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The Williams County Health Department announces a COVID-19 testing site is set for Thursday, Dec. 10, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Gillette Building at the Fairgrounds, on E. Main St., in Montpelier. The COVID-19 pop-up testing set up is in partnership with the Ohio National Guard. It is …

Cars were lined up from one entrance, curved around the back and down to the other entrance of the Williams County United Way office on East High Street in Bryan…for their food drive. One by one, four members of the National Guard packed people’s vehicles with food. Bags of potatoes …

A Thursday-morning pursuit out of Hillsdale County ends in Williams County without any resistance. It’s a stolen vehicle call from Hudson. A trooper sees Cordell Austin behind the wheel…stopped at a signal on the 127. The officer approaches and Austin fesses up…admitting he was running from police. It’s an easy …

Nine people were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving holiday. In 2019, there were 15 fatal crashes, in which 18 people were killed. Of the nine killed this year, two were pedestrians, four were not wearing a seat belt and two involved impaired driving. Troopers arrested 298 people for operating …

The Ohio House approves a bipartisan proposal to overhaul the state’s school funding system…though it’s uncertain whether the plan will get a vote this month in the Republican-led Senate…as some lawmakers question the accuracy and feasibility of the eventual price tag…an estimated $2 billion dollars, annually. Lawmakers championing the proposal …

Ohio will receive close to 100,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine by mid-December, Gov., DeWine announces. The governor says he would provide further details about the state’s vaccine plan…but did disclose the partnership the state will have with CVS and Walgreens pharmacies to provide the vaccine to nursing home patients …

Ohio Senate President, Larry Obhof says he has the votes to override Gov., DeWine’s threatened override of a bill…restricting the state health department’s powers during a health emergency. He’s so confident…he tells reporters he’ll hold a vote, if the bill is vetoed as promised by week’s end. The bill would …

A leading Ohio business group asks employees to come up with the best practices for reducing the spread of the coronavirus…as it warns of the impact the current spike in cases could have on the economy. The Ohio Business Roundtable, a nonprofit organization of chief executive officers, wants workers to …

Legislation filed will delay the collection of nuclear subsidies…under the law at the center of a $60 million federal bribery probe…as Ohio Republican lawmakers struggle to find common ground on a repeal effort. Republican Rep. Jim Hoops introduced a bill to halt the collection of at least $170 million dollars …

The Defiance County General Health District reports two more coronavirus deaths in the county. 26 people have now died there in the pandemic.. The victims?…a female in her 50’s with underlying health conditions and a male in his 80’s with health issues, as well. More numbers…at last check…93 lab-confirmed cases, …