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A Defiance teen’s robbery case in Defiance County Common Pleas Court ended in a mistrial Wednesday afternoon. The ruling was based on one of Kasym Assaf’s co-defendants who testified unexpectedly that he confessed his involvement during an Oct. 23 interview with a city police officer at the Four-County Juvenile Detention …

In Steuben County, the Sheriff’s Department is trying to find whomever is responsible for a series of break–ins at storage units located on CR 300 W south of State Route 120. Tools, lawn mowing equipment, generators, ATV’s, power tools, die cast collector cars, and a 28 foot Hal-Mark enclosed trailer …

A fundraiser for Children’s Lantern, a non-profit group dedicated to freeing victims of human trafficking, feed children and support foster and adoptive parents and children, will be June 25 at Eagle Rock Golf Club in Defiance. The sixth annual Golf Outing begins with registration on Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m., …

A candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court spent part of Wednesday visiting northwest Ohio. Pat DeWine — son of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, is a first-term judge on Ohio’s 1st District Court of Appeals in Cincinnati and former Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judge. He is one of two …

The Northwest State Community College Foundation reported that last month’s Green Carpet fundraising event brought in $60,000 for student scholarships. School leaders called the event “a tremendous success.”

The Defiance City Schools Board of Education broke ground on the the distict’s current construction project at their regular Wednesday meeting. The new building will be for grades 6 through 12 for Defiance City Schools. Construction at the site has actually been underway since April. The school schedules last year …

The robbery trial of Defiance teen began this week in Defiance Common Pleas Court. 18-year-old Kasym Assaf is charged with robbery and theft. He was indicted by a grand jury that he and two juveniles robbed another juvenile of his sneakers and bike in Diehl Park last October. The victim …

The fight over a private drive in Pioneer is over as a judge ruled in favor of the village to make the TW Parkway, a former private drive owned by Norman Thorp, a village road by eminent domain. The village has been separated by the private drive and the owners …

After 24 years, Bill Priest is leaving Quadco Rehabilitation Center. He is the director of special projects and celebrated his retirement on May 31st with the staff. He was familiar to many in the community through his involvement with WBNO/WQCT for 20 years. He said he will miss all the …

The village of Edgerton had two problems in their operations and is getting help from the EPA after an audit of the town’s water department. There were no fines levied. The problems discovered include two chemicals being stored in the same room that react to each other and can cause …