Officials with the Ohio Department of Transportation spent a little more to deal with this winter than last year in Williams County. ODOT used more salt but less liquid de-icer this winter and drove fewer miles. ODOT is responsible for 372 miles of roadway in Williams County.

Seven people are hurt following a crash on Ohio 249. Officials tell reporters Ronald Flower of Edgerton was westbound on 249 with three passengers…when he failed to stop at the State Route 49 intersection. There, he hit Kayla Harvey’s, minivan with two occupants. Flower and Harvey were taken to Community …

Gary W. Stantz, 69 years, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Gary was born August 28, 1949 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Glennis and Yvonne (Chase) Stantz. He was a 1968 graduate of Tinora High School, Defiance, Ohio. …

Charlene Marie (Froelich) Donley, age 85, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019 at Gardens of Paulding, surrounded by her family, after a sudden failure of health. Charlene was delivered by her grandmother, Lucinda Berryman on August 17, 1933 in Bryan, the daughter of Ed and Agnes …

The Ohio EPA continues going over Artesian of Pioneer’s efforts to place a water well near Fayette. Right now, a panel is going over public comments on the issue. The well application is an initial step in AOP’s controversial plan first announced in June 2018 to drill into the aquifer …

The Holiday City Village Council is looking at the possibility of changing from six council members to three. Before such a move is made, the proposal would have to pass vote in May or November with a simple majority among Holiday City’s residents. Three council seats will be up for …

Ohio is set to receive $6 million dollars in affordable housing grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The money, awarded through the Housing Trust Fund, is intended to help create and preserve safe, affordable housing for low-income households and the homeless. Sen. Sherrod Brown announced the disbursement. …

Barbara A. (Grime) Pelliccia, 57 years, of West Unity, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 19, 2019, in her residence.  Barbara was born December 13, 1961, in Montpelier, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harold and Shirley (Bridges) Grime.  She was a 1980 graduate of Waldron High School.  Barbara accomplished …

Goldie Emogene Dillard, age 90, of Delta, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Brookdale Medina South Senior Living Center. Goldie was born on May 13, 1928, in Whitleyville, Tennessee, to Walter and Ona Crabtree.  She married William Alford Dillard on November 28, 1945.  She …

A pick-up truck crashes into a home in Garrett on West 5th Avenue. Officials tell reporters the vehicle hit the front of the house, breaking the brick exterior and a window. No injuries were reported. The investigation into the accident is underway at this hour by both state and local …