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Defiance County deputies get a call of a burglary in progress…they respond to the scene. When they get to the North Harrison Street location, they find someone had broken in. They add Dominick Pickles and Jenise Winnie of Sherwood had left the scene already. Pickles received minor injuries during the …

A section of brick wall gives way on E. High St. in Bryan. The falling debris damages an outdoor gas meter, causing a leak. Bryan Fire and Ohio Gas Company crews were on scene. They removed the broken meter and plugged the leak. Two businesses inside the High Street storefront …

A new report on hunger says nearly a fifth of Indiana households with children struggle to find enough money to feed their loved ones. The Food Research and Action Center’s report found that Indiana has a nearly 19-percent “food hardship” rate for households with children.

And finally…the Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging drivers to be safe this Labor Day weekend. Troopers will focus enforcement efforts on removing drunk drivers from the roadways. Last year, there were 22 fatal crashes which killed 24 people in Ohio. Ten of those fatalities were DUI related.

The Clothes for Kids program, through the Defiance Area Foundation, wants sponsors to help get the academic year started. The program does not take donations of used clothing. Children enrolled in the program are not identified, only their clothing sizes are given to sponsors. Sponsors will be given a list …

The unemployment rate in Fulton County for July was up from the previous month. It was at 5.1 percent in the county, up from 4.6 percent in June. Last July, the rate was also 5.1 percent in Fulton County. The labor force estimate shows a labor force of 22,500 there, …

It just isn’t getting any easier for proponents of the aquifer plan to sell water to surrounding communities in the region. Now, the Defiance County Commissioners opposed Artesian of Pioneer’s plans to offer the water at a price to Henry County, Liberty Center, Whitehouse and some Toledo suburbs. The panel …

One person is hurt in a head on collision at the intersection of State Road 1 and County Road 64 in DeKalb County, halfway between Spencerville and St. Joe. Stephen Witte was traveling south on 1 when he encountered traffic that had slowed because of another vehicle turning left. Witte …

ODOT has a list of projects underway in Williams County. Officials say about seven million dollars in road construction is taking place on projects like the one on Highway 6, from the 49 cutoff to the Ohio 15 interchange…it gets a new asphalt surface. Another project is a culvert replacement …

It’s time to clean up, Bryan! They call it a spruce up day. Residents can help if they like. The 2018 Bryan Clean Up Day is set for September 15th. It will focus on sweeping sidewalks, pulling weeds and removing trash around the storefronts on the square, and in the …