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Firefighters from three area departments were called to a fire in Continental early Wednesday morning that destroyed a home. According to Continental Fire Chief Steve Elkins, at 12:10 a.m. firefighters were called to a house in the 300 block of W. Rice St. for a report of a fire in …
Read More »Three candidates seeking to fill an upcoming vacancy on Defiance City Council
Three candidates seeking to fill an upcoming vacancy on Defiance City Council made presentations Tuesday night before council. The three prospects – Pete Schlosser, Benjamin Pierce and Dave Plant, presented their qualifications to council who later met in executive session to discuss the three and who will replace Jake Oberlin …
Read More »Bryan City Schools fires school bus driver following a Dec. 8 incident
Bryan City Schools has fired a school bus driver following a Dec. 8 incident in which a 3-year-old student was left on a bus unattended for four hours. The decision to fire Victoria Rummel was announced Monday at January’s board of education meeting. Bryan City Schools Superintendent Diana Savage said …
Read More »Human trafficking on the rise in the Buckeye State
Human trafficking takes place in communities throughout Ohio, and it’s often discovered in liquor permit premises like convenience stores, bars and truck stops. Through programs such as Alcohol Server Knowledge (ASK), agents with the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) work with liquor permit premises to identify signs of human trafficking. Agents …
Read More »Missing 15-year-old Montpelier girl was found safe over the weekend
A 15-year-old Montpelier girl was found safe over the weekend, five days after she was reported missing. Mikela Underwood was reported missing as a runaway on Jan. 2 and the Montpelier Police Department posted a request for public assistance on Thursday. Police Chief Dan McGee followed up on Friday with …
Read More »Man arrested after high speed chase through several counties
A man allegedly ran from Angola Police after they were called to the Williams Street Apartments to check on a suspicious vehicle. The incident began just after 10 a.m. Sunday morning. An officer noticed another vehicle in the parking lot that was running that was occupied by two people. When …
Read More »Fire does extensive damage to home and garagee on County Road F
The Bryan Fire Department was paged to a home on County Road F at 12:15 p.m. Saturday in response to a car fire inside a garage. According to Bryan Fire Chief Bruce Siders, fire crews had a working structure fire that had fully involved the garage. High winds on Saturday …
Read More »Sam Steffes named as interim village administrator
A former mayor and councilman has been tapped to fill the void left by the resignation of the Edon village administrator. In a special meeting Thursday evening, the Edon Village Council voted to hire Sam Steffes as the interim village administrator. He will temporarily replace Randy Mahlman, who resigned to …
Read More »Columbiana County woman to be sentenced for voter fraud
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Friday that an Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to charges relating to voter fraud in Columbiana County. 34 year old Rebecca Hammonds pleaded guilty to 13 counts of making a false registration and one count of election falsification. Hammonds, of East Liverpool, was indicted …
Read More »So far, three applicants for Defiance’s vacant assistant police chief position
Three candidates have emerged so far during the application period for Defiance’s vacant assistant police chief position. The job opened in November when former assistant Todd Shafer was named chief, replacing Tim Tobias, who retired on Aug. 2. Lt. Lee Martinez and Lt. Scott Campbell – both former candidates for …
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