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President’s Day closings and meeting schedule

Today is President’s Day, and federal and state offices are closed today. No mail delivery and many banks are observing the holiday. County Commission meetings in Williams and Defiance counties will not be held today. Local school boards will meet today, including Stryker, North Central Local, Central Local, the Bryan …

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Kroger stores to start selling Narcan today

Kroger is now selling the antidote for heroin overdoses without a prescription. The drug is Naloxone, brand name Narcan, and the company said last week they’ll begin selling the drug over the counter starting today. Kroger is joining other pharmacies in selling the drug that reverses the effects of an …

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American Cancer Society needs volunteer drivers

The American Cancer Society is looking for more volunteer drivers to help take care of patients who need transportation to medical treatments. The Road to Recovery Program is hoping to add more drivers and is holding a training program for those interested in volunteering. One of the training sessions will …

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Etch A Sketch to leave Bryan, heading to Canada

Etch A Sketch is leaving the City of Bryan, and heading north to Canada. The Ohio Art Company announcing it’s selling the iconic Etch A Sketch to Spin Master Corporation. The company says they will make a significant investment in new equipment to bolster their main business of lithography. Spin …

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Man charged in Defiance burglary

A burglary reported in Defiance led to a man’s arrest. 23-year-old Cody Jenkins was arrested on Tuesday and charged with burglary, interfering with the operation of a train and inducing panic. Officers were called to Washington Ave. Monday night around 9 p.m. Jenkins was taken into custody on the Riverside …

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Defiance wants to get eyesores cleaned up, removed

Defiance County commissioners have earmarked $150,000 from the unappropriated county funds portion of the budget to pay for removal of vacant properties. The county is targeting these eyesores and asking the townships and municipalities to each come up with a target list to start from. The Commission will take applications …

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Paulding woman found dead in her apartment

A Paulding woman was found dead in her apartment on Tuesday. 21-year-old Hannah Fischer’s body was discovered in the late afternoon and police were called just before 5 p.m. No other details were released. The Paulding County Coroner Dr. Joseph Kuhn will do an autopsy to determine the young woman’s …

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Superintendent Miller chosen for international scholarship

Antwerp Local Schools superintendent Dr. Martin Miller has been chosen to receive a scholarship to attend the Global Leaders Summit at the Hague in the Netherlands. Miller will join two other Ohio superintendents and a delegation of educational administrators from across the U.S. to travel to Finland, a country with …

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Paulding County Sheriff considers reopening shuttered jail

The Sheriff in Paulding County is looking into reopening the county jail, and wants citizens to weigh in. Sheriff Jason Landers says he would like to see the county jail reopen, but realizes there are some issues that need to be addressed first. An operating levy would need to be …

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Man arrested in Hillsdale County for man’s death

A suspect who had been wanted by Hillsdale County authorities following the death of a man last month is now in custody. 29-year-old Steven Francis Swan is being held in the Hillsdale County Jail. He’s waiting to be arraigned on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a …

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