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Injury Crash In DeKalb

Two teens are hurt in a crash on State Road 8 in DeKalb County. Officials say Colben Steury was eastbound on 8 when he thought he struck something. Investigators say he lost control of the truck on the ice covered roadway. The truck overturned, hitting a tree. Steury, and passenger …

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CCNO Missing Fed Dollars

The federal government shutdown is impacting the bottom line for CCNO…but not its operations…for now. So far, the shutdown has caused the Marshals Service to miss payment to the regional jail for housing federal inmates there. CCNO receives $450,000 per month from the federal government to house federal inmates.

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New City Chambers Plan In HC

The Holiday City Village Council approves an expansion project for the village hall, there. The current idea is to build a new council chambers and convert the old chambers into a fireproof file room. The plans will likely also include a new room for the Montpelier Police Department. The cost …

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What Is Closed

Happy MLK…County, state and federal offices will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There is no mail delivery, today. The license bureau, along with libraries are also closed. The state liquor store is open, though.

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Dunbar Case Goes To Grand Jury

A Defiance woman had a charge dismissed in court this week so the case could be presented to a county grand jury. Sherry Dunbar appeared before the Defiance Municipal Court on a charge of solicitation. The judge signed a dismissal in the case…so now it can be taken behind closed …

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Clinton St. Bridge Nears Closure

Here’s the latest on a bridge fix in Defiance. Beginning in mid-February, the 28,000 vehicles that use the Clinton Street bridge in Defiance every day will have to find another way across. The two-lane bridge over the Maumee River will be closed to traffic beginning around Feb. 11 and stay …

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SNAP Benefits Update

Ohioans who receive food stamps are getting February’s benefits this week. Agriculture Secretary, Sonny Perdue asked states to issue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program aid no later than Jan. 20 for the nearly 40 million Americans in the program. The Trump administration said SNAP will be funded through February despite the …

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Med Marijuana Begins In OH

One of the first people purchased medical marijuana in Ohio. While the state has awarded provisional licenses to 56 dispensaries, only four have opened so far…two are in Wintersville. The other dispensaries are in Canton and Sandusky. A fifth that has received a certificate of operation from the state is …

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Laser Has Trial Set

Scott Laser, the Montpelier man accused of abducting a girl from Michigan and providing her with drugs, is scheduled to stand trial in March. Authorities say Laser took a 14-year-old girl on Nov. 23 and held her at his home on Monroe Street in Montpelier overnight against her will. They …

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Ryan Is Indicted

Courtney Ryan of Bryan, is indicted in Williams County for a list of assault charges. Authorities allege on Jan. 1, she caused or attempted to cause harm to another person by means of a deadly weapon.

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