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Rail Yard Run and Walk is Saturday

Weather should be mild Sat­ur­day for the 5th Annual Rail Yard Run and Walk. It’ll be at the Williams County Fair­grounds in Mont­pe­lier. Reg­is­tra­tion begins at 8 a.m. the day of the race. A 5K run and walk start at 9 am. For chil­dren, a 1-mile fun run begins at …

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NWS: High profile vehicle warning due to wind

We have a high wind warn­ing in effect. We could see gusty winds up to 60 miles an hour, so it’s a good idea to take care of your out­door fur­ni­ture. The National Weather Ser­vice warns that high pro­file vehi­cles will expe­ri­ence haz­ardous con­di­tions. They’re also warn­ing of likely tree …

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Maumee woman pleads to tampering with records

A Maumee woman was sen­tenced to 4 years of com­mu­nity con­trol in the Ful­ton County Com­mon Pleas Court. 24 year-old Amber Phillips of Maumee received the sen­tence after plead­ing guilty to tam­per­ing with records. Phillips also was ordered to pay just under $15,000 in restitution.

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Wauseon Police training to use Narcan

In the fight against heroin, Wauseon Police will begin train­ing how to admin­is­ter Nar­can, which reverses the effects of opi­oids. After train­ing, offi­cers will carry kits that include the dose, which is admin­is­tered in the nose, in cases of sus­pected opi­ate over­doses. Chief Keith Tor­bet said most of the time, …

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Locals arrested

Williams County Sheriff’s Deputies made mul­ti­ple arrests this week. 45 year-old Johnny McCoy of Mont­pe­lier was arrested on a secret indict­ment from the Williams County Com­mon Pleas court for one count of bur­glary. McCoy was taken to the Cor­rec­tions Cen­ter of North­west Ohio. 35 year-old Tyler Richards of Defi­ance was …

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Montpelier man facing murder charges

A Mont­pe­lier man will be in Williams County Com­mon Pleas Court today on mur­der charges. 22 year-old Bradly Gilbert is fac­ing charges includ­ing aggra­vated mur­der, kid­nap­ping, petty theft, grand theft auto and aggra­vated rob­bery in the death of Jonathan Hofner of Wauseon. The 28 year-old was found dead just off …

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High Wind Warning till 10 p.m.

The National Weather Ser­vice has issued a high wind warn­ing today. That means with gusts up to 60 miles an hour pos­si­ble, trees and power lines will be threat­ened, and the chance of power out­ages increases. It’s a good idea to tie down or lock up any­thing that could blow …

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Al Roker stops at Montpelier during record setting jaunt

Mont­pe­lier res­i­dents got a thrill last night, when Today Show Weath­er­man Al Roker came to town. He’s been mak­ing his way around the coun­try to set the record for the fastest time ever for report­ing the weather from all 50 states. He told res­i­dents he chose Mont­pe­lier because it’s the …

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Police hunt for hit/skip driver

Bryan Police con­tinue to look for a car that was involved in a hit-skip crash on Sun­day on Lynn St. Accord­ing the police Face­book page, the car is a dark col­ored Ford Tau­rus, per­haps a 2002 model year. The glass is miss­ing from the pas­sen­ger side mir­ror, and there may …

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Job fair Saturday at Sauder

If you’re look­ing for a job, Sauder Man­u­fac­tur­ing is host­ing a job fair this Sat­ur­day. It’s from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sauder’s loca­tions in Arch­bold and Stryker. Sauder is look­ing to fill up to 30 new posi­tions in office and man­u­fac­tur­ing at both sites. Sauder is cel­e­brat­ing its …

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