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Ohio has joined a select group of states that collect at least 70% of current child support owed, well above the national average of 65 %. That’s according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The agency collects and distributes nearly $2 billion annually to more than one …

Sharon A. Taylor, 76 years, of Lake Seneca, Montpelier, passed away Friday evening, in her home, with her family at her side.  Sharon was born December 26, 1942, in Waldron, Michigan, the daughter of the late Forrest and Mable C. (Fulks) Stafford.  Sharon married Herbert James Taylor on October 26, …

So far, more than 500 Williams County voters have already cast ballots for the Nov. 5 general election. That includes those mailed or hand-delivered to the board office, along with ballots cast at voting machines in the elections office in Bryan. Early voting began Oct. 8. The elections office is …

An Edon man is sentenced to six years in prison in the traffic death of an Edgerton couple last year. Prosecutors accused John Smith of being under the influence at the time. Smith pled guilty in a Williams County courtroom to vehicular homicide, DUI and more. Back in May, 2018, …

Phil Taylor, the Bryan man accused of shooting and killing four dogs at his now-estranged wife’s home, back in June, is sentenced to 12 months in prison. The defense argued that serious health concerns, including mental health issues, on the part of Taylor be considered during sentencing. Additionally, alcohol was …

New Haven Fire and Police are investigating a semi fire at a truck dealer just east of town. They were called to I-469 and U.S. 30 East, after people driving by saw the flames and called 911. Crews found two semi-truck cabs on fire inside a locked and gated area …

A Liberty Center convenience store is robbed. Police are still looking for the suspect at this hour. Deputies were called in to the Liberty Main Stop on Ohio 109. They say an unknown black male entered the store with a handgun and left with the loot. It’s not known how …

Several area fire departments are called to a structure fire in rural Defiance on Bowman Road. Officials tell reporters the blaze damaged the attic and roof area of the home. The South Richland, Delaware and Defiance fire departments helped out, fighting the blaze. An investigation into the fire continues at …

Proceedings continue in Bryan Municipal Court for Williams County Sheriff, Steve Towns. As we reported, he faces two misdemeanor offenses, concerning a disclosure of information related to an investigation. Three counts of improperly releasing child abuse reports have been dismissed. Towns, who remains at his post, was granted a personal-recognizance …

The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio governing board sets a 2020 operating budget that includes good news for its members. The $19 million budget is about $67 thousand dollars more this year, it’s a 3.6 percent increase.