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Pedestrian killed in Fort Wayne, police need tips

We’re waiting for the name of a man killed while crossing the street in Fort Wayne on the city’s southeast side Sunday morning. He was found in the road on South Anthony Blvd. and transported to a local hospital, where he died. Police need help finding the driver and the …

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Two Toledo men missing, police ask for help

Toledo police are asking for help finding two men who has been missing since New Year’s Day. Robert Wells is a white male, about 160 lbs. and 5’8″ tall, with a tattoo of his initials, RWT on his left forearm. Police did not release information about the other man, David …

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St. John’s Lutheran School names new principal

A new principal has been selected for St. John Lutheran School in Napoleon. Pastor Charles Kramer will be principal and a teacher for the 7th and 8th grades. The school will hold an open house to meet the new principal from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. this Wednesday. His first day …

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Payne FD and ARC to install free smoke detectors, teach fire safety

The American Red Cross is partnering with the Payne Fire Department to install smoke detector alarms in homes that need them, and at the same time, teach residents how to be ready for home fires. The next round of installations is April 2nd beginning at 9 a.m. To request a …

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Payne man died of exposure to DEET, ethanol

Information from the autopsy from a death last August in Payne has been released, and though the medical examiner’s office says the man died by exposure to ethanol and the insect repellent DEET. That man, 50-year-old Cary Parsons, had a blood alcohol level of .19, more than twice as high …

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Defiance fire victim identified

The woman who died in the fire Wednesday in Defiance has been identified. The victim, Michelle Rivas, was in the home at 532 Petain St. and died before firefighters were able to get to her. The home was torn down Thursday. The fire remains under investigation. The Ohio State Fire …

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Bryan man arrested for assault

Police tell us Shane Smith of Bryan was arrested for assault on Saturday just before 3 a.m. The 22-year-old was taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio.

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Paulding woman dies in Ohio 49 crash

A fatal crash took the life of an Antwerp woman Sunday morning. The Ohio Highway Patrol says 47-year-old Lisa Recker was a passenger in a vehicle that went off the right side of the road, then the opposite side and hit a tree. The driver, 30-year-old Bobbi Brkovic of Paulding …

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Bryan police post two OVI arrests

Bryan police tell us they’ve made two OVI arrests this weekend. 55-year-old Tim Szabo of Bryan was arrested for drunk driving just after midnight. He was released on his own recognizance. A 30-year-old Montpelier woman as arrested for OVI about 2 a.m. Sunday. Elisha Roden was arrested and released on …

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Suspected robbers of The Barn held

In other area crime news, two people arrested for robbing The Barn in Defiance last Monday were in court yesterday. Joshua Brown was assigned a public defender and charged with robbery. His case was continued until this morning. He has a $150,000 bond already set. The woman arrested with him …

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