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Fraud Case In Court

Penny Martin, of Swanton was indicted on one count of misuse of credit cards. On or about Nov. 10, 2018, she allegedly, with purpose to defraud an elderly person, obtained property or services by using a credit card that she knew or had reasonable cause to believe was used in …

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Hill Investigation Update

An investigation into allegations that Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill drunkenly groped four women at a party last March cost taxpayers at least $26,300, according to records a newspaper obtained through open records requests.

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IN Program Opens

Indiana Gov Holcomb says his office is accepting applications through March 31 for the Governor’s Fellowship. The program is open to college graduates who receive their bachelor’s degrees in either the fall 2018 or spring 2019. Fellows are paid, full-time employees who participate in the day-to-day activities of state government. …

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Jobs Numbers In Indiana

Indiana’s unemployment rate has edged higher in November from October. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Friday the rate was 3.6 percent, up from 3.5 percent in October. The state’s unemployment rate remained below the national rate of 3.7 percent. With the exception of October 2014, when it was …

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Crash Kills One

First responders are dispatched to a fatal three car crash in Swanton Township. Officials tell reporters a pickup, driven by Ryan Shanly was stopped in the northbound lane on County Road 2, near County Road C, after debris fell off of his vehicle. An SUV, driven by Gary Tippie, was …

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Blair Trial Update

Prosecutors complete their work in the opening day of the Tristen Blair murder trial in Paulding County. Their case mostly focused on an interview with law enforcement, as well as expert medical witnesses. Blair is facing a charge of murder…accused of causing the death of his 3-month-old son.

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Area Explosion Lawsuit Emerges

The daughter of a Napoleon man, killed in a junkyard explosion has filed a lawsuit against the company. Jeffery Keehn was killed in November 2017 while working at Hogrefe Auto Parts. Keehn was using a torch to cut parts off a pickup when gasoline vapors ignited, causing a fire and …

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Payne Gets Sentence

An accused robber heads to jail. Adam Payne pled guilty to aggravated robbery charges last month. Payne was sentenced in a Henry County courtroom to seven years in prison in connection to a robbery at a Speedway gas station in August. He was given credit for 126 days served in …

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Another Opponent To The Aquifer Plan

Williams County health officials say the Artesian of Pioneer proposal to drill into the Aquifer and sell millions of gallons of water a day to communities outside the county is a public health issue. The County Board of Health unanimously passed a resolution, opposing the AOP plan. It questions “the …

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Weed Lab Okayed

Ohio has approved the first testing lab for medical marijuana in the state. The Ohio Department of Commerce on Thursday announced it has awarded the first Testing Lab Certificate of Operation to North Coast Testing Laboratories in Streetsboro.

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