A Hol­gate man learned his fate Wednes­day in Williams County Court after being accused of sex crimes. Robert Plotts, a for­mer cor­rec­tions offi­cer at the North­west Ohio Juve­nile Deten­tion Cen­ter, was sen­tenced yes­ter­day to five years of com­mu­nity con­trol, with 180-days of house arrest. Plotts was con­victed last month of …

The Ful­ton County Crime Stop­pers pro­gram is ask­ing for your help. Last Octo­ber, sev­eral dri­vers reported a slip­pery sub­stance at inter­sec­tions that smelled like fuel oil. Reports indi­cated a dark-colored truck pulling a tank or tank trailer in the area at the time which was spilling fuel. If you have …

A county health expert is step­ping down. The Bryan Times reports that Williams County Board of Health Com­mis­sioner James Watkins announced to the board Tues­day that Com­mu­nity Health Direc­tor Beth Schweitzer has given her res­ig­na­tion, effec­tive April 25, to become the Seneca County Health Commissioner.

At Mon­day evening’s Napoleon City Coun­cil meet­ing, an ordi­nance that would increase bulk water rates over a three-year period was dis­cussed. The Cres­cent News reports that, under the cur­rent rate, cus­tomers are charged $7.71 per 1,000 gal­lons of water. If the pro­posed ordi­nance is approved, that rate would increase to …

In Henry County, a war­rant has been issued for a Napoleon man’s arrest. 25 year old Angel Cranston of Napoleon plead guilty to a felony charge of theft, but he never showed-up for his sen­tenc­ing. If you have any infor­ma­tion about his where­abouts, con­tact police or the Henry County Sheriff’s …

A traf­fic stop by the Henry County sheriff’s office early last Sat­ur­day morn­ing near Lib­erty Cen­ter resulted in a drug arrest. 45 year old James Wil­son of Wauseon was cited for Drug Pos­ses­sion and pos­ses­sion of Drug Para­phana­lia, along with Dri­ving under Sus­pen­sion, DUI, and a Marked Lane violation.

Defi­ance County com­mis­sion­ers on Tues­day, con­tin­ued to search for a long-term solu­tion for the for­mer SK Hand Tool prop­erty on Hick­ory Street in Rich­land Town­ship. The for­mer tool maker closed up shop sev­eral years ago after declar­ing bank­ruptcy. Ever since then, accord­ing to the Cres­cent News, the prop­erty has fallen …

Napoleon Police report they made an arrest Sat­ur­day night in Napoleon involv­ing a stolen knife. 21 year old Aaron Fowler of Napoleon was charged with Theft and Aggra­vated Men­ac­ing accord­ing to the police report.

An arrest for tres­pass­ing in Henry County’s Wash­ing­ton Town­ship.… 18 year old Lena Har­ris of Lib­erty Cen­ter was also charged with Dis­or­derly Con­duct and Resist­ing Arrest. Har­ris was locked up behind bars in the regional jail.

Sammi Lee Kunsman, age 58, of Bryan, Ohio, is now in his heavenly home, safe in the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This was not his home, he was just passing through. Sammi passed into heaven on Monday, March 17, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice …