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It’s time for fiber artists to come together at the annual Fiber Arts Fest in Sauder Village on the 29th and 30th. It’s all about the love of transforming fibers into a myriad of finished products. A number of vendors will be there too.

OSHA cites an Archbold company for willful and serious safety violations. It stems from an incident at garage door maker Napoleon Spring, where a temporary worker lost an arm in an industrial accident. Napoleon Spring Works faces possible penalties, totaling $284,540. OSHA investigators found the company failed to implement procedures …

A Putnam County man is seriously injured in an ATV crash on Ohio 189, east of County Road 17 in Sugar Creek Township. John Fisher, a Columbus Grove man, is in critical condition at a Lima hospital. Investigators tell reporters Fisher was westbound on 189, when he swerved to avoid …

The Brian Combs murder trial continues in a LaGrange County courtroom. Combs is accused of beating Clayton Rust to death after finding him in bed with his girlfriend when he came home unexpectedly. The defense continues to try and get the point across, Combs acted out of extreme shock, to …

The Bryan City School Board of Education okays a lease with Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers. The agreement refers to a piece of land in the area of the former high school campus, containing around 60 parking spots. The lease is for a period of two years, as the hospital …

Montpelier Village Fire Chief, Dail Fritsch will be stepping down from his post at the beginning of 2020. He is the only full-time fire chief the village has ever employed. Fritsch has been with the department since 1976. He was promoted to chief in 1995.

The Edon Village Council is looking at becoming a charter village. They have put together a fact finding committee to take a look at the possibility. The title, charter village, entitles municipalities to take full advantage of home rule authority. Home rule powers include the power of self-government, the exercise …

State troopers and local officers bring in three fugitives in one operation. Investigators say they worked on locating Edward Dalton of Defiance and Blaine Heisler of Bryan. They were picked up at Dalton’s residence. Also, officers arrive at a Fountain Grove Drive home in Bryan…warrants in hand…and bring in Christopher …

A Bryan man faces a list of charges in connection to the theft of a quantity of prescription drugs from an area drug store. Christopher Ulrich was indicted in a Williams County courtroom for stealing hundreds of pain relief tablets from the Walgreens on Main Street in Bryan. Ulrich is …

A New Hampshire woman is in the lockup in Stryker now after leading officers on a chase on the Turnpike. Officials say troopers spotted Brittany Johnson of Belmont, New Hampshire going nearly 90, heading west out of Archbold. They hit the lights…she hits the gas. The chase ensues into Williams …