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An area first responder will answer to perjury charges. Williams County deputy, Mick Frisbie has been indicted by a grand jury on a fifth-degree felony charge of perjury after review by a special prosecutor. The charge stems from alleged conflicting comments Frisbie made in connection to the officer-involved shooting death …

The FBI is offering $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of Juan Mendez…considered armed and dangerous. Mendez has warrants in both Fort Wayne and Houston, Texas. Investigators say he’s involved in drug racketeering, including murder and kidnapping, between 2015 and 2018 in Indiana and Texas. Mendez is 47…brown hair, …

The jail in Stryker is going set a record, holding and average of 636 inmates per day during 2018. The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio opened in 1990 and has a maximum capacity of 642 beds.

Internet Technology crews are working to bring the primary phone lines for the Kendallville’s Police and Fire Departments back on line. Officials say the computer system that operates the network started malfunctioning, causing problems within the normal phone system. Crews hope to have it back up in the coming hours.

Zane Bartley…the second suspect in the Michael Loop murder trial…had a pre-trial hearing. Loop, along with Bartley is accused of breaking in to the Cecil home of Philip Koenn back in September. Prosecutors suspect Koenn discovered Loop and the confrontation ended in Koenn’s death. Bartley, is accused of complicity in …

The former leader of a motorcycle gang is sentenced to 17 years in prison on federal drug and gun charges. Shon Gibson of Rome City was accused with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. It was December 2016 when police served a search …

Gov., DeWine nominates a licensed physician, with more than 30 years of experience in public health and preventive medicine, to direct Ohio’s health department. The governor announced the selection of Dr. Amy Acton to lead the office. Acton most recently served as a community research and grants management officer at …

Indiana legislation that allows one of Gary’s casinos to move to Terre Haute and another to move inland, while permitting sports wagering, has cleared the Indiana Senate and is headed to the House. Under the bill’s sports gambling provision, any of the state’s casinos, racinos or satellite locations could apply …

Defiance Police brings in a Williams County man after a chase in Brunersburg. Nicholas Lowe is charged with failure to comply with a police officer. Officials tell reporters there will be additional charges against Lowe, pending a Defiance County grand jury. Officers attempted to stop Lowe’s vehicle in the Walmart …

Utility officials say power had been almost completely restored to residents in Williams County. FirstEnergy says fewer than five of its customers are now without power in the county, all in Center Township. There’s a good chance all power will be restored today. Over 300 customers were in the dark …