News

This Thanksgiving marked the eighth year an area mother has had to celebrate the holiday without her three sons. Police say John Skelton, the boys’ father, took Andrew, Alexander and Tanner without permission from their Michigan home. The kids have not been seen again since. Skelton claimed he gave the …

Indiana legislative leaders say they expect new policies, prohibiting sexual harassment by lawmakers, will be in place for their upcoming session. Proposed policies for the House and Senate were advanced by leaders, although they said ethics committees for each chamber could tighten them up before legislators consider their adoption in …

No one is hurt after a two car crash in north Bryan. The accident on County Road E at Ohio 15 tied up traffic for a while. Bryan Police and Fire, along with county first responders were on scene.

Three people are hurt after a crash near Defiance. Officials say the drivers of both vehicles and a passenger were taken to hospitals in Defiance and Toledo. Witnesses told officers an SUV was westbound on Banner School Road…the driver failed to stop at the Ohio 66 signal. The vehicle struck …

Detectives in Fulton County are looking for the suspects who broke into a barn in Swanton, just off Ohio 64. They say the burglars killed a cow and stole the meat, valued at $1,000. Anyone with information is asked to call Fulton County Crime Stoppers.

A Springfield, Mo., man is brought in by police after a high-speed pursuit through Defiance and Paulding counties. Michael St. Onge is charged with two felonies in the chase, plus his car was stolen. Officials say the chase begins on eastbound 24, when a state trooper tries to pull over …

A Stryker woman dies behind the wheel. First responders were dispatched to the 115 mile marker on the Toll Road in LaGrange County. Both directions of the roadway were closed for a time as crews cleared the crash scene. Investigators say Marie Besancon was driving west when she went across …

Two 16-year-old male Montpelier students find themselves in some trouble in connection to a threat made to Montpelier Schools back on Nov. 9. A threat found written on a bathroom stall, detailed a date, time and the use of a bomb. That threat led to the evacuation of the school. …

Prosecutors tell the court a Montpelier man injected someone with fentanyl while the victim was asleep back in April…they win the case and that gets Travis Whaley five years in prison. He initially pled not guilty to a second-degree felony charge of assault on July 30 but changed his plea …

There’s some belt tightening over in Edon. Officials there have released the preliminary 2019 budget for the Village…it calls for a decrease of around $27,000 from this year. There will be changes to that number as the budget goes through its annual scrutiny. The final budget will be set in …