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Williams County man makes first court appearance on a felony charge

A Williams County man appeared Wednesday morning in Bryan Municipal Court for a preliminary hearing on a felony charge. 41 year old Jade Herzog whose last known address was Williams County Road 9 in Bryan, appeared on a charge of fleeing/eluding. He waived his right to a preliminary hearing and …

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Work on the Montpelier Exempted Village Schools district’s new athletic building is on hold

Work on the Montpelier Exempted Village Schools district’s new athletic building is on hold for at least two weeks. School superintendent Jamie Grime informed board members of the delay at the regular school board meeting on Tuesday. Grime stated the reason for the delay is because there are problems determining …

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Bronson man facing multiple charges after high speed chase

An update on a story we brought you earlier this week on a Bronson man who was arraigned on multiple charges after leading police on a high speed chase through two states. Branch County District Court officials say 43 year old Scott Calloway is now facing three counts of assault …

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Firefighters from three area departments called to a fire in Continental early Wednesday morning

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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