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Former Deshler police chief, Ryan Bowersox is sentenced in a Henry County courtroom on drug charges. A search of his home last year netted anabolic steroids. Bowersox gets three years of community control. He also was fined $9,000, plus court costs. Bowersox was placed on administrative leave after search warrants …

Marcus Penn of Swanton is indicted on one count of attempted murder, two counts of felonious assault, and one count of domestic violence. Prosecutors say back on Jan. 26, he tried to kill someone…he had a gun. Penn has another court date, soon.

Emergency officials tell reporters 911 calling systems were down for multiple northeast Indiana counties for almost an hour. About 300 calls were involved. Officials sent out a post on Facebook, telling people to call alternative numbers for emergencies. Allen, Wells and DeKalb counties were affected. Apparently, similar problems were reported …

Jamie Grime, the superintendent at Montpelier Schools, will stay on for another five years. The school board there approved his contract extension. Grime has led Williams County’s second largest school district for over a decade, now. He tells reporters he has a wish list for the district…including building up Montpelier’s …

Edon Northwest Local Schools is moving to put a tax renewal on November’s ballot. Officials say it is for operating funds for the district. A first reading of the proposal took place at the district’s board of education meeting…continuing the 1 percent tax on earned income for five years. The …

An Indiana legislator wants an investigation into the possible impeachment of state Attorney General, Curtis Hill. over allegations that he drunkenly groped a female lawmaker and three female legislative staffers at a bar. Democratic Rep., Ed DeLaney of Indianapolis says he submitted the request Thursday…asking that the House Judiciary Committee …

Gov. DeWine has created a task force to study changes to Ohio’s arrest-warrant system. Among several issues before the task force is prioritizing warrants for serious offenders, who pose threats to public safety. DeWine wants recommendations by June or earlier. Several newspaper reports uncovered numerous flaws in Ohio’s and the …

No one is hurt after a Norfolk Southern smashes into a car in Stryker. Officials say the woman in the car did not clear enough ice off of her windshield to see as she tried to negotiate the weather on Defiance Street. They say she saw the railroad crossing gates …

A passerby sees a man walking in the weather on Ohio 15 and calls officers, thinking the man on foot could use some help. Officers arrive…Joshua Burgess sees them and runs away. He didn’t get far in the snow. Burgess has warrants for failing to appear to a Fulton County …

A man is wounded accidentally in a gun related incident northeast of Edgerton. The victim was flown to an area hospital. They say he is in stable condition for injuries to his hands and left leg. The investigation continues in the County Road 6 shooting.