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The annual Cameron Hospital Ball raised $42,000 for new defibrillators for the Cameron Hospital. Last December’s event is part of over 30 years of commitment to benefit the hospital, and have raised nearly a million dollars. This year’s Cameron Benefit Ball will be held Saturday, December 3rd.

Defiance deputies are looking for a woman with a warrant. 36-year-old Amanda Cringle, who last lived in Paulding, has felony warrants out of Defiance County for contempt of court. She is wanted on domestic violence charges. Cringle is about 5′ 9″ tall, long brown hair, a medium build and wears …

A fifth grader at Montpelier Middle School has been honored for her volunteering efforts. 11-year-old Jade Scott has been named as one of the top runners-up in the 2016 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards in Ohio. Scott founded her school’s chapter of Help Us Give Shoes, which is otherwise known …

Mayor Mike McCann told city council Tuesday he wants a new roundabout at a Defiance intersection, and the state would pay for nearly all of it. He wants to apply for a grant to install a traffic signal or build a roundabout at Jefferson Avenue and Palmer Drive in 2019. …

You have until next Tuesday to make sure you’re registered to vote. The March 15th primary election is a big one, where voters will decide who to send for the presidency and other key issues. You can go online to check your voter status at MyOhioVote.com to update your contact …

The Williams County Emergency Management Agency is looking in to why the Emergency 911 phone system was malfunctioning yesterday. Director Don Bulla told the Bryan Times that the system went down about 11 a.m. despite redundancies built in to the system in case of these types of problems. The outage …

In Alvordton, the sheriff won’t say what they found, but they found it at the post office, and one of the department’s K9s found two packages that had something in them that shouldn’t be there. Sheriff Steve Towns says the substances are illegal and should have never been shipped through …

Football is returning to Stryker. After 85 years, the high school will have a team, and the announcement was made at halftime during Friday night’s basketball game. The three year project by the board and administration was a way to excite the students, keep them in the district. Other changes …

Ohio has it’s first confirmed case of the Zika virus. A 30-year-old woman in Cleveland had recently traveled to Haiti and showed symptoms late last month. Ohio’s Department of Health says the woman is among three dozen known cases in 13 states and in D.C. The virus is not fatal, …

The Defiance County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Mercedes Mason, she’s got a warrant for her arrest for a probation violation stemming from drug charges. Her last known address was on Village Lane. They’re also looking for James L. Price, who lived on Pontiac Drive in Defiance. He’s wanted on …