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In Defiance County Common Pleas court, a woman lost her car in a drug seizure and she was sentenced for trafficking. 23-year-old Tawny Hohenberger was placed on community control for three years, make restitution to the Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force for a drug transaction and forced to forfeit her 2006 …
Read More »Renovations continue at Courthouse
The Defiance County Courthouse’s makeover is moving right along. While the exterior upgrades should begin soon, for the roof, brick work and adding a tower, the interior work should be done by then end of February. According to the maintenance supervisor, most of the work is being done by his …
Read More »Honor flight fund drive reaches $12,000 mark
Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative is raising funds to sponsor an Honor Flight for veterans who want to fly to DC. According to the marketing manager, in two weeks they’ve raised $12,000. The goals is $70,000 and pays for veterans to fly for free to the nation’s capital to see and …
Read More »Criminal justice scholarship available
A scholarship for students pursuing a criminal justice degree is available. The Tara Arnold FOP Lodge 181 Memorial Scholarship is named for the daughter of a Bryan Police officer. She died in a crash nearly 10 years ago. The scholarship is open to students who have attended a Williams County …
Read More »Armed robber on the run in Steuben County
In the Hoosier state, an armed robber got away with an cash over the weekend at the Shell Spee-D-Mart on 200 West and I-69. The robbery happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday. The robber is described as a white male, between 5’6″ and 5’9″ and a slim build. He was …
Read More »Titan Tire sign has electrical issue, causes small fire
One thing you don’t want is a tire fire. Those things never go out. Fortunately, a small fire at Titan Tire at their company sign was put out by plant personnel. The Bryan Fire Department also responded. The electrical short sparked the fire about 10 am yesterday at the plant …
Read More »Health Dept. looking to test water in Platter Creek for E.coli
The Health Department in Defiance County is looking for the source of E.coli in Platter Creek, north of Mark Center. Officials said late last week that because of the lack of voluntary testing, they’re going to have to test the water themselves. If the area is determined to be tainted, …
Read More »Hicksville man indicted on child sex charges
The grand jury has indicted a 36-year-old Hicksville man on sex charges with a child under the age of 13. The man, James Blaising, is facing four counts of gross sexual imposition. The charges stem from alleged incidents in January where the man is accused of having sexual contact with …
Read More »Indictments handed down in recent robberies
Indictments have been handed down by the grand jury in two robberies. Two people were charged with robbing The Barn on East Second St. on January 25th. Joshua Brown and Sheri Kraegel are now facing felony robbery charges. In the other incident, Dequavis Farris and Damon Coressel are now facing …
Read More »Fire in Napoleon occurs in empty house, trailer
Two structures were destroyed in a fire on Saturday in Napoleon, and the fire department says both were scheduled to be demolished. An unoccupied house and mobile were on fire on Ohio 110 about 8:30 a.m. Saturday. That road had to be shut down for about five hours while mutual …
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