In Steuben County Court on Monday, one of the four people who were arrested in a methamphetamine bust near Hamilton in April of 2014 was sentenced. 36-year-old Leslie Swindell pled guilty last February to aiding in dealing methamphetamine, a felony. Swindell learned yesterday that he will have to serve 8 …
Read More »Williams Commissioners Award WiFi Contract
The Williams County Commissioners on Monday, by a 2 to 1 vote, awarded a contract to Current TEKSolutions of Bryan to outfit the Hillside Country Living campus with W-Fi. The Bryan Times reports that Commissioners selected Current TEK’s bid over Sonit Systems of Archbold, and G6 Communications of Bluffton, Indiana …
Read More »Fire Victim’s Name Revealed
The name of the woman who died on Wednesday after being injured last Tuesday in a fire in Defiance was released over the weekend. 48 year old Penellopie Wittig died Wednesday at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo where she had been taken by air ambulance from Mercy Defiance …
Read More »Lightning Strike Sets House Ablaze
A house fire over the weekend in Defiance that was said to have been caused by lightning left three people without a roof over their heads. It happened early Saturday morning, around 5AM, and when fire crews arrived, the fire was discovered in the attic of the house on Hopkins …
Read More »Meth Lab Discovered In Auburn
A suspicious object turned up in downtown Auburn on Friday morning, and it was found to have contained methamphetamine related items. Auburn Police say it was a brown suitcase that was found sitting close to a building in the 100 block of West 5th Street. That suitcase turned out to …
Read More »Defiance Sheriff Chooses Not To Run Again For Health Reasons
68 year old Defiance County Sheriff David Westrick has announced that he will not seek re-election because of health concerns. Westrick has seraved for more than three decades. He suffered a mild heart attack earlier this year and says he has also been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Westrick is currently …
Read More »Auburn Man Caught With Drugs In Vehicle
The investigation continues following the arrest of an Auburn man after Auburn Police found illegal drugs and possible drug related and stolen items in his vehicle. 23-year-old Brandon Robertson was stopped for driving on a suspended drivers license. Robertson was also wanted out of Noble County for Failure to Appear, …
Read More »Bryan Fountain Vandalized
A vandalism complaint at One Courthouse Square led deputies to find that someone had carved grafittie on the rim of the fountain there. The graffiti referred, in graphic detail, to the 1946 murder of Emily Abernathy, who was murdered by James R. Engle in the basement of the Williams County …
Read More »Payne Man Pleads Not Guilty
In Paulding County Court, a man man this week pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge and three drug-related charges. 26 year old Andrew Martin of Payne, was indicted on one count of involuntary manslaughter, a felony; two counts of corrupting another with drugs, also a felony; and illegal …
Read More »Paulding Police Investigating Arson At Skate Park
The Paulding Police Department is investigating an arson at the village skate park. On Monday, they say someone placed a mattress on the middle skate ramp and set it on fire. The Paulding Fire Department rushed to put the blaze out. The park was immediately closed and must now remain …
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