. Regulators have indicated Ohio isn’t where it needs to be regarding Medicaid applications and remain concerned, even though the number of pending applications has dropped about …

Nearly 500 people gather at Kent State to remember the students killed and injured there in May 1970, when Ohio National Guard members opened fire during Vietnam War protests. Events included a candlelight vigil at the sites where the four slain students fell. Nine other students were injured that day.

Helen Marie (Potts) Grisier, age 81, of Stryker, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at CHP – Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Along with her husband, Fred, they owned and operated the Grisier Funeral Homes for nearly 50 years. Helen was born in Defiance, Ohio, on April 20, 1938, the …

One person is hurt in a vehicle versus train crash in Wauseon, at Fulton County Road E. Fire crews were called to the scene and the vehicle’s driver was taken to an area hospital for treatment.