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Steuben County deputies respond to the McDonald’s on North Old 27 in Jamestown Township for a possible bomb threat…phoned in to the restaurant. The place was closed and cleared out. The bomb squad comes in and combs through area…while several roadways were closed off. Nothing was found…and the place opened …

There was a groundbreaking at the industrial park in Bryan. S&S Directional Boring…Advanced Rehabilitation Technology…and OBIC will make the move from their current County Road 17 home to a $2.5 million, 48,000-square-foot facility, set to be finished in April. The move will see the three firms’ collective payroll rise from …

The Ohio Supreme Court will hold court in Williams County on Oct. 23. Officials say the bench will present official, open-to-the-public arguments on several ongoing cases in the auditorium at Montpelier Schools. The hearings will be attended by upperclassmen from schools across the county, in sessions of 200 per case, …

The Ohio Department of Agriculture announces new veterinary inspection requirements for horses entering Ohio. They apply to all horses, including those intended to participate in the All American Quarter Horse Congress. The intent is to prevent the spread of Vesicular Stomatitis. They say it’s highly contagious, with biting insects the …

Kage Seals, the co-defendant in a local arson case, enters a guilty plea in a Defiance County courtroom to arson. A pre-sentence investigation is ordered and his bond was continued. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 21. Prosecutors say Seals set fire to a home on Domersville Road in Aug, 2018. …

Jeffrey Smith, the area man accused of stealing a CSX vehicle that was later struck and heavily damaged by a train in Defiance, pleads guilty to intimidation, vandalism, interference with the operation of a train and receiving stolen property. The judge ordered a pre-sentence investigation and continued Smith’s $100,000 cash …

A Napoleon woman is sentenced in Defiance County for causing the traffic death of a Paulding County man in 2018. Emily Mossing was placed on probation for three years for vehicular homicide…and given 180 days in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio, with 120 days suspended. Mossing was also ordered …

A man in Ney is flown to an area hospital after his pickup goes off Openlander Road, just north of McCavit, in Defiance County. They suspect had some sort of medical condition. The Ohio Highway Patrol is assisting local officers in the crash investigation.

A former Ohio House speaker, who lost his bid to retain the post during the current session, is resigning his seat. The decision by state Rep. Ryan Smith was announced in a resignation letter. He faced term limits next year. Smith fought a months-long battle for the House speakership against …

Philip Taylor, the Bryan man charged with shooting and killing several companion dogs in June, pleads guilty to weapons and animal cruelty charges in a Williams County courtroom. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 30, and his $75,000 cash bond was modified to remove a condition requiring GPS with house arrest. …