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The Clerk of Courts in Defiance County is requesting more money to pay her people. Amy Galbraith compared wages across departments and approached the county commissioners with a request to increase wages in her department. The commissioners said they’ll consider her request.

Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine spent part of his day yesterday in Defiance, speaking with students at Defiance College and a smaller meeting at Carmine’s Little Italy restaurant. He told those who came out to see him that the heroin problem is in every class and income level. It is …

A GM worker fell to his death yesterday at the Defiance Casting location. The accident happened about 1 p.m. reportedly fell about 40 feet and died at the scene, according to the coroner. The man’s name is being held until next of kin is notified. The man’s death is under …

Police and the Sheriff’s Department say the man who robbed two convenience stores is likely local, knows the area, stole unique cigarettes and someone knows him. The armed robberies at the Holiday City Stop-N-Go on Ohio 15, and the Valero Main Stop in Montpelier happened about 20 minutes apart. The …

One of the two men we told you yesterday were missing and Toledo police were looking for them, has been found dead. 25-year-old David Valerio was found in a church parking lot in Sylvania around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Police say drugs are not suspected and his body showed no signs …

Williams County Crime Stoppers is offering a $500 cash reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect who robbed a pair of convenience stores late Friday night. Montpelier Police say a man robbed the Valero Main Stop on Friday night at about 11:25 p.m. with a gun and …

Police arrested a Bryan man for drunk driving on Sunday just before midnight. 56-year-old Kenneth Calandra was arrested for OVI, then released on his own recognizance. No court date has been released.

Pharmacy chain CVS is planning to sell Narcan over the counter at all of their Ohio stores. That makes 14 states where the potentially life-saving drug will be available without a prescription. The drug, Naloxone, reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, including heroin. The drug is widely used by …

Triple A’s survey of gas prices shows Ohio drivers seeing prices well below $2 a gallon. The state average is $1.64. That’s down 41 cents from last year at this time. The national average for a gallon of regular is $1.80, down 26 cents from last year. The auto club …

A Bryan video game store owner says he’ll move his business to his home in Sherwood. Brad Smith says his store Gamerz isn’t getting enough business at the location on West High St. in Bryan, so he’ll relocate most of it to his home. He said he will sell some …