News Staff In a special meeting of the Stryker Village Council…Sgt. Steve Mendez was officially promoted to chief of police starting next month. Mendez has served on the Stryker Police Department for 22 years. He will be moved to a full-time position on Monday. Police Chief, Steve Schlosser had previously announced his retirement. Council unanimously approved allowing … Read more
The recent heavy rains may have been playing havoc with much of the county, including multiple closed roads, but it helped electric generation for Bryan. Bryan Electric Superintendent Jim Coressel told the Bryan Board of Public Affairs that a very dry fall impacted electrical generation at the Hydroelectric Plant, which contributes to the city’s power. … Read more
A Marion man is taken into custody…after a crash kills an Indiana State trooper, on Friday. The suspect driver involved in this incident, Terry Sands…was taken into custody and is now held in the DeKalb County Jail on a preliminary charge of Resisting Law Enforcement Causing Death to a Law Enforcement Officer. Sands is accused … Read more
The Toledo Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a fatal crash on County Road L, near County Road 2 in Fulton Township. Officials tell reporters…a vehicle…operated by Erich Stasa, 50, of Swanton, was heading west on County Road L when it ran off the south side of the roadway, where it … Read more
Ethan Egnor, 20, of Paulding, waived his right to a preliminary hearing…on a charge of possession of methamphetamine, a third-degree felony. His case was bound over to Paulding County Common Pleas Court. Isaac Swary, 26, of Payne, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on a charge of possession…his case continues. Jerry Morhart, 75, Oakwood, … Read more
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office approved summary language in a petition to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s state constitution, advancing the closely watched amendment to its next step. Attorney General, Dave Yost determined the summary submitted by a pair of abortion rights groups is a fair and truthful representation of the proposed change to Ohio … Read more
Authorities in Dekalb County say the wind was to blame for a crash on I-69. They say…Justin O’Reilly, 36, was heading south on I-69…when a strong gust of wind blew his trailer which was unloaded. The wind gust caused him to hit a guard rail on the east side of the roadway…near the 338-mile marker … Read more
Railroads…like the one involved in last month’s fiery crash and toxic chemical release in Ohio…would be subject to a series of new federal safety regulations and financial consequences…all of this, under bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday by the state’s two U.S. senators. The Railway Safety Act of 2023, co-sponsored by Sens. Sherrod Brown and JD Vance…and … Read more
A Bryan man is indicted on seven criminal charges, including two felony charges, after an alleged abduction incident on New Year’s Day. Michael Cavanaugh is accused of abduction, a third-degree felony, and felonious assault, a second-degree felony. Prosecutors say… he restrained the liberty of a person referred to as Jane Doe under circumstances that created … Read more
A house fire broke out south of Garrett…along County Road 327 in DeKalb County. Crews from Garrett, Auburn, and Huntertown responded. The first units on the scene found heavy fire in one of the rooms in the house. There was no one inside at the time of the blaze. No injuries were reported…the house is … Read more