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Williams County deputies are looking for Stephen Cohn of Stryker, for disappearing from felony supervision. In 2016, Cohn pled guilty to theft charges and was sentenced to 180 days at the Corrections Center, with five years probation. Cohn was released 29 days early, due to overcrowding. Anyone with information regarding …

Napoleon Police want a suspect in a robbery at the Family Video in town, Thursday night. Officers say a female threatened an employee before leaving the business with a small amount of cash. She’s white…5-feet 5…with dark eyes. Anyone with information is asked to contact Napoleon Police.

Terms of the agreement will change, but the overall cost of the demolition and cleanup of the abandoned former AP/Clark gas station in Bryan stays the same. The amended two-year agreement with the Ohio Development Services Agency, totaling $433,017, was submitted. Officials say it ended up costing more than initially …

A Bryan woman, accused of taking drugs into the lockup in Stryker, pleads not guilty in a Williams County courtroom. Investigators say Teresa Reeser visited the jail on Nov. 14. A routine background check showed she had an outstanding warrant from Fulton County for failure to appear for a debtor’s …

A shoplifting arrest in Indiana leads police to drugs and guns, some from Williams County. On Saturday, an Angola auto parts store employee reported a man and woman came into his store and stole $100 worth of vehicle light bulbs. When police arrived, the couple was still parked across the …

Wholesalers that distribute prescription drugs to pharmacies, doctors and hospitals would have to report more information about suspicious orders to Ohio regulators, this as part of the state’s fight against the deadly opioid epidemic. The proposed rules were announced by Gov. John Kasich on Thursday. The state also wants to …

Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., announces 42 locations will be closed as part of its store rationalization program. The closing stores will include locations under all of the Company’s nameplates. The list includes the Elder-Beerman at the Northtowne Mall in Defiance…and the one at the Adrian Mall in Adrian, also. No timetable …

Ohio Troopers seize 72 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop in Lucas County. During that stop, Abraham Valdovinos-Lopez, of Guadalajara, Mexico, was booked and charged with possession and trafficking in marijuana. Officers say the marijuana is worth $168,120 on the street. If convicted, Valdovinos-Lopez could face up to 16 …

An 18-year-old Garrett man is hospitalized after being shot in the arm and abdomen in what police believe was an accident. Officers were dispatched to a home on South Lee Street, where they found the victim. He was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital in stable condition. Police determined the …

A Bryan man, who led authorities on a chase by vehicle, and then on foot last week, pleads not guilty to prior drug-related charges. Joshua Yates entered the plea in a Williams County courtroom. He was indicted last week by a grand jury on charges of aggravated possession of drugs …