An Archbold man is now facing charges of felonious assault and attempted murder. 20 year old Preston Klopfenstein was indicted by a Fulton County grand jury. Prosecutors allege that on Sept. 23, Klopfenstein engaged in conduct that, if successful, would have resulted in the deaths of his mother, Holly Klopfenstein, …
Read More »Freemont Student Killed In Tree Cutting Accident
A Fremont High School student died Tuesday night at Parkview Regional Medical Center from injuries he suffered in a tree cutting accident. 16-year-old Colin Book, according to the coroner’s report, died from blunt force trauma. The accident happened around 4:40PM Tuesday near St. Paul’s Catholic Chapel. Book was part of …
Read More »Trooper Involved In Crash
A trooper from the Van Wert post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was one of three people injured when a vehicle slammed into his marked patrol car as he was assisting a stranded motorist Monday morning. Trooper Jared Miller was taken to Paulding County Hospital for treatment of non-life …
Read More »Fair Tensions Surface
Ongoing tensions between the Defiance County Fair Foundation and the county’s fair board surfaced at the county commissioners’ meeting earlier this week. The Crescent News reports that on Monday, several members of each organization’s board were on hand for the commissioners’ regular session. Some differences between the fair foundation — …
Read More »Injured Teen Flown To Hospital
A teenage boy was flown out by the Samaritan Helicopter on Tuesday afternoon after initial reports indicate a tree fell on him. According to the limited information that we have available at this time, rescue crews were called out at about 4:40pm yesterday. Fremont firefighters, Fremont Police, Steuben County E.M.S. …
Read More »Toxic Algae Not An Issue In Williams County
While toxic algae is causing some concerns in Ohio and surrounding states, The Bryan Times reports that Williams County has not detected any algae blooms so far. Meanwhile, the Associated Press is reporting today that a toxic algae outbreak, which was detected two months ago, spread more than 600 miles …
Read More »Voters to decide fate of senior center in Henry County
Are taxpayers in Henry County ready to go out of pocket for a new senior center facility? A 1.1 mil, five year levy would bring in just over 800 thosuand dollars, that money to be used as part of what’s needed to convert the site of the CD Brillhart Elemtnary …
Read More »Police help four people out of Angola house fire
Four people have two Angola police officers to thank for getting them out of a house fire Sunday morning. It was reported just before 4am at 210 West Broad. It was at a duplex where some occupants in the side where the fire started were already out of the residence …
Read More »Fire burn warning in Williams County
Folks in Williams County are being told to not burn anything outside today due to an increased risk for those fires to get otu of control. The National Weather Service says between warm temperatures, low humidity and strong winds, all the ingredients are there for flames to spread quickly.
Read More »Utility pole crash leads to charges
An OVI charge faces the man police say drove into a utility pole Sunday evening that caused a power outage. It happened on Cleveland Avenue near Ottawa Avenue. 22 year old Jose Alvarado of Napoleon was headed east when he lost control of his car. The utility pole was snapped …
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