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Some help is on the way for students struggling with paying for their college education. Four Ohio public four-year universities are receiving money to put toward grants for low-income students at risk of dropping out due to finances. The Akron Beacon Journal reports the University of Akron, Cleveland State University, …

Wauseon City Council members considered legislation on medical marijuana and heard a presentation on a proposed ballot initiative for victims’ rights in an otherwise brief Monday session. Council members approved the first reading of an ordinance which would prevent “any person from opening or operating a business or commercial enterprise …

Forty-nine traffic stops were made and 18 citations were issued during the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office’s most recent traffic blitz. The traffic enforcement blitz ran June 8-11, and June 15-18. Of the citations issued, 16 were for speed, possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana paraphernalia. Deputies also issued 13 …

The Indiana State Police are investigating a fatal crash as a result of a wheel separating from a pickup truck and striking a vehicle traveling the opposite direction. Just after 10 a.m. Monday morning, emergency crews responded to a series crash on I-465 southbound just south of I-74 on the …

An area man was killed Saturday evening after rolling his vehicle while attempting to flee law enforcement south of Defiance. Killed was 34 year old Steven Caryer of Defiance. According to the Defiance post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, at 10:34 p.m., on Ohio 15 in Highland Township, a trooper …

A Paulding County man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Saturday evening near Antwerp. 28 year old Scott Bunnell of Antwerp, was transported by Hicksville EMS to Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville where he was pronounced dead. The second motorist, 18 year old Alexandria Bartley of Van Wert, was transported …

A Henry County man was charged with a felony after he allegedly broke into a church early Sunday morning. 38 year old William Southam of Hamler, was charged with breaking and entering. According to the Wauseon Police Department, officers were called to an alarm shortly after 4 a.m. at Crossroads …

The Angola Fire Department was dispatched to the Lake James Golf Course just after 9 p.m. Sunday night in reference to a report of a building fire. Angola Fire Department Public Information Officer T.R. Hagerty said that first units on the scene found a 40X50 pole barn with heavy black …

United Way of Williams County wrapped up its 2016 fundraising campaign with a total of $322,730 garnered over the course of several months of collection from area businesses. The organization’s goal was $380,000. Additionally, it was announced that on July 22, United Way will host its monthly live drive from …

Montpelier Police are looking for tips after a vehicle was stolen Wednesday. According to police, at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado was stolen from a parking lot “near the St. Paul’s United Methodist Church on Broad Street” in Montpelier. While the vehicle has since been recovered by authorities, …