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Fire­fight­ers rushed to Mont­pe­lier Pub­lic Library yes­ter­day after smoke was reported over the roof. Fire Chief Dail Fritsch said they checked it out, and it was just steam.

Check your wal­let for Radio Shack gift cards. Now that the elec­tron­ics retailer filed bank­ruptcy, Ohio sued for cus­tomer refunds. Now, you have a year to get your money. Go to this easy web address: oldradioshackgiftcards.com and fill out the form.

A Wood County woman is behind bars, accused of killing her infant son. Eliz­a­beth Johns was jailed with­out bond Thurs­day after she was indicted on mur­der and other charges. Pros­e­cu­tors say Johns beat nine-month-old Chrys­t­ian Johns last year in their home, caus­ing deadly head and brain injuries.

Today is Decem­ber 7th, the 74th anniver­sary of the Japan­ese attack on Pearl Har­bor, which launched the U.S. into World War II. Gov­er­nor John Kasich has ordered all flags to fly at half-staff till sun­down tonight in honor of those we lost.

A fundraiser will be held Sat­ur­day for a brave young woman who has been fight­ing a can­cer­ous brain tumor for 12 years, and any­one who wants to con­tribute items for an auc­tion can help. 23-year-old Chelsie Lam­bert, who lives south of Defi­ance in Con­ti­nen­tal, has suf­fered a stroke and her …

No bids were received for two prop­er­ties up for sale by the Napoleon Area City School Dis­trict last week, and now the school says they will remain for sale. Now, any busi­ness or indi­vid­ual may make an offer to the board of edu­ca­tion to buy the two prop­er­ties being made …

Christ­mas will be a lot brighter for 36 local chil­dren who will receive a new bicy­cle from the Toys for Tots Pro­gram. Mem­bers of the Edon High School FFA put the bikes together and they’ll be given out through Grace Com­mu­nity Church on Decem­ber 21st. The bikes came from dona­tions …

Excit­ing news for col­lege foot­ball fans. Notre Dame will take on the Ohio State Buck­eyes in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day. The matchup at the Uni­ver­sity of Phoenix Sta­dium will be one of the most antic­i­pated games of the bowl sea­son. Unfor­tu­nately, the Buck­eyes won’t be defend­ing their …

Fri­day night, police arrested Allen Mosier for OVI. The 21-year-old was taken into cus­tody about 9:45 p.m. and later released. On Sat­ur­day, police arrested Logan Geesey for mar­i­juana and resist­ing arrest about 3:50 a.m. He was taken to CCNO. Then about an hour and a half later, Bryan Police arrested 25-year-old …

Bryan police arrested a 35-year-old man for mar­i­juana pos­ses­sion on Sun­day. William Ware, Jr. of Defi­ance was arrested about 4 p.m. and then released on his own recognizance.