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Kendallville man accused of stabbing Wal-Mart employee

A man from Kendallville, Indiana has been arrested for stabbing an employee at the Sturgis Wal-Mart last week. The suspect is 48-year-old Randy Decker, who was arraigned on charges of attempted murder, armed robbery and two counts of resisting and obstructing an officer. According to Sturgis Police, the victim was …

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OSP joins 5 states in drugs, weapons enforcement

The Ohio State Highway Patrol released the numbers during a recent drug enforcement sweep. OSP said in a release they made 194 drug arrests and six weapons arrests from March 3rd to March 5th. The initiative was part of a bigger collaboration with other neighboring patrols, including Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, …

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Paulding couple murdered, victim’s son charged in Florida

New information this morning about the murder of a Paulding couple. A man has pleaded not guilty in a Florida courtroom to all the charges against him in the deaths of Kevin and Shanna McGrath, and Elbert Merrick III of Florida, on January 23rd. The suspect, Jacob Langston, is Shanna …

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Flu numbers increasing, though better than last year

Ohio Department of Health Officials are saying that while the numbers of people suffering from the flu have jumped in the last week, the numbers are no where close to last year, when the flu vaccine didn’t match the strain and thousands of people in Ohio got sick. The CDC …

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Man who shot at jogger convicted, sentencing set

In Henry County Common Pleas Court, a man who was charged with shooting at a jogger has been found guilty of attempted murder. The man, Cullen Parsons, fired shots at a man in September while the man was jogging along a Henry County Road. The shots missed and the jogger …

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Wauseon needs more ca$h for 4th of July fireworks

City leaders in Wauseon have more money to raise if they want to have a Fourth of July fireworks celebration. A councilman told the City Council they have raised about $15,000 from the city and the Homecoming Committee. That leaves about $10,000 still needed. Local businesses have pledged to hold …

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Fire in vacant home causes $10,000 damage

A vacant home that caught on fire has drawn the attention of the Defiance Police Department and the County Sheriff’s office. A fire in the 100 block of E. High Street at a home owned by Don Wright caused about $10,000 damage. The cause is undetermined and still be investigated.

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Why a Crestwood Dr. garage caught fire

An update on the Crestwood Dr. fire from the Defiance Fire Department. The home is owned by Rebecca Sullivan, and the fire caused about $60,000 damage, beginning in the attached garage. According to the fire department, the blaze was sparked by a welder being used too close to a gasoline …

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Putnam drug town hall draws hundreds

The town hall meeting we told you about earlier this week about the heroin problem drew hundreds to Putnam County last night. The speakers on a panel included state and local officials, recovering addicts, parents of addicts and members of the Governor’s opiate action team. The consensus was that addicts …

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Bryan man jailed after bar fight

A Bryan man being arrested for being in a bar fight allegedly punched an officer while he was being booked into the jail. The suspect, Darold Borton, was initially being charged for disorderly conduct for the scuffle at Club Bentley’s on W. High St. about 2:30 Sunday morning. Now Borton …

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