A small barn was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon in Defiance County. Firefighters were called just after noon on Saturday to Flory Road where the building, owned by Eric and Amanda Westhoven, was fully engulfed when they arrived. There were no reports of anyone hurt in the fire, however a …
Read More »Tax Cheat Pleads Guilty
A Defiance County man has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to a bill of information charging him with five counts of tax evasion. Michael W. Blake entered the guilty plea on Friday. Blake is now set to be sentenced July 28 by Judge Jeffrey Helmick, who accepted his plea …
Read More »Defiance Reservoir OK
This year’s harsh winter hasn’t caused the Defiance reservoir operation any major problems. According to the Crescent News, water plant superintendent Adam McDowell reports that this winter has been less of a challenge than the 2012–13 season. The reservoir, according to McDowell, is much fuller than it was at this …
Read More »Napoleon Sex Offender Arrested
A Napoleon man has been arrested on a felony charge of Failing to Register a change of address as a Sex Offender. 34 year old Shannon Hand is scheduled in court today on that charge. Hand was originally convicted in Defiance County on a charge of Attempted Unlawful Sexual Conduct …
Read More »Fulton Court Notes
In Fulton County Common Pleas Court, 37 year old Joshua Cassady of Wauseon pled guilty on Friday to Trespassing in a home when a person is likely to be present. Police say Cassady stole a tv from an Elm Street home in Wauseon in connection with the same incident. Cassady …
Read More »Roof Collapse And Fumes Escape
Thirty people were exposed to poisonous fumes Thursday morning after a roof at the Performance Food Group distribution center on U.S. 6 in Kendallville, Indiana collapsed. According to the Bryan Times, the weight of heavy-wet snow caved in the roof, which caused a tank of anhydrous ammonia to rupture. It …
Read More »House Fire!
The rash of house fires in our area continued Thursday morning when flames were reported at a home County Road 18.75 between Stryker and Bryan. The call came in around 8:45 yesterday morning. When firefighters arrived, they found the flames contained to a first-floor bedroom. Ice on the roads and …
Read More »Roof Collapse In Napoleon
Another roof collapse Thursday in Napoleon caused an ammonia leak and resulted in the evacuation of surrounding businesses. According to the Crescent News, it happened yesterday just before 1pm at Cloverleaf Cold Storage on Independence Drive when the roof collapsed near the docking bay. Police say the area was evacuated …
Read More »Home Explosion
An explosion that could be heard and felt by some people as much as four miles away, leveled a Steuben County home Thursday. No one was in the home at the time, but a dog that was inside was rescued by a neighbor. Police say it happened at the home …
Read More »Flood Concerns
Heavy rains and melting snow due to the little taste of spring we have experienced are now causing major problems throughout the area in the form of flooding streets and roads and clogged drains. The heavy rains and melting is also causing concerns about river flooding. Streets in many residential …
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