Around Oct. 6, weather permitting, crews from the Edgerton Water Department will begin flushing water mains and exercising fire hydrants throughout the village. This process is expected to take approximately five days to complete. Hydrant flushing is a critical part of maintaining the water system.

An invasive moth threatening one of Ohio’s most popular landscape plants has been detected in four more counties, state agriculture officials said. The Ohio Department of Agriculture confirmed that box tree moths were found in monitoring traps in Ashtabula, Clark, Cuyahoga and Preble counties. The moth, first detected in Ohio …

On Sunday, September 28th, at approximately 11:41a.m., troopers with the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol were dispatched to a fatal crash involving three vehicles on SR 637 at CR 138 in Jackson Township, Paulding County. During the investigation, it was found that 17 year old Grady …

Two men have been arrested following the investigation into shots fired Wednesday night near the DeKalb County Free Fall Fair. Darion Hunter, a 20-year-old from Angola and 19-year-old Aaron McNutt, a man from Garrett.  The situation started shortly before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, in the 100 block of 6th Street, north …

Police ticket and arrest quotas are being officially outlawed in Ohio next week.  Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 114 into law on July first.  It takes effect on September 30th.  The Ohio FOP backed the legislation, saying quotas put unnecessary stress on officers and take focus away from public …

Four County Career Center’s Precision Machining & Robotics Lab has received an equipment donation from Abbott Tool Inc. of Toledo. The company donated a Track K3 Milling Machine, along with a box of tooling to support its operation. The total estimated value of the donation is approximately $12,000. The Track …

A Waterville man is facing accusations that he strangled a woman to death this week at a nursing home.  According to investigators, 63-year-old Roscoe Gilmore Junior used a towel to kill the victim at Heritage of Waterville on Anthony Wayne Trail.  Gilmore and the victim were both living in the …

The Ohio Rail Development Commission is approving grant dollars to help cover the cost of improvements at the Kraft Heinz in facility in Fremont.  One-hundred-fifty-thousand dollars is being awarded and will go toward the nearly one-point-five million dollar project.  Kraft Heinz is committing to retaining 225 jobs at the facility.

A panel discussion and town hall event is being planned for next week to discuss policy and budget impacts on Ohioans. Be in the Know, Ohio is set for Thursday, Oct. 2 from 6-8 p.m. at the UAW Hall at 2120 Baltimore St. in Defiance. Doors will open at 5 …

Officials are reporting a chemical spill in Avon Lake.  Reports say that 66-hundred gallons of a diluted, commercial-grade polyurethane coating were released into Powdermaker Creek.  The product’s manufacturer — Lubrizol Corporation — reports the leak was caused by human error.  Officials say the product was removed from the water before …