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Rex West of Sturgis is arrested after a traffic stop on State Road 9 in Howe by Indiana State Troopers nets a find of methamphetamine, marijuana, and hydrocodone pills in his car. West was taken to the LaGrange County Jail on drug possession charges, where he posted bond and was …

A semi accident on Highway 24, near Ohio 49 leads to a fuel spill that closes the roadway for a time. The big rig, driven by Gary Reece of San Jose, Ill., was eastbound on 24 when he hit a guardrail, breaking open a fuel tank. More than 250 gallons …

Judge, Joseph Schmenk set bond at $5 million for Jeno Montez of Dallas, Texas in a Defiance courtroom. Montez was arraigned on five counts of cocaine trafficking. He pled not guilty to the charges.

The investigation continues in Napoleon after two teens were found in a car parked on Independence Drive on Saturday. The male and female attended Liberty Center Local Schools.

Unemployment in the region went down from January to February, that’s according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Henry County had the highest unemployment rate in February at 5.9 percent, down from 6.5 percent in January. Defiance County is at 4.5 percent…Paulding County, 4.1. Williams County checks …

A U.S. soldier from northeast Ohio, killed in the Korean War, is identified after 68 years The remains are to be buried with full military honors. The niece of Army Sgt. First Class Peter Simon says his remains are being returned, heading for a cemetery in Northfield. Simon was killed …

James Worley is guilty of 17 counts against him in the Sierah Joughin murder trial. The jury in Wauseon unanimously decided, this after deliberations were forced to begin again after a juror was excused due to her pregnancy. Later, the panel raised their hands in agreement after Judge Jeffrey Robinson …

An Akron woman is suing the school district there, accusing it of allowing a man to handcuff and assault students under the guise of a fake “scared straight” program into her son’s elementary school. The $24 million federal lawsuit claims the Akron school district violated her son’s constitutional rights, detailing …

A majority of Ohio voters, including both parents and teachers, support starting the school year later in the summer…this, in contrast to a statewide trend that has more districts opening earlier, as early as the first week of August. A survey commissioned by the Ohio Travel Association found that 71 …

During their meeting this week, the Bryan Area Foundation awards $30,000 to the Bryan Swim Team to buy new starting blocks and a scoreboard.