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Things got testy during the Paulding Village Council meeting regarding police department and township issues. During Tuesday’s meeting, Councilman Randy Daeger said he was told by a resident that the police force was going to 12-hour shifts. Mayor Greg Reinhart confirmed that information, adding that it would begin in February. …
Read More »Two people injured Monday morning in a one-vehicle crash near Montpelier
Two people were injured Monday morning in a one-vehicle crash near Montpelier. According to troopers of the Defiance post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, at 8:50 a.m. on County Road R, west of County Road 11 in Williams County’s Bridgewater Township, an eastbound truck driven by 34 year old Dustin …
Read More »Harbor Freight Tools looking to build a new store in Defiance
A discount tool store is preparing to build a new outlet in Defiance. The city’s planning commission approved a site plan proposed on Ohio 66 during its monthly meeting Monday in the city service building. Harbor Freight Tools is proposing construction of a 15,071 square-foot facility with 9,710 square-foot of …
Read More »Cecil man sentenced on multiple charges
A Cecil man who had been held on a $2 million bond was sentenced on various charges. 32 year old Christopher Tressler of Fifth St., Cecil, was sentenced to three years in prison on each charge of possession of methamphetamine and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity last week …
Read More »Gas prices vary in the tri-state area
If your traveling in the tri-state area, you may want to stop at a pump in Indiana to fill your tank. As of Tuesday, in Steuben County several stations in the Fremont and Angola area are at a low of $2.13 a gallon. That’s over 30 cents cheaper than stations …
Read More »Defiance man injured in accidental shooting early Saturday
A Defiance man was injured in accidental shooting early Saturday. According to the Defiance County Sheriff’s’s Office, 21 year old Matthew Lawson of Ralston Ave., accidentally shot himself in the leg with a firearm at around 4:30 a.m. Saturday at a home in the 1500 block of Mustang Drive in …
Read More »Fulton County Sheriff’s Office conducting a traffic enforcement blitz this week
Fulton County Sheriff Roy Miller has announced that the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a traffic enforcement blitz that will run all this week through the 21st. Deputies will be working various hours and locations around Fulton County and will be looking for distracted driving, safety belt usage, …
Read More »The Andersons announces the closing of their Ohio retail stores
Andersons’ customers were shocked to learn Monday their favorite store will soon close its doors. The company announced Sunday, it will be closing four locations in Ohio sometime in the second quarter of 2017. Two locations are in the Columbus area that currently about 400 people. The two other locations …
Read More »Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted questions recent move by the DHS
Worries about hacking and cybercrime resulted in the federal Department of Homeland Security naming voting machines and elections systems around the country as “critical infrastructure”, and therefore eligible for more federal help to protect them. But Ohio secretary of state Jon Husted has some concerns. Husted said he’s not sure …
Read More »Steve Marvin sworn in as a new West Unity Village Council member
The Village of West Unity now has a news council member. Steve Marvin was sworn in as a new West Unity Village Council member at Thursday’s regular meeting. Marvin was unanimously chosen by the council after an executive session. Besides Marvin, residents Ken Esterline and Dave Dempsey had applied for …
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