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Semi Hit By Train

Another train incident in the area…this time one hits a semi-trailer at a Butler railroad crossing. Officials tell reporters the collision happened along the tracks on East Main Street. The big rig was an over-sized load headed west. As the load crossed the tracks, an oncoming train did its damage. …

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Car Thief Wanted

Williams County deputies are looking for the suspect who stole a car in the area. Investigators say the suspect took a purse from a location near Montpelier…with the keys to the 2015 Kia and the victim’s credit cards. With the stolen vehicle, the suspect tried to run up some charges …

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Funds For Better Housing

The Ohio Development Services Agency awards more than $27 million to 41 communities to fix and build affordable housing for low-income people. Some of the funds go to provide homeownership and rental assistance as well. Williams County will receive a $700,000 grant to rehabilitate 10 owner-occupied homes and more. The …

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Shepard Case Update

A northern Indiana woman, charged in a school bus stop crash that killed three children is due in court for her first hearing in the case. 24 year-old Alyssa Shepherd of Rochester will to appear Thursday before a Fulton County judge. She’s charged with three counts of reckless homicide resulting …

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Thieves Get Away From The Cops

Two suspects are still wanted in Defiance County, accused of theft at an area JC Penney’s. Police sees their car as they flee the scene. Officers try and fail to pull the two over. The suspects hit the gas instead. At high speed the pursuit heads onto Highway 24. Officers …

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Traffic Stop Nets Weed Arrest

A marijuana bust in DeKalb County. Officials say a car was caught speeding on I 69, at the 333 mile marker. When the vehicle is pulled over…a police dog is brought in and it detects the drugs. A search of the vehicle nets nearly six and a half pounds of …

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24 Months For Wallace

Ernest Wallace of Wauseon was in a Fulton County courtroom. He pled guilty to felonious assault. The arrest report shows on or about Aug. 18, he caused serious physical harm to another. He gets two years in prison, and is ordered to pay prosecution costs and court-appointed counsel fees.

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Injury Crash Hurts Boys In Harlan

Two boys are hurt badly after a minivan hit the pony wagon they were riding in on Trammel Road in Harlan. Officials tell reporters the 9 and 14-year-old were taken from the scene to the hospital after the incident. The driver of the minivan stayed on the scene, telling police …

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So Long, Don

We have some bittersweet news to announce. An old friend to the area, Don Allison served as one of the editors at the Bryan Times. He was there for over 37 years. This Friday is his last day at the paper. Don says don’t feel bad for him though…adding he …

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Does He Know Travis Bickle

This person obviously didn’t like what he saw on the tube. Bryan Police bring in a man for firing a gun within city limits. Nicholas Phillips, is charged with using a weapon while intoxicated, improperly discharging a firearm near a school and endangering children. He was taken to the Corrections …

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