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In DeKalb…a woman is in critical condition after losing control of her vehicle and crashing on a county road. Officials say Haley Miller, 20, of Harlan was east bound on C.R. 68 when the car suddenly leaves the south side of the roadway, smashing into a tree and utility pole. Miller is taken to an … Read more

An Indiana man leads Bryan Police on a low-speed pursuit. An officer tries to pull over Tyler Wells, near the Grand Plaza Mexican Grill on W. Butler St….but Wells tries to leave instead…on his moped. He is arrested and charged with failure to comply, then taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. He pleads … Read more

Northwest State Community College is among 27 public colleges and universities selected to receive Ohio Department of Higher Education funding, to improve campus security. NSCC will get $174 thousand dollars from Ohio’s 2021 Campus Safety Grant Program. It is one of two new school safety programs launched by the Ohio School Safety Center, this year.

Superintendent, Bob Morton of Defiance City Schools says…students, staff and visitors on campus…will be required to wear masks indoors, beginning now. He tells the public…during the first nine days of school, the district had 20 student cases and two staff cases of covid…resulting in 77 student quarantines.

A Hicksville businessman enters pleas to two criminal charges in a Defiance County courtroom. Bruce Guilford, 66, of Hicksville, pleads guilty to what is called a bill of information…charging him with extortionate extension of credit…and unlawful restraint. He is placed on community control while two grand jury indictments for far more serious crimes were dismissed.

Sheriff’s deputies arrest a Montpelier woman Monday…accused of breaking into a home, north of Pulaski…and then attacking a family babysitter. Linda Lakes faces burglary charges. She was taken to CCNO…since released on her own recognizance…provided she stay away from the victim, or that location. Apparently, Lakes had been told in the past to stay off … Read more

Due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, an annual event…that promotes health among local senior citizens…has been canceled. The Rainbow of Wellness health care conference, which has typically taken place each October at the Veterans Memorial Building…on the Williams County Fairgrounds in Montpelier…gave seniors a chance to learn about area programs and organizations that … Read more

The Williams County Health Department reports there were 87 new cases of covid between Aug. 17 and Aug. 24…and one new hospitalization. Officials expect both those numbers to increase…due to the delta variant, which has become the dominant strain of the virus found in Ohio. Williams County had 455 cases per 100,000 population…with a case … Read more

Carl Schikora is arrested…accused of breaking windows at the United Brethren Church on County Road 5.75. Investigators say he threw a rock through the window to get inside…entered the building and pulled a fire alarm. He was taken to CCNO. Schikora was arrested after a similar incident in the same neighborhood in August of 2020. … Read more

Bryan Police…search warrant in hand…rolls up on the Bryan Inn on East High Street…and apprehends a fugitive from Indiana. Robert Stouder, 41, of Warsaw…was wanted for failing to appear in court after being charged with domestic battery. Stouder remains in custody at CCNO, awaiting extradition.