One person is hurt in a DeKalb County crash. Officials say Trisha Henn, 48, of LaGrange, was traveling south on SR 327, when she stopped at a stop sign at the intersection with US 6. She then goes into the roadway…and smashes into another vehicle…driven by Ty Kinter, 21, of …
Read More »One Hurt In DKC Accident
A driver is left with cuts on his face…after his truck’s steering wheel locks up before he crashes into a tree on C.R. 61 in DeKalb County. Officials tell reporters Adam Selman, 31, was northbound…going around a curve…that’s when he tells officers his steering wheel becomes useless. The truck then …
Read More »Solar Field Clears Hurdle
Williams County Commissioners approve the 49-megawatt Jefferson Township solar field application for certification. Officials say, it exempts the project from otherwise applicable public utility personal property taxes and real property taxes. We reported back in February, Charlottesville, Virginia-based, Apex Clean Energy, unveiled its formal proposal for a solar field…covering a …
Read More »Thief Wanted In Kendallville
Investigators are calling on the public to help identify a person, they believe has information about someone breaking into cars in the area. Kendallville Police posted on their Facebook page…a picture of the man. Detectives say several cars were broken into, overnight, Tuesday. Know anything about this?…call Kendallville PD.
Read More »Bolen Faces Charges
In LaGrange County…a man steals a rowboat in a failed attempt to escape police. Deputies were sent to the area of S. 550 E…on reports of a man acting disorderly…appearing to be high on drugs. That’s when Kenneth W. Bolen, 32, of Auburn takes the boat…and begins rowing southwest, across …
Read More »Brown With A Local Announcement
Ohio Senator, Sherrod Brown, announces the Office of National Drug Control Policy has awarded a $125,000 dollar grant to the program, Educating Communities on Healthy Opportunities…to implement strategies, to address the local drug crisis and prevent substance misuse in youth…all for Williams County.
Read More »New Map Does Not Wash With Some
A lawsuit, filed Thursday, challenges Ohio’s newly drawn state legislative districts…as giving an extreme and unfair advantage to the Republican Party, which controls the state’s new redistricting commission. The American Civil Liberties Union, its Ohio arm and a law firm filed the litigation on behalf of the League of Women …
Read More »Injury Accident Near Montpelier
A solo crash injures a Williams County teen. Officials say Kelly Schaffter, of Montpelier, is flown Parkview, in Fort Wayne…in serious condition. Schaffter was on County Road M, just west of County Road 10, when her vehicle went out of control and into a cornfield, overturning several times. Officials are …
Read More »Truck Crash Near Defiance
The driver of an overturned tractor trailer, Luis Reyes, of Anderson, Ind., will be okay, following a crash on the Krouse Road overpass, over the 24, just west of Defiance. He was taken to an area hospital for observation….then, soon released, after that. Officials tell reporters his big rig hit …
Read More »The Bounty Begins
August heat has accelerated corn and soybean harvests in Fulton County, with both faring well for the season. Corn for grain is being harvested a couple weeks early, and some early soybeans are being brought in…despite the normal harvest period that begins up to a month away. Officials are pretty …
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