The Steuben County Health Department is notified of two positive COVID-19 test results for residents from April 28th-29th. One patient is under the age of 60 years old and the second patient is over. Officials have been in communications with them and the Indiana State Department of Health epidemiologist to …

Thomas Kochert wins the popular vote in the Republican primary for Williams County Sheriff Tuesday evening…with 43%…Timothy Livengood gets 33%…and Shaun Fulk, 23. With no Democratic Party challenger on the ballot, Kochert is the prohibitive favorite in the Nov. 5 general election. He tells reporters fiscal responsibility at the office …

Tuesday’s primary election, rescheduled twice, was the first almost completely vote-by-mail election held in Ohio. In Williams County, results were announced at the suggested deadline for results, set by the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office. And except for minor issues here and there, the overall process went smoothly, area election …

Congressman, Bob Latta ran unopposed in the GOP primary for Ohio’s 5th District, getting 43,681 votes. In the Democratic primary, Nick Rubando collects 49% for the win. State Rep, James Hoops wins unopposed for Ohio’s 81st District. Williams County Commissioner, Lew Hilkert and challenger, Democrat Heather Freese, were unopposed.

Residents of the North Central Local School District vote down a school income tax. Officials say it would have generated around $338 thousand dollars a year for the district…so it could avoid deficit spending. Officials project the district go into the red next year…by $50 to $75 thousand dollars. North …

V. Imogene Thomas, age 89, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, April 27, 2020, at Kingston Residence in Sylvania, Ohio, where she was a resident.  Mrs. Thomas was a 1948 graduate of Edon High School and received her degree as a registered nurse from Flower Hospital …

Patricia Ann Roberts, age 82, of Bryan and a long time resident of Williams Center passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at Fountain Park. Patricia was a homemaker and later worked at Century Press and the J. C. Penney catalog store in Bryan. She was a long time member …

James “Jim” Batdorf, age 75, passed away in his home on Monday, April 27, 2020. Prior to his retirement, Jim worked as a foundry worker at Multicast in Wauseon. Jim was born on November 7, 1944, to the late John and Velma (Irwin) Batdorf. Jim was a member of the …

About 1.668 million Ohioans have requested a vote-by-mail ballot for the Ohio primary election today, and 975,158 voters had already cast their ballot through Friday, April 17. That’s according to Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose. The Williams County elections office says 6,497 ballot requests are from Williams County. Today’s …

Gov. DeWine announces the first steps in getting Ohio reopened for business with several benchmarks coming up. On May 1, 4 and 12, residents will see a staggered reopening of many, but not all businesses. On May 1, more health care will open up. Then, on May 4, manufacturing, distribution …