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Bradley Gillespie will remain in jail, and his appeal of his double-murder conviction has been denied. The Third District Court of Appeals upheld Gillespie’s conviction in the February 2016 murders of Hannah Fischer and Frank Tracy Jr. Gillespie was found guilty by a Paulding County Court in October of 2016.

Juveniles in Williams County’s court system will have a new entity looking out for their well-being as the Henry County Court Appointed Special Advocates is set to expand its service area. The Napoleon-based program announced it is expanding into Defiance and Williams counties and changing its name to Northwest Ohio …

In a short meeting Monday, members of the Montpelier Village Council thanked Kurt Roan, supervisor of administrative services, for his service to the village. Roan is retiring and Monday’s meeting was his last. A retirement luncheon is set for Friday.

Three teenagers are injured in Algansee Township when their pickup truck crashes into a tree. A 16-year-old boy, who just got his drivers license, was traveling west on Wolfe Road near Phillip Road…he was going too fast. The pick-up slid off the road and struck a tree. The driver and …

A road rage incident on I-69, just south of the Branch-Calhoun County line leads to the arrest of a woman after she pointed a handgun at four occupants of another vehicle. The two vehicles were traveling north on 69 in Branch County and passed each other several times. One of …

A Fremont man dies from a dog attack. A woman was walking a larger dog on Davoli St. in Fremont, when a smaller dog ran from its yard and was attacked by the larger one. Michael Parks tried to pull the dogs apart. He was bitten and later died. The …

Things have officially started at the Steuben County 4-H Fair. Sarah Wilson, the daughter of Max & Kim Wilson of Angola, was crowned Miss Steuben County. Wilson is a student at Indiana Wesleyan University. First runner-up in the Queen Contest was Jade Ice, who was also voted as Miss Congeniality. …

County commissioners learn repaving the pot-holed stretch of County Road D, between County Road 7 and Ohio 576, may cost over the $1.2 million initial estimate. Gerken Paving of Napoleon, submitted the lone bid in chambers. Commissioners and county engineering staff noted that while the bid is slightly higher than …

The Williams County Fair Board names the new goat barn after Junior and Jane Rath. The board also learned that a new electronic sign could be in place at the main entrance to the Williams County fairgrounds in time for this year’s fair in Sept. The new goat barn is …

Two Toledo police officers are credited with rescuing two young girls from a smoke-filled house. The caller told dispatchers there were children trapped in the Moore Street home. Officials say a couch was lodged in the front doorway and on fire when crews arrived. The two officers got in the …