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Defiance County man injured in an ATV accident

A Defiance County man was injured in an ATV accident Saturday evening north of Paulding. 20 year Jacob Todd of S. Rock St., Sherwood, was taken by air ambulance from the scene to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. The extent of his injuries is not known at this time. According to …

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Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s office will be in 19 counties around Ohio this month

Regional liaisons for the Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s office will be in 19 counties around Ohio this month, including Williams and Defiance counties. The staffers will be at the Williams County Public Library in Bryan, 107 E. High St., from 10 a.m. to noon this Thursday, April 6. …

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Westville, Indiana man facing multiple traffic charges after high speed chase

A total of nine law enforcement agencies were involved in a high speed chase of a vehicle Sunday afternoon. The chase started in Quincy, Michigan in Branch County and ended just east of Waterloo, Indiana in DeKalb County. It resulted in the arrest of Craig Delong of Westville, IN. Delong …

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Investigation by the Secret Service in Williams County will remain secret

An investigation by the Secret Service in Williams County will remain secret for the time being. U.S. Secret Service agents executed a search warrant at a residence in the 15000 block of County Road M on March 13 and returned to the same address on March 27. United State Attorney …

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Lake Erie algal bloom issue addressed at Bryan Rotary Club

The onus for the Lake Erie algal bloom issue might not be so heavily put on farmers, according to Joe Nester of Nester Ag, who presented to Bryan Rotary Club on Friday. The Bryan Times reports that, instead, some of the blame may lie with an environmental measure that he …

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Rumors of men approaching women in Bryan parks false

The Bryan Police Department says a warning about men approaching women and children in Bryan’s parks, which has been circulating on Facebook, appears to be false. The rumor purports that two men in a tan vehicle — one dressed as a woman wearing a floppy, white hat and pink shoes …

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Bryan High senior arrested and charged with failure to appear on previous charges

Skipping class can get you in detention, but skipping a court date to go to class is a whole lot worse. At 8:34 a.m. Wednesday, police officers served a warrant at Bryan High School on W. Fountain Grove Drive. A senior student was arrested and charged with failure to appear …

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Pinwheel ceremony rescheduled for Thursday April 6

Williams County Department of Job and Family Services has rescheduled its pinwheel ceremony on the courthouse lawn for Thursday, April 6. The event will take place at 1 p.m. at the Bard Centennial Fountain on the northwest corner of the courthouse square. The pinwheels honor children who have been victims …

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Road construction season is underway across Ohio

A second-straight near-record road construction season is underway across Ohio. This year, the Ohio Department of Transportation will invest $2.3 billion into the state’s roads and bridges, just shy of the record-$2.4 billion investments made in 2014 and 2015. This construction season will include 1,100 projects, 26 valued at more …

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Defiance man injured in car-motorcycle accident

In Defiance County, 61 year old James Schappert of Defiance, was injured in a crash involving a van. According to the Defiance post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, at 1:45 p.m. on Ohio 15, north of Brunersburg, Schappert’s motorcycle swerved to avoid a van driven by 60 year old Richard …

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