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9 hrs ago | WNWO-TV Toledo

OHP takes more drugs off the streets

Read more: Local , Crime , Ohio , Williams County Ohio , Hancock County Ohio , Drugs , Drug Bust , I 75 Drug Bust , Ohio Turnpike Drug Bust , Senta Walls , Joel Hacker , Bernard Wilson Jr First in Williams County, where a New York man was arrested and charged with pot possession after a traffic stop on the Ohio Turnpike Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Williams County, OH

Wed May 30, 2012

Toledo Blade

Fostoria kid out of Scipps Bee

After three rounds of rigorous spelling, the judges of the Scripps National Spelling Bee today narrowed the contestant pool from an original 278 spellers to 50, without a northwest Ohio resident among the group.

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Related Topix: Fostoria, OH

TheCourier.com

Today's Front Page

Ohio's waiver request to gain relief from the federal No Child Left Behind Act has been granted, officials from the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday.

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Tue May 29, 2012

The Review Times

Grand jury indicts 2 people on drug possession charges

By RYAN DUNN staff writer Two out-of-state residents charged with first-degree felonies of drug possession were among the six people indicted by the Hancock County grand jury on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Findlay, OH

The Review Times

Weekly highway report released

The following is a weekly report concerning construction and maintenance work on state highways issued by Ohio Department of Transportation.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Mount Cory, OH, Putnam County, OH, Allen County, OH, Lima, OH

Lima News

Two injured in crash northeast of Findlay

Two people were transported to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment after a single-vehicle injury crash in Cass Township Sunday night, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office said.

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Related Topix: Findlay, OH, McComb, OH

The Review Times

Public Record

Docket From the public records of the Findlay Police Department and the Hancock County Sheriff's Office: Police Department A Georgia woman reported her fiance missing Friday after they made a stop at the Trenton Avenue Walmart and he never returned to pick her up.

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Related Topix: Wyandot County, OH

TheCourier.com

Schools, counties not counting on casino tax money

By DENISE GRANT Staff Writer Ohio's cash-strapped public schools and county governments should receive their first payout from the state's casino tax this year, but area officials aren't convinced it's a sure bet.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Lottery

Mon May 28, 2012

TheCourier.com

'We must not forget their sacrifices'

By ALLISON BORGELT Staff writer Japanese machine gun fire concentrated on U.S. soldier Rodger Young as he defied orders to withdraw on the Pacific Ocean island of New Georgia.

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Related Topix: Tiffin, OH, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Findlay, OH

WNWO-TV Toledo

Authorities Investigating Single Vehicle Injury Crash

The Hancock County Sheriff's office is investigating a single vehicle injury crash that sent two people to the hospital.

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Related Topix: McComb, OH, Findlay, OH

Sun May 27, 2012

TheCourier.com

Vanlue man hurt in Ohio 15 crash

A Vanlue man was injured in a one-vehicle rollover crash Saturday night on Ohio 15, just east of the village.

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Related Topix: Vanlue, OH, Findlay, OH

The Review

Summing me up

In the ever-changing world of newspaper journalism, conventional wisdom holds that newspapers are going the way of the dinosaur "because of the Internet." Never mind that most of the news content on the Internet COMES FROM NEWSPAPERS! Still, journalism jobs have been harder to come by than in years past.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Ohio University, Medina County, OH, Canton, OH

Sat May 26, 2012

TheCourier.com

Hearthside offers reward for information on bomb threats

Hearthside Food Solutions' Consolidated Biscuit plant in McComb is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person who made two bomb threats against the plant, the Lima News reports.

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Related Topix: McComb, OH, Allen County, OH, Lima, OH

The Review Times

Software upgrade affects some library services

Findlay-Hancock County Public Library users may experience service interruptions between now and June 7, due to an upgrade to library software, the library said.

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TheCourier.com

Area farmers wishing for rain

By JIM MAURER STAFF WRITER Rain on Memorial Day weekend is not appreciated by those who grill out, want to visit a pool, or attend a baseball or softball game.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Mother's Day, Agriculture, Science, Weather, Findlay, OH

The Review Times

Public Record

Docket From the public records of the Findlay Police Department and the Hancock County Sheriff's Office: Police Department Window screens were pried open at 611 South St.

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Related Topix: Marijuana, Medication, Fostoria, OH, Seneca County, OH, Findlay, OH

Fri May 25, 2012

Toledo Blade

Man with flat tire arrested on drug charges

A flat tire on the car of a Detroit man Friday led to his arrest after Ohio Highway Patrol troopers report they found $50,000 worth of illegal prescription pills in his vehicle when they stopped to help him.

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Thu May 24, 2012

TheCourier.com

Arcadia man pleads guilty to cultivating marijuana

An Arcadia man pleaded guilty Thursday to cultivating at least 20 kilograms of marijuana in his home.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Arcadia, OH

The Review Times

Three people hurt in local accidents

By ERIC SCHAADT Staff Writer Three people required hospital attention and two state highways were blocked, following two separate traffic mishaps Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Findlay, OH, Kenton, OH, Fostoria, OH

Wed May 23, 2012

TheCourier.com

Hancock County to seek legal advice on flood project

By JOY BROWN STAFF WRITER OTTAWA -- The Hancock County commissioners will be seeking legal expertise to help determine what type of organization should provide oversight for an eventual Blanchard River flood control project.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Ottawa, OH, Maumee, OH

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