Williams County deputies want a man with two felony warrants out for his arrest. Harley Palenske, 24, of Defiance is wanted for failure to appear in court after being convicted of trafficking in cocaine. Anyone with information should contact the Williams County Sheriff’s Office.

A Huntington officer, involved in a shooting at Yeoman Park is cleared of any wrongdoing. On Oct. 23, Huntington County deputies and Huntington Police were called to a home for a well-being check of a suicidal person. Police arrived at the home but did not find the person, and they …

A private group, that says it’s committed to keeping the Christ in Christmas, has placed a small nativity scene on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse. The conservative Christian Thomas More Society represents the sponsors, American Nativity Scene, against any constitutional challenges that might arise. The joint effort has led …

Ohio has decided not to move forward with a proposed constitutional amendment, creating a fund to ensure future settlement money from government lawsuits over the opioid epidemic is used to address that problem. House Speaker, Larry Householder and Minority Leader, Emilia Sykes say the House will not sign off on …

Luisa P Tijerina (Perez), passed away peacefully on Dec 11th, 2019 at Fairlawn Haven after a brief illness. She was 87 yrs old.  She was born on May 17, 1932 to Guadalupe (Salas) and Daniel Perez and was raised in Brownsville, Tx. Luisa married Guillermo Tijerina on May 20, 1954.  After moving from …

Lauora “Faye”  Swank, 93, of Pioneer passed away Wednesday afternoon at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  She was born in Jefferson Township on May 10, 1926 to Arthur Vern and Maudie L. (Mercer) Harrington.  Faye married Elmer Swank in Pioneer and he preceded her in death in 1992. Faye …

Craig Corwin of Bryan is sentenced in a Defiance County courtroom to eight years in prison on child sexual abuse charges. Rape charges were dismissed as part of the plea agreement. Prosecutors say Corwin had sexual contact with a female under the age of 13. He pled guilty to the …

Jonathon Foster, accused of firing a gun during a robbery attempt on Power Dam Road, gets six to nine years in prison for his role in the incident. Officials say Foster and at least one co-defendant, Pablo Losoya, already sentenced in the case, were attempting to rob another party of …

The Williams County Elections Board sets a preliminary date for a hearing on the candidacy of Sheriff, Steve Towns. As we reported, he was certified by the elections board in October for the March, 2020, primary ballot. Since then, his candidacy has been thrown into question after his conviction in …

Williams County Commissioners authorize $275,200 to buy two parcels of land to be used for the Kunkle sanitary sewer project. The parcels, totaling 26.5 acres, are located east of Kunkle, along County Road O, near County Road 18 in Madison Township. The county is under an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency …