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Election filing deadlines passed this month for the May 2 primary with a small number of partisan candidates and issues surfacing throughout the Defiance six-county area. Independent candidates still have until 4 p.m. May 1 to file to be placed on the November ballot. Among the many issues on the …

A village resident expressed her frustrations over continued flooding issues in Emerald Acres during Tuesday’s council meeting. Karen Sunday said she has become very frustrated with the lack of progress in addressing the issue, which she first brought to council’s attention about a year and a half ago. According to …

Jade Scott’s Disney Summer Service Grant paid off Saturday when she gave away at least 200 pairs of new shoes to people in need. Last year, the Montpelier 12-year-old was one of only 340 people to receive a $500 Disney Summer of Service Grant, which she used to fuel the …

Williams County Economic Development Corporation (WEDCO) is about to wrap up another season and look to a new one with the help of a home-grown success story like it strives to create in the business world. Ohio Secretary of State and Montpelier-native John Husted will lead off the organization’s annual …

Usage of Bryan Parks and Recreation amenities remained high in 2016. Department Director Ben Dominique said, during his annual report to council at Monday’s meeting, that based on estimates, 161,444 people used the Bryan Parks and Recreation facilities in 2016. Of that total, just over half (51 percent) were users …

A partnership between Trine University and the Dekko Foundation will offer children and teens the opportunity to develop athletic and leadership skills through participation in skating and ice hockey. Trine University expects to hire a youth hockey program director in the very near future, with programming to begin in August. …

A wanted non-compliant registered sex offender from Steuben County has been captured in Brown County, Texas. On Friday just before 11:30 a.m. Eastern StandardTime, Samuel Brett Smith was located and apprehended without incident in Brown County, Texas by the United States Marshals Service North Texas Fugitive Task-force with the assistance …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says an Illinois driver was stopped for speeding on the Ohio Turnpike and then charged with attempted murder after a trooper noticed signs of violence. Troopers say 57-year-old Susan Howard of Peoria and a passenger were taken to a hospital with undisclosed injuries after the …

Five years after its inception, and after a jump from just two students to 100, Wauseon’s New Horizon’s Academy has been chartered by the state. New Horizons — which takes a holistic approach to special-needs education — was founded in 2012 by Sara’s Garden, a non-profit organization specializing in hyperbaric …

A Holgate man has been charged following an investigation into a possible scam in Napoleon. 43 year old Herbert Urdiales was charged with receiving stolen property of a vehicle and license plates; possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of drug abuse instruments. His initial court appearance will be at 9 …