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The Stryker Vil­lage Coun­cil is look­ing at gap in K-9 cov­er­age, after their meet­ing Mon­day night. The Police Chief said their cur­rent offi­cer, Rea­gan, is ready to retire, and her replace­ment isn’t quite ready. They are look­ing for a new trainer who can get the dog ready.

The num­bers are in for deer-gun hunt­ing sea­son so far this year. Hunters checked 73,399 white-tailed deer for the seven days of hunt­ing. Williams County had 1,253 deer checked. The final tally is higher than last years har­vest by about 8 thou­sand. There are two more days for gun hunters, …

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 …