More positive cases of COVID-19 in Williams County. Health officials are investigating. The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio says an undetermined number of inmates have tested positive. Personal information about the inmates will not be released to protect individual privacy. With COVID-19, many people appear to be asymptomatic or have …

A 19-year-old man, accused of raping two teenage girls, is indicted by a Williams County grand jury. Elias Rash of Archbold, faces seven counts…the victims were 15 and 14-year-old girls.

Bonnie Kimpling is accused of stealing thousands from a now-closed school for children with autism that she ran in Bryan. Kimpling was indicted in Williams County on one count each of aggravated theft and possessing criminal tools. Prosecutors say she stole $150,568 from the P.A.T.H. School for Autism between January …

Jobless numbers in Williams County and northwest Ohio rose slightly prior to the COVID-19-related shutdown of Ohio businesses. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the state rate for March was 5.5 percent, up 1.4 percent from February. The U.S. rate is at 4.4 percent…which is where Williams County’s is at …

Matthew J. Gonzales, age 45, of Columbia, Ohio, passed away at 5:32 P.M. on Monday, April 20, 2020, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio.  He was an owner/operator truck driver, driving for Kopf Leasing, Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana, for the last twenty years.  Matt …

Fairy F. Riter, age 80, of rural Stryker, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday, April 20, 2020. She was born on December 24, 1939 near Stryker to Calvin F. and Louella (Clark) Riter. Prior to her retirement she had worked at many local businesses, including Sauder Woodworking, Spangler …

The Bryan City Council and the City School Board approve an updated agreement for the school resource officer program…for COVID-19, or any other state of emergency. Under the agreement, first approved in July 2018, the city pays the salary of one officer while the school district pays for two others. …

Crews in Montpelier respond to a basement fire on S. Monroe St., near the fire station. They say someone welding a riding lawn mower, may have touched off the gas tank. Some damage to a few items are reported. No injuries in the blaze…and none of the residents had to …

Schools across Ohio will stay closed for the remainder of the school year while classes continue remotely…Gov. Mike DeWine makes the call. The governor says no decision has been made about the fall but said a blend of in-person and online learning might be an option for districts. He urged …

Indiana’s governor is easing restrictions on hospitals from performing elective surgeries, even as the state health commissioner remains concerned over whether coronavirus infections are slowing in the state. Gov. Eric Holcomb says while he was extending the statewide stay-at-home order until May 1, hospitals would be allowed to resume procedures …