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Angola strip club lawsuit dropped

A court fight to bring a strip club to Angola is over. Mayor Dick Hickman announcing at Monday nights city council meeting that attorneys for Alva and Sandra Butler say that showgirls received permission to withdraw the case from Federal court citing Butlers declining health. The court proceedings began in …

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WillCo Commissioners to meet Thursday

The Williams County Commissioners will get together again tomorrow beginning at 9 a.m. at the courthouse on the fourth floor. This will be the second public hearing with the Maumee Valley Planning Organization.

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$2 million worth of road work to be done this summer

The county engineer unveiled an ambitious plan for this summer to the Williams County Commission. Todd Roth says four road projects and five bridges will be repaired this summer totalling nearly $2 million. In his five year plan, he outlined at least 31 projects which include 14 bridges at a …

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Bryan officer resigns

Bryan Police officer Jeff Ridgeway has resigned from the force. He’s been with the department for 22 years. His last day was Sunday.

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Bryan Area Animal Hospital gets ok’d to move inside city

The Bryan City Council approved a tax exemption application to allow the Bryan Area Animal Hospital to move into the city limits. The hospital right now is on State Route 34 and they’ve broken ground to move to Buffalo Road into a new, 14,000 square foot building that’ll cost nearly …

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Woman who complained about domestic dispute later arrested for attack

Bryan Police say a woman who reported a domestic dispute with her boyfriend on Sunday morning was later arrested that afternoon when he called 911 to report she attacked him at their residence. 28-year-old Nicole Altaffer was taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio and charged with felony domestic …

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Six arrested for underage consumption

Bryan police arrested three teens for underage consumption on Sunday just before 2 a.m. Alec Vonier and his two unnamed passengers were taken into custody after a traffic stop on West High Street for an improper turn. Vonier was released on his own recognizance. The other two were released to …

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North Central auctions off school history, readies for the wrecking ball

Yesterday North Central High School auctioned off parts of the historic building to help pay for new furnishings at the new building that will have 14 classrooms and state of the art features. Everything from lockers to light fixtures, tables, desks, mirrors and appliances were sold off. The old high …

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Uber driver will plead insanity, lawyer says

The Michigan man charged with killing six strangers in between picking up riders for Uber is expected to plead insanity in his defense. Yesterday at his pretrial hearing, Jason Dalton’s lawyer said he’ll file the notice to use the insanity defense. Dalton is charged with murder and attempted murder in …

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Spangler gifts big money to YMCA

The Spangler Foundation has donated to the Williams County YMCA Capital Campaign a gift of a quarter of a million dollars to build a new cardio strength training fitness center, indoor children’s play area, group exercise and wellness studio, a multi-purpose room and update the current locker rooms. That brings …

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