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Lindstrom pleads not guilty to rape charge

A Defiance man was arraigned on four child sexual abuse charges in Defiance County Common Pleas Court. 34-year-old Curtis Lindstrom pleaded not guilty to felony rape and three counts of gross sexual imposition. The charges allege that in May he engaged in sexual conduct with a child less than 10 …

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Napoleon pub remains closed

The owner of the Brick N’ Brew Pub says they don’t know how long they’ll be closed, following a fire last Saturday that caused significant damage. The pub at 631 N. Perry Street just underwent a fire marshal inspection earlier this week. At the time of the fire, just before …

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Gilbert murder pretrial rescheduled

The final pretrial date in the murder trial of Bradley Gilbert of Montpelier has been rescheduled from this week to August 2nd. The hearing is set for the Williams County Common Pleas Court to begin at 1 p.m. He’s charged in the homicide of 28-year-old Jonathan Hofner of Wauseon last …

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Postal worker to be sentenced in money order thefts

A Defiance man indicted for stealing from the Leipsic Post Office while he worked there last summer will be sentenced. 20 year old Douglas Bush will appear before Judge Jeffrey Helmick of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, for sentencing on July 21st at 1:30 p.m. Bush was …

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Defiance police chief to retire, position to be open to all to apply

The hiring of Defiance’s next police chief is expected to be accomplished in early autumn. The city’s civil service commission discussed the hiring process during a meeting Tuesday. The three-member commission had decided unanimously on June 16 to exercise a city charter provision allowing outside candidates as well as inside …

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Angola sex offender turns self in

An Angola man surrendered without incident at the Steuben County Jail on Monday night on a warrant charging him with a felony count of failure to register as a sex or violent offender. The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department said in a release that 31 year old Steven J. Hawn was …

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Man spared prison on weapons charge

A Delta man was sentenced in the Fulton County Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle. 20-year-old Austin Head of Delta was sentenced to 2 years of community control after previously pleading guilty. If he fails to comply with the terms …

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Memorial ride set for Saturday to bring attention to organ donation

The third annual Kaleb McLaughlin Memorial Ride and Organ Donation Awareness Day is Saturday. Kaleb’s parents, Kim and Kevin Oxender of Pioneer organize the ride in memory of their son who was killed in a one-vehicle crash just a year after he graduated from North Central High School. Kaleb was …

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Marathon station on track for opening in less than a month

The Marathon gas station in Bryan could be open by Aug. 1, the new franchisee told the Bryan Times yesterday. Phil Carper, owner of the Phil’s One Stop, said about a month’s worth of work remains to get the station ready for customers. Carper owns 14 Phil’s One Stop locations …

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OSP releases 4th of July traffic deaths

More people died this year during the 4th of July holiday weekend in traffic crashes reported to The Ohio State Highway Patrol. They say 12 people died in 11 traffic crashes between Friday the first and Monday the fourth. The patrol says impairment was proven to be a factor in …

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