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A Hicksville man is arrested for kidnapping. Christopher Karacson also made threats to law enforcement officers who were attempting to apprehend him.

A Butler woman is sentenced for vehicular manslaughter in Williams County. Cassandra Stickney was given eight years. The charges against Stickney stem from a hit-and-run accident on Feb. 16, which caused the death of Williams County resident, Keith Brown. Both Brown and Stickney were westbound on U.S. 6 near Edgerton, …

Indiana State police says an armed robbery last week in Auburn may be linked to several others. They say similar robberies happened in Logansport and Peru, followed by hold ups in Kalamazoo and Portage. Investigators think the same man is responsible for all four robberies.

A West Unity man is killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20A, between Montpelier and West Unity. Brett Long’s vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and into a field. Witnesses tried to help Long, who was undergoing a medical episode during the incident. Long was taken …

Senator, Rob Portman is traveling across Ohio this week, touring auto manufacturing plants. On Thursday, the Republican stopped at the General Motors Powertrain Transmission Plant in west Toledo. It is part of what he calls an ‘Auto Manufacturing Jobs Tour.’ The senator came to the plant to pitch how tax …

The Ohio Turnpike Commission clears its books and finds a lot of money to be reinvested into the road traveled by millions every year. The extra money, about $16.2 million, emerged due to the refinancing of $126.6 million worth of the turnpike’s 2009 and 2010 revenue bonds. Officials say the …

After several buildings on Edgerton Local Schools’ campus were broken into in early September, the district took steps to improve security. This month, the district approved an $11,300 fencing package to run along its football facility. Also, the district is exploring the purchase of a 10 x 10 bus “mini-barn” …

The Hicksville Board of Education spent part of their regular session discussing state achievement results for the school district. While Hicksville Schools met 70 percent of the necessary state indicators, it did not meet all of the state’s goals despite a 256 percent increase over last year’s test scores. Hicksville …

The Eckhart Public Library has opened a temporary location, more than three months after fire badly damaged the building. It opened its new branch inside the Auburn Plaza, near Kroger. The branch features stacks and racks of books as normal, along with computers and other services that were offered at …

An accident leaves a car partially submerged in water about a foot and a half deep on State Road 1 and Lane 150 near Hamilton. Two occupants, a woman and a small child, were able to get out of their vehicle without injury, thanks to help from someone passing by. …