News Staff An area man dies…at a traffic stop on Saturday. Officials say a car is pulled over for a citation. We reported another vehicle…a pickup…hits the patrol car…which in turn…slams into the other. We now know who died that day. In the passenger seat of the first vehicle…that crashed into the cruiser…was 52 year old, Steven … Read more
The saga continues…Bryan Police Chief, Chris Chapa and Assistant Chief, Gary Mohre remain on paid administrative leave…more than a month after a feud between the two became public at a city council meeting. Soon after, we reported…both went away, for a while. The Bryan City council will meet today in chambers…to address the situation. The … Read more
Montpelier Police arrests four people…after officers investigate a complaint of possible drug activity…all this, at a South Jonesville Road location. An officer comes inside the place…quickly spots drugs in use. Word is, one of the four suspects has a gun…so caution is advised. Then, one of the suspects gives a false name to officers. Soon … Read more
A man is shot, outside a bar in Oakwood, on N. First St. Officials say it started as a fist fight. Dustin Dobbelaere, of Defiance, got into a brawl with Joseph Schilt, of Oakwood. At some point, a third person…Charles Brown…watching all this…produces a gun, officials say…and shoots Dobbelaere several times. With Dobbelaere down…several people … Read more
Students at Bryan City Schools will be wearing masks for the foreseeable future during class. The same goes for and all indoor sporting events…following a spike in COVID-19 cases. Officials say the policy isn’t meant to be permanent…with a review set for Oct. 1. The decision to institute a mask mandate comes just days after … Read more
Two men are arrested on a suspicious vehicle complaint. All this…at the Fountain Park Assisted Living, Memory Care & Villas on N. Main St., in Bryan. John Scurlock and Nicholas Still face charges now. Officials say Still, 40, of Bryan, had been warned against being on the property. He now has trespassing charges against him. … Read more
One is dead and four are injured…after a three-car crash in Defiance Saturday, on Route 24, between Jewell and Independence Roads in Richland Township. An officer has pulled someone over. As that goes on…another vehicle…driven by Justin Johnson of Defiance…drifts off the roadway onto the shoulder…hitting the patrol car…then…the two vehicles plow into a third. … Read more
Mosquitos…carrying the West Nile virus…have been found in Steuben County. Health officials say a pool of mosquito groups were collected on Aug. 19 in the northwestern region of the county. To date, no human cases of the virus have been reported. Residents are asked to protect themselves from mosquitos because they remain active above 60 … Read more
An Angola teen is killed by a shotgun blast while he is handling it with a friend inside a Fremont home. Police and medics were called to a Baum Street location on the shots fired call. Officials tell reporters two 18-year-old men were involved. State and local officials identify the victim…it’s Caiden Hulliberger. The Steuben … Read more
COVID…in Fulton County, now. Health officials confirm one new death…reported early this week. The victim?…an 80 year old man. One new hospitalization reported, as well…a man over 70. This week…the health department reported 42 new cases from Aug. 27-30. On Tuesday, there were 18 new cases reported, for a total of 4,730, in all. That … Read more