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Area officers want Ryan Coker. In Feb, Coker, of Bryan, was indicted for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor in Williams County Court. The victim was a 13 year old female. He fled after the charges and the court issued a bench warrant on March 8 when he failed to …

The investigation continues in determining who died in a Dec. 15 Rolling Meadows Blvd house fire in rural Defiance. Coroner, Dr. William Reeves says the identity of the victim has yet to be released by Lucas County officials. Investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Defiance County Sheriff’s …

Four teenage boys will remain in jail on murder charges in the death of a man struck by a sandbag thrown from an interstate overpass in Toledo. Prosecutors filed the new charges against the boys after 22-year-old Marquise Byrd died at a hospital. The Warren man was in the front …

Several residents of the Westpointe Estates subdivision in Swanton want the Village Council to resist selling a piece of land that borders their properties. Six residents spoke of how valuable the plot is, which is south of the homes on Promenade Drive, is to the subdivision. The area is mostly …

Several experts will be walking the streets of Paulding next month to see how they can help revitalize downtown and get it creating business again. These architects, grant writers, economic developers and others who have experience helping small rural communities, will hold a public meeting on Jan. 8 in town. …

The area jobs market continues to improve. Williams County’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent during November, down from 4 percent in October. An estimated 18,200 of 18,900 available workers in Williams County were employed last month, that’s according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fulton County’s rate was also …

Employees at the Waffle House in Wapakoneta get a $3,500 tip from churchgoers whose pastor preached about generosity at Christmas. Five women working at the restaurant were stunned when the Grand Lake United Methodist Church in Celina delivered the cash after services.

No criminal charges are filed in connection to the accidental shooting on Nov. 27 near Edon. It happened during a “deer drive” on the opening day of deer season on County Road 4. A group of people posted outside the woods, while others walked through the brush to flush out …

Court officials say a Bryan man, accused of possessing child pornography is competent to stand trial. Daniel Dominique, pled not guilty by reason of insanity in October in a Williams County courtroom. He was ordered to undergo a competency evaluation in Toledo. Dominique’s next pretrial conference is set Jan. 30. …

A St. Joe woman hits a home in a crash. Investigators say Becca Scribner lost control of her vehicle on State Road 1 in DeKalb County. She then veers off the right side of the snowy road…then through a yard, hitting the side of a house. Scribner was taken to …