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Ohio Highway Patrol Sgt. Fernando Chavez of Defiance expects a full return to work soon, just a month after his cruiser was demolished on U.S. 24 during a fatal traffic crash. We reported Chavez was writing a speeding ticket on the 24, just west of Independence Road, when his cruiser…parked …

COVID-19 cases are trending downward in Williams County, though the county’s vaccine rate is still low. Health officials say the trend was expected…based off modeling from John Hopkins University, which has been the most accurate for them throughout the pandemic. The downward trend is simply part of the basic ebb …

County commissioners approve a request to hire a new staff attorney at the Williams County Prosecutor’s Office. Officials say, a significant increase in cases in the past year…a trend that shows all indications of continuing into the foreseeable future…is driving the request. All three supported the new hire.

The Ohio school board’s order, requiring a giant, now-defunct online charter school to repay the state $60 million dollars, over inflated enrollment figures…is final and cannot be appealed. The state Supreme Court makes the call. In a 4-3 decision, the court delivered what may be merely a symbolic blow to …

A driver and pedestrian are both badly hurt in a crash Sunday morning in Florence Township, on Ohio 49, near County Road H. Officials say Cody Wolfe, 32, of Edon, was northbound…when the pickup went off the west side of the roadway…hitting an embankment. The vehicle rolls over…hitting a pedestrian…that’s …

Students and staff at Bryan City Schools will be required to wear a face covering…for at least three more weeks. A review committee from the Williams County Health Department and Bryan City Schools, say they reviewed key data points, including case and quarantine rates in the district, as well as …

A Defiance man pleads not guilty in an area courtroom…accused of trying to strangle another man. Leviticus Magitt, 28, faces attempted murder…burglary…and assault. A pretrial hearing is now scheduled for Oct. 20th…bond is set at $250,000 dollars. Prosecutors say Magitt tried to strangle a 20-year-old man on Sept. 10. The …

A trooper from the Findlay Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol conducts a traffic stop on Interstate 75…it ends with the trooper shot and injured, and the suspect at large, for a time. Officials say the patrolman pulls over an SUV…with a Michigan registration, after a speed violation on …

The Williams County Fair will be two days shorter in 2022, but that’s actually the way it used to be. Fair Board president Matt Kennedy says the decision was made over the summer. Under the six-day plan, the livestock shows will be complete by Tuesday and the Showmanship Sweepstakes will …

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has received the water withdrawal permit application for the AquaBounty facility, proposed for Pioneer. We reported AquaBounty raises genetically modified salmon…and has proposed a $200 million dollar investment…to build a 479,000 square foot facility…with a capacity to produce 10,000 metric tons of genetically modified …