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Williams County Com­mis­sion­ers say they will meet again this Thurs­day in reg­u­lar ses­sion. Monday’s meet­ing was can­celed because they didn’t have a quo­rum. The meet­ing Thurs­day will begin with a gen­eral ses­sion at 9 a.m., a ditch hear­ing at 10 a.m., and a hear­ing on vacat­ing prop­erty at 11 a.m. …

This scam has been reported around the Buck­eye state, and it’s hit here at home, too. Peo­ple who call your phone, claim­ing to be with the IRS. They threaten arrest or law­suits unless you agree to pay them and give your per­sonal credit card or debit infor­ma­tion. In Mont­pe­lier, Police …

Our friends at the United States Postal Ser­vice remind us of those impor­tant dead­lines to get cards and pack­ages in the mail in time for Christ­mas delivery. First class mail should be at the post office by Decem­ber 19th. If you’re pay­ing a lesser rate, get it there sooner, by …

An Auburn, Indi­ana man was arrested by the Ohio State Patrol for OVI and drug charges. Michael William Miles was taken into cus­tody on Sat­ur­day about 2:50 a.m. He’s fac­ing four mis­de­meanor charges in Brian Munic­i­pal Court.

A Napoleon man was arrested by the Henry County Sheriff’s Depart­ment for Domes­tic Vio­lence. Jerry Adam Love was arrested Sat­ur­day evening. His case will be han­dled in the Napoleon Munic­i­pal Court.

For fam­i­lies who’ve lost a child, this is a dif­fi­cult time of year. A non-denominational sup­port group, Heal­ing Hearts, is hold­ing a spe­cial tree-decorating cer­e­mony on Dec. 13 at their memo­r­ial gar­den at Pon­tiac Park in Defi­ance. The orga­ni­za­tion of res­i­dents from area coun­ties encour­age heal­ing by remem­ber­ing their chil­dren …

A 20-year-old Plain City man was cited for a crash where his vehi­cle hit a mail­box, a fence and util­ity pole on Sat­ur­day after­noon. Josef Brobst crashed on Ohio 613, north of Wash­ing­ton Town­ship Road 107.

A Defi­ance man was arrested after an alleged inci­dent at Stefano’s on Hop­kins St. Fri­day morn­ing. Police arrested 46-year-old Daniel Far­ris for dis­or­derly con­duct. He was report­edly intoxicated.

Gas prices on this Mon­day are well-below $2 a gal­lon. At last check, the low­est was at the Sunoco at County Rd. 15 at U.S. 6. It’s sell­ing for $1.79 for a gal­lon of reg­u­lar unleaded. Triple A says prices have con­tin­u­ally dropped and are expected to remain under $2 …

Bryan police say that a local man was arrested for domes­tic vio­lence. 20-year-old Zachari Hall of Pierce St. was taken into cus­tody Sat­ur­day evening. He’s now at the CCNO.