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American Axle strike felt at Defiance's GM Powertrain plant
Around 800 of Defiance General Motors Powertrain's 1,521 hourly employees have been idled as a...  Read Story.
SK Hand Tools in hot water: Chemicals released harm Defiance's wastewater treatment
A recent release of chemicals by a local company has caused lingering damage to Defiance's wastewater treatment process. According to a letter sent Friday to City Hall by Ohio...  Read Story.
Drug trafficker gets 24 year sentence
By TODD HELBERG cnedit@crescent-news.com One of the longest prison terms ever imposed for drug dealing in Defiance County was handed down Thursday in common pleas court. Judge Joseph Schmenk sentenced Shermaine Ligon, 30, 1051 Ralston Ave., to a 24-year sentence on two counts of trafficking in crack cocaine, first- and second-degree felonies; two counts of trafficking in cocaine, second- and...  Read Story.
LOVE AT FIRST BITE? National Pet Week acknowledges the large variety of pets
When it comes to pets, some people like a cuddly kitten while others prefer a little more action with a puppy or adult dog that need to be taken for...  Read Story.
Napoleon mom pleads not guilty to charges stemming from 13-month-old's death
NAPOLEON -- One of two individuals charged in connection with the death of a 13-month-old girl has pleaded not guilty in Henry County Common Pleas Court. Jayme Schwenkmeyer,...  Read Story.
Local letter carriers ready to Stamp Out Hunger
On Saturday, letter carriers won't just be delivering mail, they'll also be collecting food to help area food pantries. The National Association of Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food...  Read Story.
Yard waste move gets raked into the court room
NAPOLEON -- A Napoleon resident has filed an appeal in Henry County Common Pleas Court seeking to override city council's decision to move the yard waste site to...  Read Story.
Ex-Paulding Co. worker gets 11/2 years in prison
PAULDING -- A former Paulding County employee has been sentenced to nearly 11/2 years in prison for stealing funds from a county agency. Elizabeth Pessefall, 46,...  Read Story.
Help needed on whether Dann should be impeached
COLUMBUS (AP) -- The leader of Ohio's House of Representatives said Wednesday that lawmakers determining whether Attorney General Marc Dann should be impeached over a sex scandal need help from an unlikely...  Read Story.
Area Court News: Marriage licenses, journal entries, real estate transfers
Defiance County Marriage licenses Joe McKenzie, 33, Defiance, truck driver, and Heather Holley, 30, Defiance, homemaker. Steven Wagler, 23, Montgomery, Ind., sales, and Anna Yoder, 24, Hicksville. Brian Caley, 30, Hicksville, laborer, and Tiffany Holt,...  Read Story.
World Briefs paid 
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Lebanon's long-simmering political crisis erupted into gunfire and explosions Wednesday when a labor strike devolved into clashes between rival Hezbollah and government supporters. Demonstrators supported by militant Hezbollah...  Read Story.
Intercepted Letter paid 
Residents Six-county area Dear residents, Caring for the world, even if it's one person at a time, changes the world. Yours truly, Anthony Wayne...  Read Story.
The pet industry is big business these days. paid 
The pet industry is big business these days. Many pet owners are now adopting birds. Cringing from a nip on the neck by a black-headed caique named Fred is Town and Country Pets employee Josh...  Read Story.
Worst of the credit crisis may be over, Paulson indicates paid 
Worst of the credit crisis may be over, Paulson indicates WASHINGTON (AP) -- The worst of the nation's credit crisis may have passed, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday, though he acknowledged rising gas prices will blunt the effect of 130...  Read Story.
Too much or too little sleep are tied to ill health, according to CDC study paid 
Too much or too little sleep are tied to ill health, according to CDC study ATLANTA (AP) -- People who sleep fewer than six hours a night -- or more than nine -- are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest...  Read Story.
Aid arrives for cyclone survivors paid 
Aid arrives for cyclone survivors YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's isolationist regime allowed the first plane of a major international airlift to land today with aid for cyclone survivors, a UN official said, amid fears that lack of safe food and...  Read Story.
Chinese president faces criticism over Tibet paid 
Chinese president faces criticism over Tibet TOKYO (AP) -- China's president faced hundreds of protesters and sharp criticism of his Tibet policy outside an elite Tokyo university today, signaling the tensions underlining a visit meant to showcase warm...  Read Story.
Housing aid bills face vetoes by President Bush paid 
Housing aid bills face vetoes by President Bush WASHINGTON (AP) -- Strapped homeowners could refinance into government-backed mortgages and states would get money to deal with foreclosed property under Democrats' housing aid plan. The measures, slated...  Read Story.
BGSU president to head Howard University paid 
BGSU president to head Howard University WASHINGTON (AP) -- Howard University has picked Bowling Green State University's president to become the 16th leader of one of the nation's most prestigious historically black schools. The school said ...  Read Story.
Roller coaster economy just fine for amusement parks paid 
Roller coaster economy just fine for amusement parks SANDUSKY (AP) -- Amusement parks and water parks aren't likely to see a drop off in visitors this summer despite surging gas prices and the struggling economy, the head of North America's third-largest...  Read Story.
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