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The Montpelier Village Council hears an impassioned plea from a resident Monday, asking that the members vote to keep a moratorium, forbidding a facility for the cultivation of medical marijuana. Mary Weirich presented the council with the signatures of 50 others who had signed a petition against its repeal. A …

Good news, drivers. The Clark Street Project in Pioneer is just about finished. It connects Clark Street to Core Way Drive and Ohio 15 at the Pioneer industrial park. The project also includes a new road, called Transformer Avenue, that runs to Pioneer Transformer. Lights will be installed along the …

Stryker Police Chief, Steven Schlosser wants the Village Council to give the police force a raise. Schlosser told the panel this week he recently tried to recruit a new police academy graduate, but was turned down due to the low pay rates at Stryker. He suggested officers should earn $14 …

John Paulding Days will be a red, white and blue event this year, with the annual parade honoring World War II veterans. Several of them have been tapped to handle the Grand Marshall’s duties. Many are in their 90s. John Paulding Days will be Friday and Saturday in downtown Paulding.

We have more on last Wednesday’s deadly plane crash in Fulton County. The small aircraft, piloted by Steven Schankin, of Petersburg, Mich., was attempting to land at Fulton County airport. Investigators say when Schankin down-throttled, the engine sputtered and died. The plane landed in a nearby cornfield and struck a …

Crews in Lucas County knocked down a house fire at a Box Road residence in Providence Township. The blaze started in a garage attached to the house…everyone got out safely. No word on the cause. Several roads in the area were closed for a time, as crews battled the fire

A Michigan man is flown to St. Vincent’s Hospital in Toledo, after he was injured in Hillsdale County when he tried to avoid hitting a deer while driving his motorcycle. Raymond Peeple was on Reading Road near Tripp Road…he laid his motorcycle down and was ejected in an attempt to …

A former competitive cheer team coach pleads guilty to sex offenses involving two children. Ryder Sommers of Fayette, was in Williams County Court. He was a former coach with the Montpelier-based Northwest Ohio Elite Athletics cheer team and Head Over Heels Gymnastics Academy in Bryan. The victims were athletes under …

The National Weather Service issues a Flood Warning for the Tiffin River, near Stryker. It is in effect through Saturday. The river’s flood stage is listed at 11 feet and forecasts indicate it could rise to 13.6 feet at some point today.

Edon officials don’t expect residents to experience any problems while the water tower is down for maintenance the next four weeks. The work is part of the maintenance contract involving the tower. If the water plant loses power or if there is an equipment malfunction there will be a depressurization …