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The dates for John Paulding Days have changed. The annual festival is moving from June to July. The Director of the Paulding Chamber of Commerce, Peggy Emerson, told the Cresent News that since a lot of festivals happen at the same time in June, they wanted to provide something to …

Heads up if you drive in Defiance. The South Clinton Street project will start today, as they work to widen the roadway. The work will take six months. The work depends on the weather, according to the city manager. The project will have two phases. The first phase affects the …

A crackdown on drunk driving begins this Friday and runs through the month of March. Police agencies are ramping up enforcement in time for basketball tournaments and St Patrick’s Day celebrations. In Steuben and DeKalb Counties they report they’ll be working overtime to conduct observational patrols around the clock. The …

The Board of Education in Liberty Center has voted to allow their superintendent to finalize a land purchase near one of their school properties. The extra land will give the school extra room during a new construction project and allow for additional parking.

In Defiance County, a grand jury has indicted 55-year-old Alex Johnson for kidnapping. The man is accused of forcing a woman he knows from a residence and drove her to a rural location for sex. The DA’s office is still investigating and there may be more charges coming for Johnson. …

An update on what we know about Hannah Fischer’s death in Paulding. Last Friday, police released the initial incident report to the media. The report indicates a man named Riley Hart called police to report the body in her apartment on February 9th. He had been asked to open the …

Bryan Police are looking for witnesses to a hit and run collision on Friday. The crash happened about 2:30 p.m. on Friday in the 200 block of West Butler St. Police want to talk to witnesses and anyone with information is urged to contact Bryan Police.

Now for an important public service announcement: If you ordered Girl Scout cookies, they should be coming soon! The Bryan Times is reporting today that 77,000 boxes of Thin Mints and all the other flavors were delivered to Defiance for 60 troops in four area counties.

A long-time Defiance city employee is retiring. Marlene Cripe has worked in the finance department for a quarter of a century. The mother of two and her husband moved to the area in 1989. He is a former pastor in the area. Her last day was Friday.

A 17-year-old driver crashed Wednesday morning into a tree on Buckskin Rd. about 7:45 a.m. in Hicksville Twp. The State Patrol says Briana Steury was taken by her family to be checked out at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville. She was cited for failure to control.