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Ashley Police breaks up a dispute between neighbors on Chapel Lane. On the way, officers were updated that a male fired multiple rounds from a handgun into the air. He was quickly placed into custody. A search discovered the weapon involved. Dennis Elftmann, of Ashley, was arrested and charged with …

James Ramey, accused of killing his former girlfriend, Amanda Mangas, of Delta…then kidnapping their 10-month-old son, has a list of court dates approaching. All of them are in the Fulton County Common Pleas Court. Ramey’s trial will begin March 12, 2018. He faces 22 felony counts, including two for aggravated …

More than 61,000 people attended the 2017 Williams County Fair. Paid attendance was up slightly from the 32,000 last year. Total admission revenue was $179,928, up about $6,000, mostly due to an increase in local sponsorships.

Williams County deputies showed up at the Colonial Manor Motel on E. High St. in Bryan, where they arrested Rebekah Hutchinson, of Pioneer. They got a tip she was there. Hutchinson was indicted in August in Williams County for helping another suspect during a May 25 break-in and burglary at …

Bryan Police is getting a lot of complaints of vehicle break-ins over the last few days. Officers received a report of one on Ohio 15…someone stole cigarettes and lottery tickets. Over on Cardinal Drive, someone else’s car was broken into. On Lebanon Street somebody entered an unlocked vehicle and stole …

A 13-year-old boy drowns in Lake Wawasee. An Elkhart woman went to check on her son who had gone to bed. She was not able to find him at their home on North Southshore Drive in Syracuse. The woman began searching the house, as her husband looked outside. Then, the …

A motorcyclist dies on US 24 in western Lucas County. Todd Switzer of Paulding was heading east on 24, when he went off the right side of the road, hitting an embankment and overturning. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials say he was not wearing a helmet. The …

An old storefront, near downtown Hicksville, partially collapses. The building, long ago known as the B & O Steakhouse, had been used recently for storage. The front of the building on East High Street fell into the street. No one was hurt. The main road through Hicksville had to be …

A LaGrange man is behind bars after a traffic stop. Officers pulled over a minivan at State Road 9 and County Road 200 North in LaGrange…they smelled burnt marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. A search netted 14 grams of crystal meth and approximately 8 grams of marijuana. The driver, …

A hit and run suspect causes Blissfield Schools to be put on lockdown for a time. A man, bloodied and dazed after a motorcycle crash, was walking in the area of campus, which prompted the school go on into secure mode. Police had been receiving calls of an injured man …