News Staff The dismembered body of a former Defiance resident is found in a residence on the southwest side of Columbus. Authorities here identified the victim as Allyson Lorenz, 32. Columbus Police was attempting to conduct a narcotics investigation search warrant at the home…when the discovery was made. Officials say the residence was a suspected drug house. … Read more
Defiance Police wants information from the public…regarding a felonious assault, last week. Officers were dispatched to Defiance Mercy Hospital for a reported stabbing. They identify the victim as Kellis Hatton Jr., 55, of Defiance. He was treated for his injuries and later released.
In DeKalb County…one woman is hospitalized and another injured in a crash on U.S. 6, at the intersection with County Road 53. Officers arrive to find one vehicle in the ditch and another in the roadway. Jeffrey Spillers, 24, of Auburn tells officers he was traveling west on 6…behind another vehicle. Spillers says he was … Read more
The Bryan City Council takes no action on the fate of Bryan Police Chief, Chris Chapa…after an executive session in council chambers. As of now, he remains on administrative leave. As we reported…an investigation centers on his role in a rift with former assistant chief, Gary Mohre that became public at a council meeting Aug. … Read more
A bomb threat forces an evacuation of the Swanton Kroger store on Thursday. Officers were dispatched…when they get there, a worker there tells them they got a call from a man…who told them to bring money from the til…outside. The employee on the phone refuses. That’s when the suspect tells of two bombs…somewhere inside the … Read more
A Michigan woman is hurt after she rear-ends a semi on Interstate 69, Thursday morning…all this, at the 340 mile marker, just south of the S.R. 4 interchange in DeKalb County. Officials tell reporters, 61-year-old Beatriz Halbert of Lansing had just merged onto the 69…when she ran into the southbound big rig…driven by 30-year-old John … Read more
A House Republican bill, limiting Ohio employers’ ability to require that workers receive the coronavirus vaccine as a condition of employment…will face a slower legislative route than predicted just a day earlier. Public and private sector employees could seek exemptions from employer-mandated coronavirus vaccines in three general areas, including an ability to demonstrate the presence … Read more
Spangler Candy announces the company has bought a downtown Bryan building on South Main Street…in a move that will allow it to move its store and museum, from campus grounds…and add new spaces for family interaction. Antiques on the Square and The Rental Market are the current occupants in the building. No purchase amount was … Read more
An Ohio man is in the hospital, after he crashes into a road closed sign, Tuesday, on S.R. 8 in DeKalb County. Officials say the driver is Shawn Breen of Hicksville. They add…Breen told them he did not see the sign before the accident. He is taken to an area hospital with cuts to his … Read more
Rains last week made harvesting difficult, but farmers across the state and the county are starting to get back out into the fields to make up for lost time. Agriculture officials say topsoil and subsoil moisture levels increased last week…with above average rains in nearly all areas of the state…resulting in three days suitable for … Read more