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Clarence Thigpen, of Kalamazoo, accused in a stabbing in the Williams Center area, is in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio on two charges of felonious assault. He was arrested following treatment at a Toledo medical facility, after being shot by a Defiance County deputy in the reported incident. The …

Four vehicles collide on County Road 15 in Williams County. Officials tell reporters a driver, heading north, didn’t stop at the stop sign at U.S. 6. Halfway through the intersection, another car slams into it, sending the first into a spin. It starts off a chain reaction…as two other vehicles …

A big rig rollover closes down part of southbound I-69 in DeKalb County. The semi crashed into an abandoned SUV on the shoulder, near the 323 mile marker. The truck and trailer end up on their sides. The load…bottled water…strewn around the crash scene. The driver of the big rig, …

Gov., DeWine says wearing masks in public during coronavirus should not be a political issue…it’s about people acting to protect others. The Ohio governor was on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday…in response to North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s call for residents to avoid mask shaming people wearing protective gear. Burgum, …

Wauseon schools will ask voters in November to replace an expiring emergency levy with a continuing substitute levy the district’s administrators hope won’t require much new money. The Board of Education approved a resolution for the levy during a meeting held by teleconference. The levy would take the place of …

There will be no State Fair this year. The Ohio Expositions Commission announces it has canceled the 2020 event, originally scheduled for July 29 through August 9, in Columbus. The Commission cited concerns for public health, as well as the financial feasibility of hosting a fair that would adhere to …

Nursing home residents continue to make up the vast majority of coronavirus-related deaths in Ohio, that’s according to new Department of Health statistics. At least 1,246 residents of Ohio’s long-term care facilities have died from the virus, or nearly 70% of the total COVID-19 deaths statewide. As nursing home fatalities …

A big storm hits Williams County and dumps more than three inches of rain in less than 24 hours on West Unity and Stryker. The area ends up getting flooded in some areas there. Meteorologists say over three inches of rain fell along the Williams-Fulton county line. Officials had to …

Since November, Bryan Municipal Utilities has been operating without a director of utilities. Former director, Kevin Maynard resigned in December 2019 after being put on paid administrative leave in Nov. 13. Since then, BMU Operations Manager Dawn Fitzcharles and Human Resources Director Jackie Perry have picked up much of the …

An old friend is leaving us. One of the oldest retail businesses in Kendallville is closing its doors. Atz Furniture has been in business since 1922. For three generations and more than 98 years in business, the store was family-owned and operated. The store is liquidating, now. Atz believes it …