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Defiance man was injured Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash

A Defiance man was injured Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash near Ridgeville Corners. 23 year old Daquain Butler of Greer St., Defiance, was taken by air ambulance to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, where a condition update was unavailable. A second motorist, identified as 50 year old David …

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Monday morning crash has claimed the life of a Fremont, Indiana woman

A Monday morning crash has claimed the life of a Fremont, Indiana woman. The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department said they responded to a crash just after 8 a.m. Monday on 750 N East of 700 E in Steuben County. Upon arrival Officers observed a red 2005 Toyota Matrix that had …

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Ohio State Highway Patrol stepping up patrols over St. Patrick’s Day weekend

If you’re planning on celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, the Ohio State Highway Patrol urges you to designate a sober driver before the festivities begin. The Patrol will work with local law enforcement to remove impaired drivers as part of the National Highway Safety Administration’s Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving campaign. …

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Williams County has $150,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds available

Williams County has $150,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds available to villages and townships to help fund up to four projects over the next two years, Sandy Kessler, community economic development planner for the Maumee Valley Planning Organization, told county commissioners and more than a half-dozen village and township …

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Northwest Ohio Housing Coalition releases results of its annual point-in-time homeless count

The Northwest Ohio Housing Coalition has released the results of its annual point-in-time homeless count. During the count held Jan. 24, there were 113 individuals in the six-county area that were identified as homeless. Of those reported, there were 17 families with 27 children. The Northwest Ohio Housing Coalition and …

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Teacher facing 13 sex-related charges waived his right to a speedy trial

A former St. Paul Lutheran School teacher facing 13 sex-related charges waived his right to a speedy trial Friday in Henry County Common Pleas Court. 28 year old Brian Kressbach who taught eighth grade, was indicted in January by a Henry County grand jury on four counts of sexual battery, …

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Allen County woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon

An Allen County woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon near Vaughnsville. 20 year old Keona Madlock of Lima, died at the scene of the crash. According to the Lima post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, at 4:30 p.m. on Ohio 115, near the Allen-Putnam County Line, …

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Toledo man charged in murder of his son’s mother

Police say 27 year old James C. Ramey of Toledo shot and killed the mother of his 10-month-old son and abducted the boy in Delta before being caught in Indiana. Delta Police Chief Nathan Hartsock said his officers responded with Delta EMS to a residence in the 900 block of …

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Police arrested a suspect in an armed robbery

Police arrested a Police arrested a suspect in an armed robbery Saturday after a sheriff’s K-9 unit led them to his house. Around 7 p.m. Saturday, an employee of the Shell Defiance Party Mart on E. Second St., called 911 to report a man wearing a mask and gray sweatshirt …

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Grabill, IN man was hit by a car and killed while walking on I-69 in Steuben County

A Grabill, IN man was hit by a car and killed while walking on I-69 in Steuben County around 8:30 Sunday night. According to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, 36-year old Dustin Crites was driving north on I-69 at the 344 mile marker, near W 500 S, when his vehicle …

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