Ohio General Assembly district maps is one topic of note going on in Columbus…that’s according to State Rep. Jim Hoops, of Napoleon. Hoops, whose 81st district includes all of Henry, Putnam and Williams… and part of Fulton County, spoke as one of the guests of the Williams County Mayors Association. …

Local officials and family members dedicate a tree to a Bryan High School graduate, who died serving his country. The tree was planted near others on the Bryan City Schools campus, along the winding drive between the high school and elementary, in honor of Private First Class Brandon Kreischer, a …

Defiance County commissioners are about to begin a survey of residents and businesses throughout the county…on broadband expansion. They are planning to spend a substantial portion of their $7.3 million dollars in coronavirus funding…on improving internet connectivity throughout the county’s rural areas…for faster download speeds.

Barbara F. Bingham, age 83, of Wauseon, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family and Pastor Ben Sheaffer on April 19, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Toledo. Barb was a lifelong resident of Washington Street in Wauseon. Barb was born on June 16, 1938, to the late Earl …

James W. “Bill” Hablawetz, 79, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Vancrest of Hicksville.  Bill was born August 31, 1942, in Auburn, Indiana, the son of the late Robert and Alta (Hamilton) Hablawetz.  He was a 1961 graduate of Riverdale High School.  Bill proudly served in …

AquaBounty Technologies broke ground Wednesday on what is promised to be a state-of-the-art aquaculture facility in Pioneer…located at the east end of Kexon Drive in the Pioneer North Industrial Park. Initially it was announced that Gov., DeWine would attend, but he and wife Fran were both diagnosed with COVID earlier …

About 15 people gathered at the northeast corner of Ohio 15 and Kexon Drive…to protest the project. Organized by the local Williams County Alliance…they set up signs…in front of Pioneer Custom Molding, Inc. They say the project endangers the aquifer.

A minivan driver loses control on State Road 8 in DeKalb County. Officials say…the driver was taking a turn, heading eastbound…when one of the tires blew. Investigators say it appears the driver tried to keep the vehicle on the road…but that’s when the vehicle overcorrects…and starts rolling over…side by side. …

A judge has blocked early enforcement of an Ohio abortion law…signed in December that included additional licensing requirements…challenged by the ACLU and Planned Parenthood as unnecessarily onerous. The stated goal of the bill was to impose criminal penalties on doctors who fail to give medical care in the extremely rare …

Julia “Clementine” Ledyard, age 92, of Wauseon passed away April 15, 2022, at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Clementine retired from Perfection Finishers. Clementine was born on January 23, 1930, to the late George and Helen (Ham) Schwanger in Wauseon. On her 18th birthday, January 23, 1948, Clementine married the love of …