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A Defiance man was arrested Tuesday in connection to a shooting incident that was reported on Defiance’s northside Monday morning. According to the Defiance Police Department, 38 year old Joshua Wachtman of Seneca St., was arrested Tuesday on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and having weapons while under disability. …
Read More »President of the Ohio State Bar Association will visit Defiance on Tuesday, Sept. 13
The president of the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) will visit Defiance on Tuesday, Sept. 13, to speak to area attorneys about current issues facing the legal profession and to recognize two area lawyers. Ronald S. Kopp, 2016-2017 OSBA president, will address the District 3 annual luncheon meeting at Serrick …
Read More »Defiance Police investigating reports of shots fired near the Defiance College campus
Defiance Police are investigating reports of shots fired by North Clinton and Hilton near the Defiance College campus. College officials say the campus was on a precautionary lockdown on Monday with no reports of an active shooter. Defiance Police say there are no reports of injuries at this time. Officials …
Read More »Sandusky County Sheriff’s office has their third administrator in less than a week
There seems to be a revolving door at the Sandusky County Sheriff’s office as another change at the top has taken place. The office now has their third administrator in charge in less than a week. But County officials are not worried, and are carefully going over their options. Monday …
Read More »Two big federal lawsuits could be on the way regarding voting
A recent federal court decision upheld an Ohio law that wiped out the so-called Golden Week, the period of time when voters can both register and cast a ballot at the same time. That’s being appealed. And that isn’t the last of legal questions and lawsuits. Ohio State University Law …
Read More »Hicksville native coaches in the Olympics
From Hicksville to Rio de Janeiro. It doesn’t exactly happen every day. But that was the case for Chris Leazier, a 1988 graduate of Hicksville High School. The Crescent News reports Leazier spent a week at the Olympic Games as a member of the coaching staff for the Nigeria men’s …
Read More »Gas stolen from a local business was possibly taken for a method of drug production
Authorities say gas stolen from a local business was possibly taken for a method of drug production that hasn’t been popular in a number of years. Around 10:10 a.m. Tuesday, an employee of the Edon Farmer’s Co-Op on County Road 5 in Edon reported someone had stolen anhydrous ammonia from …
Read More »The number of unintentional drug overdose deaths in Ohio increased again in 2015
The number of unintentional drug overdose deaths in Ohio increased again in 2015, driven by a sharp rise in fentanyl-related deaths, according to a new report released by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). The number of fentanyl-related deaths in Ohio has increased from 84 in 2013, to 503 in …
Read More »Motorists in Bryan will have new areas to watch out for with the beginning of the new school year
Motorists in Bryan will have new areas to watch out for with the beginning of the new school year and re-purposing of some school buildings. There are also a few not-so-new rules of the road. The Bryan Times reports a total of 18 new bus-route color-coded stops have been added …
Read More »Drones over the turnpike coming on September 13
Drivers on the Ohio Turnpike may look up next month and see something that will catch their attention and maybe even keep them safe, but it’s not Superman. The Ohio Turnpike is putting a new technology of drones to work. Turnpike officials hope to keep a closer eye on its …
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