The Williams County Fair Board names the new goat barn after Junior and Jane Rath. The board also learned that a new electronic sign could be in place at the main entrance to the Williams County fairgrounds in time for this year’s fair in Sept. The new goat barn is …

Two Toledo police officers are credited with rescuing two young girls from a smoke-filled house. The caller told dispatchers there were children trapped in the Moore Street home. Officials say a couch was lodged in the front doorway and on fire when crews arrived. The two officers got in the …

A traffic stop on the Toll Road in LaGrange County leads to the arrests of a man and woman from New Jersey on drug charges. Troopers spotted a speeding vehicle, eastbound, near the 121 mile marker and made a stop. They became suspicious while talking with the woman who was …

Officers in Auburn make an arrest after an area man fails to comply with Indiana’s Sex Offender Registry law. Ted Benhower was picked up by US Marshals on North County Road 200 West. Benhower was put on the radar after he failed to notify authorities of his whereabouts. Benhower was …

A 19-year-old man is arrested after a 17-year-old is shot in the back while riding in a car on County Road 7A, five miles south of Garrett. Investigators say the victim was in the backseat when he was struck by a bullet. They add Blake Purdy is the one who …

A Defiance man is killed early Sunday in a solo crash on County Road 424, near Overly Road in Richland Township. Jacob Elders, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Defiance County coroner. Investigators say Elders’ vehicle went out of control on a curve, struck a tree and …

Scott Thomas Pratt, age 48, of Wauseon, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at the Cleveland Clinic. Scott was a stay at home dad. He wrapped his life around his five children; Elena, Colin, Serena, Ian, and Kirstin. He loved to make each child feel special and unique either by …

The Ohio Highway Patrol will hold a checkpoint in Williams County, tonight. Funded by federal grants, it is expected to deter and intercept impaired drivers. There were 313 DUI related crashes in 2016, in which 346 people were killed last year in Ohio. State troopers make on average 25,000 DUI …

A man who robbed a gas station on Defiance’s eastside earlier this year is sentenced to prison. Julio Collazo was given a 10-year term for aggravated robbery and assault. He had entered guilty pleas to the charges on May 26. He will be eligible for early judicial release after serving …

A Hicksville man enters pleas to two child sexual abuse charges in a Defiance County courtroom. Christopher Lake is accused of performing the acts in 2016 with a 7-year-old girl at a Hicksville residence. In a plea deal, Lake had been indicted on a charge of rape, a first-degree felony …