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Efforts to put a multi-county special education and security funding proposal on the ballot in various districts in the four-county area is officially shelved by the Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center. The school funding levy was hoped to generate about $500,000 a year for each district.

The leader of the Ohio House says a proposed overhaul of the state’s school funding system probably will have to be handled separately from the state budget, due by the end of June. Lawmakers are considering two proposals after Gov DeWine envisioned $550 million in new funding, targeted toward higher-poverty …

Bryan Police and Williams County deputies chase down a suspected drunk driver. An officer tries to pull Jeffrey Patrick over on Townline Road. Officials say he was seen driving erratically and he refused to stop. He continued out of town on County Road 15 to County Road A, then over …

Florence Township crews battle a vehicle fire on the Ohio Turnpike…only to come back later and put it out again. Officials tell reporters the first blaze started near mile marker 6 in the westbound lane. Brakes on a freight trailer hauled by a semi catch fire. After it was extinguished, …

An illegal alien is charged with rape in Hicksville. Clementino Co-Juc’s bond hearing was continued. Co-Juc is from Guatemala. The charge stems from a sexual assault investigation involving a juvenile reported last week to Hicksville Police. Co-Juc is held in Stryker.

Chase and Olin Brass’ parent company, Global Brass and Copper Holdings will be merging with German brass company, Wieland-Werke. Locally, Chase Brass makes brass rods for building and housing and more from its plant on Selwyn Drive in Montpelier, employing several hundred workers. Olin Brass also operates the Bryan Metals …

Maumee Police wants people to lock their cars after a large number of vehicles are broken into. Property was stolen. The investigation continues.

The Egerton Village Council votes to accept a state grant. The $40,000 from the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation will go to upgrade the Edgerton Fire Department’s Jaws of Life rescue tools.

One person is hurt in a two car crash on Highway 127 at Ohio 15, north of Bryan. City firefighters responded with Williams County EMS to the scene. The accident is under investigation by state and local officials at this hour.

A Holgate man is charged in Defiance County after a burglary. The charge follows a suspicious barn fire on Henry County Road 16, back on April 3, in the Florida area. David Clemens’ vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a ditch, causing moderate damage to …