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Officials tell reporters a mechanical malfunction led to a fire that destroyed a tractor in a field along County Road E, between County roads 17 and 18. The tractor was fully involved in flames when crews got to the scene. A tanker truck and more resources are then called in …

In Angola…a Steuben County Sheriff’s Deputy rear-ends a school bus on 200 North, west of SR 827, at the railroad tracks. There, a Steuben County school bus was stopped eastbound, at the railroad tracks, when the police truck hit it. No children were on the bus at the time of …

A small house, just north of Five Span, is damaged in a blaze on Ohio 111, across from the Auglaize Golf Course. One person in the home was taken to the hospital. No word on the victim’s condition. Oakwood and Defiance fire departments helped out in the firefighting operation. Crews …

In Oakwood…a months-long investigation ends with the seizure of large marijuana plants and the arrest of Gary Owens at an E. Harmon St. address. A search warrant was executed…26 plants…a substantial amount of cash and more are found in the search of the place. The residence is next to Oakwood …

Williams County hits the state’s threshold for high incidence rates of coronavirus. Health officials say that is defined as a rate of 100 cases or more per 100,000 people. Jim Watkins, County health commissioner, says the county is listed at 106.29 per 100,000, now.

A Swanton nursing home records a startling spike in the number of COVID-19 cases among residents and staff members during the past week. The Swanton Health Care and Retirement Center on Munson Road, has confirmed 48 new cases among residents, 26 alone within the recent week. Thirteen staff members contracted …

A man is arrested after a standoff with police in Pioneer. Kellen Hunt was taken into custody and charged with disorderly conduct…now at CCNO. Officials tell reporters Montpelier Police responded in tactical gear, prepared to force entry at the scene. Once Hunt saw all that…he surrenders quickly and peacefully. No …

Two people are hurt after their vehicle smashes into a home in Chesterfield Township, along Highway 20. Officials say Dontae Wilbon, of Milwaukee, was westbound…when he veers off the left side of the road, at the intersection at State Route 108, careening into the occupied house. Wilbon was taken to …

Fulton County health officials report the second confirmed death, there…COVID-19. They say she was a female in her 80’s. The total coronavirus case count in Fulton County is 384. The sharp increase in new cases reported, since Sept., has been primarily associated with long term care facilities.

Joe Biden will make a general election campaign stop in Ohio, today, signaling the former vice president’s hopes of winning the state Democrats lost by a significant margin in the 2016 election. Biden plans an afternoon campaign speech in Toledo, then will head to Cincinnati for a voter mobilization event. …