Two people are hurt in a crash between a school bus and semi near Ridgeville Corners. Officials say Joann Cousino of Archbold, was driving the bus eastbound on Highway 6, when she stopped in the roadway to unload students. The semi, driven by Kelly Braden, of Monroe, failed to stop, …
Read More »House Fire In Alvordton
Fire damages a Marble Ave home in Alvordton. When crews arrived heavy smoke was seen coming from an upstairs bedroom. They then knocked the fire down…the bedroom suffered extensive damage. One resident was home when the fire began. He and a pet cat, were able to escape. No injuries reported. …
Read More »Thief Leaves Trail Of Thefts
Investigators in Williams County are looking for a car thief. Deputies responded to a complaint of breaking and entering on Pawnee Trail in Lake Seneca, and find somebody ditched two stolen cars to steal two smaller, cheaper vehicles. In the end, the two other stolen vehicles were found by police, …
Read More »Lock Cutter Wanted
Pioneer Police is on the lookout for a serial lock cutter. Officials tell reporters a suspect broke into storage units throughout the village over the weekend but so far nothing has been reported stolen. If you know anything about this, give Pioneer PD a call.
Read More »It Is Road Work Season
More than $9 million worth of bridge replacement and road resurfacing projects by the Ohio Department of Transportation starts in Williams County. One bridge, on Ohio 191 north of Stryker, will be closed for 90 days. Also, milling and repaving the 5.5-mile stretch of 191 between North Defiance Street in …
Read More »Cutchall Faces Charges
Authorities say a Stryker man raped a 16-year-old girl twice and repeatedly engaged in sexual conduct with her. Stephen Cutchall was indicted by a Williams County grand jury for rape, sexual battery and domestic violence. Officials say this went on in 2018 and earlier this year.
Read More »Caulkins Accused Of Fleeing And More
Cory Caulkins of Bryan faces one count of failure to comply with order or signal of a police officer, a third-degree felony, and receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony. Authorities say on March 17, he received a stolen car and also willfully eluded or fled police after receiving a signal …
Read More »Deadly Blaze In Delta
One person is dead after a fire in Delta at a Maplewood Ave. home. Fire crews from the Delta Community Fire Department, with assistance from the Wauseon and Metamora fire departments, were able to extinguish the blaze. A later search of the residence was conducted and an unidentified body was …
Read More »Injury Crash On 24
One person is hurt after a crash on County Road 24, just west of County Road 35 in DeKalb County. Investigators say a vehicle driven by Zackary Jordan, of Butler, was eastbound. Jordan struck a tree head on he was coming out of a turn. Jordan told officers he believes …
Read More »DeWine Unveils Youth Agenda
Gov. DeWine is drawing attention to a key policy priority with a proclamation honoring young children. The governor has declared April 2019 the “Month of the Young Child” and the week of April 8-12 the “Week of the Young Child.” The pronouncements coincide with DeWine’s efforts to elevate children’s issues, …
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