The state of Ohio and the U.S. Census Bureau asks a judge to place on hold…their court fight over when data, used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts, will be released. As part of a settlement agreement, the Census Bureau promises to release the redistricting data…no later than Aug., 16th…which …
Read More »Ah…Memorial Day Is Back.
Annual Memorial Day programs around Williams County will return to a degree of normalcy this year…after 2020’s events were canceled, or altered…coronavirus. In Bryan, the annual observance, hosted by the Bryan and Pulaski Veterans Memorial Association, will get underway… in the parking lot the Goodwill on S. Main St. Special …
Read More »Deadly ATV Crash In PC
A 31-year-old Henry County man dies after losing control of his all-terrain vehicle in Putnam County. Officials say Zachary Cassidy, of New Bavaria, was on Putnam County Road 19…when he veers off the right side of the roadway, south of County Road L. He over-corrects…going off off the left side …
Read More »Recount…The Same Result
The Williams County Board of Elections completes the recount of the North Central Local School levy issue on the May 4 special election ballot…confirming the final results…310 votes against…308 for. The proposed five-year, 3.8-mill levy would have raised $420,000 annually to prevent the district from operating at a deficit, school …
Read More »F This And F That Bothers Some In Montpelier
A Montpelier councilman is upset with a resident putting signs in his yard that he deems too vulgar. Councilman, Dan Willis asked if there was anything the council could do about the house on Henry Street…and asked his fellow council members and village officials to drive by the house, after …
Read More »Tax Credits Go To Edgerton Outfit
Gov., DeWine announces an expansion at Matsu Ohio Inc., in Edgerton, is one of nine economic development projects, chosen to receive Job Creation Tax Credit from the Ohio Tax Credit Authority. All together, they are expected to generate 3,200 new jobs and retain 4,520 more…which will create more than $187 …
Read More »Amos Is Sentenced
Joshua Amos…the Montpelier man…who pled guilty in the drug-related death of another Montpelier man…gets six months at CCNO…with 120 days suspended, pending he meet the conditions of his probation. He is also ordered to pay a total of $3,500 in fines. A grand jury indictment, filed in 2018…concluded he sold …
Read More »Bike Wreck In DKC
A motorcyclist is hurt after he runs over some debris…causing him to lose control on County Road 60 in DeKalb County. Jacob Myers, of Auburn was eastbound…when he rolls over the unnamed items. Myers tells police his brakes locked up…his motorcycle fell sideways…sliding across the roadway. Myers was taken to …
Read More »AOP Is Drilling Again
County residents and the local Williams County Alliance are worried…over what appears to be a new project by Artesian of Pioneer…that will require an unknown amount of water from local aquifer sources. Reporters have gotten a hold of recent water well logs and drilling reports, from the Ohio Department of …
Read More »Rollover In Stryker
Two people are hurt after a pickup truck leaves the road…overturning in a field along C.R. C, near C.R. 18, in Stryker. Officials say the driver…Bryant Wehri, 19, of Edgerton, drove off of the south side of the roadway. Wehri then over-corrected, going off of the north side…into the field …
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