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A Defiance County grand jury has returned indictments against a number of people, some still secret, but a few that we can report on today. 42 year old Brian Ebersole of Bryan, was indicted on one count of burglary; two counts of theft; and one count of theft of drugs. …

A big honor for one area health care center. Mercy Defiance Hospital has been listed as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics, a leading provider of data-driven analytics and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care. Mercy Defiance Hospital is one of …

The name of the victim of a fatal fire in Wauseon on Monday has been released. According to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, 55 year old Joseph Carter, who lived at 10245 County Road 18 in Wauseon, died in the fire that started late Monday night. So far, the exact …

Defiance firefighters were called out to a trailer fire Monday morning. It happened just before 11am at the mobile home on Tahoe Ridge, and when they arrived, there was lots of smoke and flames coming from the windows. Everyone living there was able to escape safely, but the trailer, owned …

In Ayersville, a second person has resigned from the local school board in a two-week period. Brad Morrison submitted his resignation on Monday, which is effective immediately. Morrison’s resignation comes after the resignation late last month, of superintendent Tod Hug. In his letter, Morrison cited the fact that due to …

A fatal house fire late Monday night northwest of Wauseon has the Ohio Fire Marshal’s office checking in. The Wauseon Fire Department was called to 10254 County Road 18 in Dover Township at 11:44 p.m on Monday. The Crescent News reports that a victim was found inside the single family …

We don’t need anyone to tell us here in northwest Ohio that it was cold this winter. Now, we can officially say it was darn cold! In fact, it wasn’t just cold in February, it was almost 17 degrees colder than normal. The average temperature last month was 1.04 degrees …

Officials from the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio were notified Tuesday that the Lucas County Commissioners adopted a resolution calling to withdraw from the regional jail effective Dec. 31, 2018. CCNO officials awaiting a certified copy of the actual resolution, as required by the CCNO operating agreement, so it can …

As of last night, it is now official… Bryan Municipal Utilities cable rates are increasing. The Bryan Board of Public Affairs, during their regular monthly meeting which was held yesterday, unanimously voted to raise monthly basic cable costs from $18.75 to $21.65. According to the Bryan Times, along with the …

Bryan Police have been keep­ing busy. On Mon­day, Bryan PD arrested 31 year old Dustin Vanauken of Grand St., Stryker for a Pro­ba­tion Vio­la­tion. He was taken to CCNO. Also on Mon­day, 45 year old Jamie Henry of East Bryan Street in Bryan was arrested for tele­phone com­mu­ni­ca­tions har­rass­ment. She …