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A motorcyclist and his passenger were injured Tuesday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash near here. According to the Defiance post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, at 2:16 p.m., a trike motorcycle ridden by 70 year old James Benien of Toledo, was eastbound on Flory Road, west of the Defiance-Henry County …

Call it an offer they couldn’t refuse. West Unity officials report the village has purchased the former West Unity Medical Clinic building on 224 W. Jackson St. and will be moving its police and administrative offices there from their current location…just a few doors down at 118 W. Jackson St. …

On Tuesday afternoon, the Defiance County Health Department reported that a Defiance County resident, who traveled in July to a country where the Zika virus is prevalent, has tested positive for the disease. Zika virus is primarily transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito, although it can also be …

There may be no week in which Ohioans can register and cast ballots at the same time, if a ruling from a panel of three federal judges shortening Ohio’s early voting period holds up. Two of the three judges shot down a previous judge’s ruling, which said a Republican-backed state …

Bids for the Jackson Street water and storm sewer lines project were opened in the office of the county commissioners on Monday. The Bryan Times reports the project consists of 1,300 feet of 8″ water line on the north side of Jackson Street, and 1,400 feet of storm sewer on …

A Sandusky county grand jury has issued 43 indictments – of which 38 are felonies – against Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer. Fox 8 reports the indictments come following an investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation that began in September of 2015. The investigation started when a number …

38 year old Renee Nino of Wauseon was sentenced in Fulton County Common Pleas Court to 1 year of community control and ordered to pay $400 in restitution for charges of misuse of credit cards. 31 year old Austin WIDE-LICK of Wauseon was sentenced to 4 years of community control …

A Waterloo motorist is in the hospital after crashing into a slow-moving homemade trailer on Interstate 69 last night, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department. Police said 83 year old Arnold Schmidt of Vestaburg, Michigan, was hauling a trailer with his minivan. He was driving below the posted speed …

Historic Sauder Village will be open Saturday, Sunday and Monday for the Labor Day holiday weekend. Hours are Saturday, September 3 from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Sunday September 4th from noon-4:00 p.m. and Monday, September 5 from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. On Sunday only, kids 16 and under receive free admission. All …

The state has authorized nearly two million dollars to be spent to set up the new medical marijuana program. A panel of lawmakers has authorized more than $1.8 million to establish the state’s medical marijuana program, which is supposed to start September 8. The money will be used for salaries …