The Williams County Board of Elections gets the OK to begin renovations to create a new, smaller secure office within their current board office in the East Annex. Officials say…with the number and seriousness of the security directives coming from the Ohio Secretary of State’s office…which oversees the state’s elections…they …

Construction is beginning on the Arche Solar project in western Fulton County. The project is expected to create about 200 jobs across the supply chain during construction and provide over $30 million dollars in revenue to several public entities over the life of the project, the company said in a …

A Defiance man…originally charged with attempted murder for an incident involving his mother…is placed on community control at the victim’s request during his sentencing hearing. The court in Defiance placed Zachery Billings, on community for four years on charges of kidnapping, a first-degree felony; and domestic violence. Billings had pled …

We made a mistake yesterday during the newscast…the demolition derby at the county fair is back on Friday…like the year before last. Sorry about that. We said it was set for the first night of the fair.

County Commissioners on Monday approved a new position at the Williams County Job and Family Services office that would assist with kinship care issues. Kinship care is a temporary or permanent arrangement in which a relative or any non-relative adult with a long-standing relationship or bond with a child takes …

Caleb Turnbull is selected to join the Bryan City School District Board of Education. Turnbull will fill the seat vacated by Mike Stockman. He says he thought serving on the board would be a great opportunity to give back to the community and to the students in the school district. …

Virginia A. Jaquith, age 96, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 10:25 A.M. on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Jaquith was a 1944 graduate of Defiance High School and received her teaching degree from Bowling Green State University. She …

Julia Ann Michael, age 79, of Edgerton, Ohio, and formerly of Antwerp, Ohio, passed away at 10:17 A.M. on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at The Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, after a brief illness. She was a graduate of Paulding High School and entered the United States Army, retiring …

Barbara J. Parrott, 95, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 6, 2023, following a brief illness.  Barbara was born August 12, 1927, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, daughter of the late Carl and Agnes (Miller) Wiedelman.  Barbara married Thomas W. Parrott on June 30, 1955, in Dubuque, Iowa, and he …

Duane K. Cole, 81 years, of Hamilton, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023, in his residence.  Duane was born January 2, 1942, in Hillsdale, Michigan, the son of the late Donald B. and Doris A. (Bell) Cole.  He was a 1960 graduate of Reading High School. He married Kathy E. …