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One person is dead after a crash before noon Wednesday on the Ohio Turnpike in Williams County. According to the Swanton post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, a semi truck driven by 68 year old Bruce Wichenbach of Waldoboro, Maine, was westbound on the Ohio Turnpike near mile post 16 …
Read More »Preliminary hearings have been set for a trio of Defiance men
In a follow up on a story we brought you yesterday, preliminary hearings have been set for a trio of Defiance men arrested Monday by the Napoleon Police Department and charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary. Arrested following a suspicious persons report called in early Monday morning in the …
Read More »Additional charges could be filed in shoplifting arrest
An Indiana woman that led Defiance police officers on a brief pursuit Monday afternoon following a report of a shoplifting complaint at Walmart could be facing additional charges. 26 year old Elizabeth Romeiser of Indianapolis, initially was charged with theft and failure to comply with a police officer. She was …
Read More »Charges filed in death of Hillsdale County, Michigan man
The circumstances surrounding the death of Jeremy Barron remain unclear but Tuesday afternoon the Hillsdale County, Michigan Prosecutor’s Officer charged 27 year old Ashley Diane Hoath of Hillsdale with whom Barron had a relationship, in his death. Barron’s body was found with multiple gunshot wounds by a group of Amish …
Read More »Bryan Board of Public Affairs hires new director
The Bryan Board of Public Affairs on Tuesday voted unanimously to hire a familiar face as Bryan Municipal Utilities’ next director. 56 year old Kevin Maynard worked with the local utility provider from 1980 until 1997 – starting as a drafting technician and working his way up – when he …
Read More »OSHP searching for hit and run vehicle
Sam Farmer is a whole lot tougher than anybody ever thought.The 38-year-old Edgerton resident has survived cancer and now a hit-and-run accident. Farmer was struck by a southbound maroon or burgundy pickup truck Friday morning while trimming weeds along the west side of Ohio 576 north of County Road C. …
Read More »Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Lima post is investigating a school bus injury crash
The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Lima post is investigating a school bus injury crash that occurred at approximately 7:10 a.m. Tuesday in the village of Cloverdale. A bus from the Ottoville Local School District, driven by 62 year old Ronald Miller of Ottoville, was northbound on Main Street, went off …
Read More »Defiance man sentenced on assault and arson charges
A local man was sentenced to prison Monday in Defiance County Common Pleas Court on a charge that he attempted to set fire to a vehicle near a Defiance residence. Phillip Powell of Kammeyer Road, was given an 18-month prison term by Judge Joseph Schmenk on a charge of attempted …
Read More »Two men wanted in connection with a home invasion incident in Camden, Michigan now in custody
With the help of social media, authorities with Michigan’s Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department say that two men wanted in connection with a home invasion incident that took place last week in Camden are now in custody. One of the suspects is lodged at the Hillsdale County Jail on charges of …
Read More »Northwest State Community College President Tom Stuckey formally announces his retirement
Northwest State Community College President Tom Stuckey formally announced his retirement at Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting. After 31 years at Northwest State in some capacity, and 10 years as president since retiring previously, Stuckey says it’s just time to move on. In looking back on his career at NSCC, …
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