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Defi­ance Col­lege has been des­ig­nated a 2016 Mil­i­tary Friendly School. The title is awarded to the top col­leges, uni­ver­si­ties, com­mu­nity col­leges, and trade schools in the coun­try that are doing the most to embrace mil­i­tary stu­dents and to ded­i­cate resources to ensure their suc­cess both in the class­room and after …

Weather should be mild Sat­ur­day for the 5th Annual Rail Yard Run and Walk. It’ll be at the Williams County Fair­grounds in Mont­pe­lier. Reg­is­tra­tion begins at 8 a.m. the day of the race. A 5K run and walk start at 9 am. For chil­dren, a 1-mile fun run begins at …

We have a high wind warn­ing in effect. We could see gusty winds up to 60 miles an hour, so it’s a good idea to take care of your out­door fur­ni­ture. The National Weather Ser­vice warns that high pro­file vehi­cles will expe­ri­ence haz­ardous con­di­tions. They’re also warn­ing of likely tree …

A Maumee woman was sen­tenced to 4 years of com­mu­nity con­trol in the Ful­ton County Com­mon Pleas Court. 24 year-old Amber Phillips of Maumee received the sen­tence after plead­ing guilty to tam­per­ing with records. Phillips also was ordered to pay just under $15,000 in restitution.

In the fight against heroin, Wauseon Police will begin train­ing how to admin­is­ter Nar­can, which reverses the effects of opi­oids. After train­ing, offi­cers will carry kits that include the dose, which is admin­is­tered in the nose, in cases of sus­pected opi­ate over­doses. Chief Keith Tor­bet said most of the time, …

Williams County Sheriff’s Deputies made mul­ti­ple arrests this week. 45 year-old Johnny McCoy of Mont­pe­lier was arrested on a secret indict­ment from the Williams County Com­mon Pleas court for one count of bur­glary. McCoy was taken to the Cor­rec­tions Cen­ter of North­west Ohio. 35 year-old Tyler Richards of Defi­ance was …

A Mont­pe­lier man will be in Williams County Com­mon Pleas Court today on mur­der charges. 22 year-old Bradly Gilbert is fac­ing charges includ­ing aggra­vated mur­der, kid­nap­ping, petty theft, grand theft auto and aggra­vated rob­bery in the death of Jonathan Hofner of Wauseon. The 28 year-old was found dead just off …

The National Weather Ser­vice has issued a high wind warn­ing today. That means with gusts up to 60 miles an hour pos­si­ble, trees and power lines will be threat­ened, and the chance of power out­ages increases. It’s a good idea to tie down or lock up any­thing that could blow …

Mont­pe­lier res­i­dents got a thrill last night, when Today Show Weath­er­man Al Roker came to town. He’s been mak­ing his way around the coun­try to set the record for the fastest time ever for report­ing the weather from all 50 states. He told res­i­dents he chose Mont­pe­lier because it’s the …

Bryan Police con­tinue to look for a car that was involved in a hit-skip crash on Sun­day on Lynn St. Accord­ing the police Face­book page, the car is a dark col­ored Ford Tau­rus, per­haps a 2002 model year. The glass is miss­ing from the pas­sen­ger side mir­ror, and there may …