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A for­mer Per­rys­burg Exempted Vil­lage Schools accounts receiv­able clerk is going to prison for 10 years for steal­ing money. Eric Whit­son was sen­tenced on Mon­day in Bowl­ing Green. The 31-year-old must repay nearly $800,000 in resti­tu­tion to the school dis­trict and the boost­ers. The man report­edly had a gam­bling problem.

The Bryan Com­mu­nity Health Cen­ter is plan­ning an open house for the com­mu­nity to see the new nearly $2.5 mil­lion dol­lar facilty. It’s located at 228 S. Main St., in the for­mer One Stop Employ­ment Cen­ter. The health cen­ter will serve patients with med­ical, den­tal, women’s health, a full-service phar­macy …

A local High School grad­u­ate has fin­ished basic train­ing in San Anto­nio. Air­man Con­nor Link is a 2006 Mont­pe­lier grad­u­ate and is the son of Tina and Chris Link of Montpelier.

Bryan police are look­ing for wit­nesses to a crash that hap­pened near Port­land and High streets Wednes­day morn­ing between 11 a.m. and 11:30. The crash involved a red Chevy Cobalt and a white Jeep Wran­gler. If you saw the crash, con­tact Bryan Police (419) 636‑4233.

A LaGrange man is going to prison for deal­ing Meth. Zachary Emer­ick pleaded guilty to three charges and sen­tenced to six years in prison. He was given credit for 302 days already served by the judge in Steuben Cir­cuit Court. In exchange for the guilty pleas, the pros­e­cu­tor dis­missed eight …

A LaGrange man is going to prison for deal­ing Meth. Zachary Emer­ick pleaded guilty to three charges and sen­tenced to six years in prison. He was given credit for 302 days already served by the judge in Steuben Cir­cuit Court. In exchange for the guilty pleas, the pros­e­cu­tor dis­missed eight …

An 18-year old Defi­ance teen was charged with under­age drink­ing and dri­ving with­out a license. Dal­las Solis was stopped on Wat­son Rd. and Ohio 15 last Fri­day at 2:20 in the morning. 25-year-old Brady Siebe­naler of Defi­ance was arrested and charged with domes­tic vio­lence on Sun­day. The Sheriff’s Office says …

Ful­ton County Crime Stop­pers has a reward for info about the thief who stole boxed hard­wood floor­ing from a home under con­struc­tion. The theft hap­pened on Decem­ber 7th in Wauseon at a home on Ful­ton County Road F. Some­one pried open a door and made off with about 1,000 square …

Defi­ance wants a bike path to Inde­pen­dence Dam State Park. This week, the county and city are team­ing up to let the Ohio Depart­ment of Trans­porta­tion know their plans. If ODOT is inter­ested, then offi­cials will apply for fed­eral grants to pay for the path. Accord­ing to the county engi­neer, …

The plans are com­plete for the Lib­erty Cen­ter new pre-k through 12th grade school build­ing. The archi­tects pre­sented the draw­ings to the Board of Edu­ca­tion dur­ing it’s reg­u­lar meet­ing this week. The school is expected to being tak­ing shape in early spring. The board also accepted the res­ig­na­tion of a …