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Tylarr Tagliaferri is sentenced in Steuben Superior Court to 30 years prison, under a plea deal. Tagliaferri admits to three child molestation charges, which allowed for the dismissal of the higher felony charges he was facing as part of that deal. Tagliaferri forced two minors to provide him with oral …

Three people are in custody after a counterfeit money bust in Napoleon. Elijah Henderson, Mareisha Hunter and Remington Jones, all from Michigan face counterfeiting charges and more. They were taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio in Stryker, pending an appearance in Napoleon Municipal Court. All this, after a …

Who stole some bushes and a tree…all newly planted…from Opdycke Park? Williams County Park Board officials are trying to find that out. They say after planting everything…a number of plants were gone soon after…when crews returned to water them. They say vandalism is on the rise in the area. If …

The prison term for an Angola man is set after he pleads guilty to child molestation charges. Tylarr Tagliaferri will be sentenced in Steuben County Court. Tagliaferri could face up to 40 years plus behind bars.

The victim of a June 8 shooting in Defiance is released from the hospital. Becky Clifford is recovering from several gunshot wounds. Investigators tell reporters Clifford was attacked by her neighbor, John Ruark…who then took his own life just as officers at an E. Second St. location. Ruark lived in …

Teachers in the Wauseon school district will get a raise in pay over the next three years, after an agreement is approved at the district’s school board meeting. The terms give the educators increases of 1.8%, 1.9%, and 2 percent, respectively. The increases will also be given to classified employees …

The Ohio Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Oct. 23 in a legal fight over the state law that shifted operational control of poor-performing school districts from locally elected boards to unelected CEOs. The Youngstown school board and school employees’ unions argue the law violates the Ohio Constitution. They …

State lottery officials say annual gambling revenue from slot machines at Ohio’s seven racinos has topped $1 billion for the first time. The Ohio Lottery Commission reported on revenue from the video lottery terminals at racinos for fiscal year 2019, which ended in June. The statewide revenue from racinos, or …

Two people are hurt in a Fulton County crash that sends a big rig smashing into a house in Swancreek Township, on Highway 20A, near County Road 3. Witnesses told officers one driver turned to avoid a vehicle slowing and was struck by an eastbound semi, driven by Richard Armbuster, …

Police in Defiance County arrest a man they say drove his own vehicle and three others through a barn and outbuildings, into a Scholl Road home, west of Defiance. The home on the property was heavily damaged in the incident. Police arrive and find 26-year-old Cody Bell inside the residence. …