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An area woman is seriously injured in a crash on Fulton Lucas Road at Sylvania Avenue in Richfield Township. An SUV, driven by Teresa O’Neil was eastbound on Sylvania, approaching Fulton Lucas, when Richard Lair failed to yield to the right of way and struck O’Neal with his pickup. Both …

Crews respond to a fire in Defiance, on Ralston Ave. Highland and Noble Township fire departments helped out. Smoke and flames were seen coming from the two-story house upon their arrival. The fire was under control in minutes. The home was vacant. An investigator from the Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office …

A Continental man is sentenced to life in prison for sexual-related crimes in Putnam County. Shawn Budd has the possibility of parole after 15 years for the rape of a child under 10. Budd assaulted a girl younger than 3 in 2014.

Two area linemen are heading south to assist with damage to electrical systems caused by Hurricane Irma. North Western Electric Cooperative, along with other Ohio co-ops received a request from a group in Camilla, GA for mutual aid…as they were in the direct path of the hurricane. NWEC linemen, Tom …

Angola first responders are still looking for the cause of a fire at a West Pleasant Street residence on August 30th. The home was unoccupied at the time…it was being remolded. Officials have ruled the fire as suspicious.

A driver, who told officers he rear-ended another car on I-69, at mile marker 325, near Auburn…after being cut off by a third vehicle…is cited for following too close. Justin Jewett of Ohio was driving south when he ran into the back of another vehicle. Jewett told police he had …

A Bryan man dies in Montana. The body of Mark Presnar, 65, was found in the Bitterroot River near Riverside Park in Lolo, Montana, sometime over the weekend. Autopsy and toxicology reports are still pending completion. Investigators believe Presnar’s death isn’t suspicious. His family confirmed the death in a Facebook …

The new Dollar General store in Stryker was a big subject at this week’s council meeting, there. Council member, Lana Tompkins said she’s fielded complaints by residents about safety issues near the store. This included the speed zone of 50 mph on the east side of Ohio 2, as it …

Chet Gilbert of Ashley leaves court a free man after he admits to DUI charges…in a crash that causes the death of a motorcyclist. Gilbert’s vehicle struck the rear of a motorcycle, driven by Brian Platten from Ontario, Canada. Platten was dragged 200 feet, along with his motorcycle, before being …

Indiana State troopers are investigating a solo crash on the Toll Road. Brittany Lockhart of LaPorte was arrested. Officials say Lockhart tried to enter the Toll Road, heading west from the Toll Plaza at State Road 9 in Howe. Lockhart misses a curve and drives her vehicle southbound across the …