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A Defiance man was sentenced to 9 years in prison after he was convicted of sexual battery and aggravated burglary. 21-year-old Rian Barton is classified as a tier 3 sexual offender and ordered to make $500 restitution to the victim’s family. Two counts of rape were dismissed as part of …

The Ohio House and Senate have passed “Brandon’s Law” which allows for increased criminal penalties for people who flee accident scenes that cause death or serious injury. The law is in memory of a Guernsey County teenager who was killed by a hit-and-run driver three years ago. The driver in …

The Steuben County Sheriffs Department says driver fatigue is the blame for the crash of a semi driver that hit a parked semi on I-69 on Tuesday. The Michigan driver drifted off the right side of the interstate and hit the truck of Brian Nolan of Niles, Ohio, who was …

The Putnam County Sheriff is looking for an inmate after she failed to return from her grandfather’s funeral. Police say Breonna Stephens was granted a furlough on Friday to attend the funeral of her grandfather, Frank Stephens. She was required to return to the Putnam County Adult Detention Facility at …

You can get a jump on buying tickets for this year’s Williams County Fair. The Fair board says they’ll begin advance sales of tickets for all featured events for this year’s fair on June 4th at 8 a.m. The advance sales will include the concerts, demolition derby, truck and tractor …

Looking at the latest indictments from the Williams County grand jury, 14 people are now facing charges and three secret indictments were returned. Those indicted on drug charges include Joselyn L. Bassler of Sylvania, Jacob Nicolen of Pioneer, Bobbie Stanley of Toledo for illegal conveyance of heroin into the Corrections …

A free Jazz festival is being held next month in Defiance. The fourth annual event will feature four musical acts on June 18th in downtown Defiance.

Here in Ohio, lawmakers are considering a measure that would create what they’re calling an Ohio Wind Corridor encompassing much of the northwestern part of the Buckeye State that could make investing in wind energy a good investment with a reasonable return. The regulations now make new large-scale wind farms …

The Bard Centennial Fountain was vandalized again over the weekend. Vandals carved words into three of the sandstone panels. A volunteer said he believed they used rocks from the landscaping to carve the message then threw them into the fountain. The vandalization is frustrating for residents, who wonder why. Last …

A new health series begins tomorrow called MD & Me: Walk-n-Learn with a doctor from Parkview Physicians Group. The first of five monthly opportunities to listen to a physician presentation on a health-related topic and then join the physician on a walk at Garver Park, located behind Bryan High School …