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Dan Griffin named Edgerton police chief

Dan Griffin was named Edgerton police chief earlier this week. Griffin began as a part-time patrolman in Edgerton in 1999, went to full-time in 2002 and has been a sergeant in Edgerton since 2004. He takes over for former chief Jeremy Jones. Griffin oversees a force of 12, including 10 …

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County commissioners discuss concealed carry law

Driven by revisions due to take effect soon in the state’s concealed carry laws, county commissioners on Thursday held an initial discussion of concealed carry on county properties. The Bryan Times reports the new law, SB199, took effect March 20. Commission vice-president Brian Davis initiated the discussion, saying the county …

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Defiance man arrested and facing sexual assault charges

A Defiance man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a sexual assault of a 17 year old female that occurred in the city in March. 20 year old Timothy Moore of 21 Douglas St. was arrested on a warrant by the Defiance County Sheriff’s Office on charges of sexual battery; …

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Charges in connection to a Paulding County murder case have been dropped

Charges in connection to a Paulding County murder case have been dropped. 44 year old Lisa King had been facing two counts of tampering with evidence in Paulding County Common Pleas Court. Last week, the state dismissed the charges against King without prejudice. The motion to dismiss states that King …

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More than 60 people protested outside Congressman Bob Latta’s Defiance office

More than 60 people protested outside Congressman Bob Latta’s Defiance office on Wednesday afternoon. Members of several union groups along with Democracy in Action, Northwest Ohio Chapter of the AFL/CIO, and Democrats from Defiance, Paulding, Williams, Fulton and Henry counties marched around the office to protest proposed changes in the …

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Putnam County woman and former substitute teacher sentenced on sex charges

A Putnam County woman and former substitute teacher was sentenced this week on a charge of having sex with a student. 29 year old Jessica Storer of Pandora, was sentenced to two years in prison by Putnam County Judge Randall Basinger. On Dec. 22, 2016, she was initially charged with …

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Henry County man dies when riding mower overturns on him

A tragic accident in Henry County where a man died after being pinned in a partially water-filled ditch by his overturned riding lawn mower. The victim was identified as 76 year old August “Jerry” Holzer Jr. of County Road 14, rural Holgate. The scene was initially found by two men …

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Resignations submitted by two adminstrators at Tuesday’s Paulding Exempted Village Board of Education meeting

Superintendent Bill Hanak and treasurer/CFO Maria Rellinger resigned from their respective positions at Tuesday’s Paulding Exempted Village Board of Education meeting, effective July 31, with both citing new opportunities as the reason to step away from their current positions. Hanak, who has served the Paulding district since 2013, was hired …

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Paulding County awarded a $100,000 grant for gas station cleanup

Paulding County was awarded a $100,000 grant through the Ohio Development Service Agency’s Abandoned Gas Station Cleanup Program to complete a tier 1 study and possibly start a tier 2 remedial action plan for the former 18 Wheeler Truck Stop at 18176 U.S. 127 in Cecil. The property is owned …

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Steuben County man arrested on drug related charges

A man from Steuben County was arrested by an Indiana State Police Trooper from the Toll Road Post late Tuesday night on numerous preliminary drug related charges following a traffic stop near Howe. Tuesday night at approximately 10:30 p.m. deputies were called to investigate a suspicious vehicle on County Road …

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