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Two men escaped with their lives intact after they were forced to flee from a vehicle before it was struck by a train in Archbold over the weekend. The Ohio Highway Patrol said the 21-year-old men were in a car traveling about a mile east of Archbold when the driver …

A Fulton County man died following a one-vehicle crash near Evansport Saturday night. According to the Defiance post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, 30 year old Jacob King of Wauseon, was driving his car westbound on Defiance-Williams County Line Road at approximately 11:20 p.m. Saturday when he drove off the …

Bryan Municipal Utilities department heads have submitted their proposed 2017 budgets. The Bryan Times reports Electric Superintendent Al Sullivan, Power Plant Superintendent Matt Killion, Water Superintendent Norm Echler and Communications Superintendent Joe Ferrell were commended last week for compiling the budgets while the director of utilities position was vacant. The …

23-foot bronze sculpture gets permanent home at TMOA By Newsroom An outdoor figurative sculpture that has towered over the Toledo Museum of Art’s main campus landscape for the last six months will now be a part of its permanent collection. The Toledo Blade reports the museum’s board of trustees unanimously …

An amendment intended to legalize the installation of safety incubators, commonly known as “baby boxes,” is included in the so-called “heartbeat bill” passed by the Ohio legislature Wednesday. A baby box is an enclosed box built into the side of a structure where mothers can anonymously surrender unwanted newborns. They …

Another Habitat for Humanity of Williams County house was dedicated on Friday. The Berkebile family, consisting of the parents Carrie and Milo along with their children, six year old Zoey and 7 year old Trent, are now the occupants of the 1,100-square-foot, three-bedroom house on North Defiance Street in Stryker. …

Councilman Randy Mahlman has stepped down from his position as a member of West Unity village council. Mahlman read a short letter of resignation at the end of Thursday’s village council meeting. He cited personal reasons for his departure from council, which is effective immediately. Mahlman served three years on …

The Ohio House and Senate finished their work as the 131st General Assembly with back-to-back-to-back marathon sessions — passing a flurry of bills. Some were mundane, while others made headlines. Among the legislation included the 20-week abortion ban along with the bill to pause the state’s green energy standards again. …

The cause of Wednesday morning’s fire at at a house in the 300 block of Seneca Drive has yet to be determined but the destruction was complete. Six fire departments responded at 9 a.m. but the home was fully involved when the first engine arrived, according to Pioneer Fire Chief …

Somewhere in Bryan there is a raccoon that doesn’t know how lucky it is to be alive. The Bryan Times reports around 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, a resident in the 600 block of South Cherry Street called the Bryan Police Department to report a raccoon was sitting on her front porch. …