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A plan, to develop a countrywide monitoring system to track the status of residential sewage treatment systems in Williams County is nearing implementation.. Officials say the focus of the plan is to make homeowners responsible for the maintenance of their septic systems. The plan has a 2019 start date.

After last week’s news that test drilling for the aquifer are underway…more on the pushback against it. Jeremy Rentz, an environmental engineering professor at Trine University, told the roughly 100 or so people at a meeting in Pioneer withdrawing 10 million gallons of water per day from the Michindoh Aquifer …

A man sustains serious injuries after a crash in Jamestown Township, in the area of County Road 300 West, south of State Route 120. When first responders arrived at the scene, they found a van had crashed into a tree…the driver, Jason Loy, was still inside. Loy was freed by …

A crash injures two teenagers after a crash in DeKalb County, west of Waterloo at the intersection of County Road 19 and Highway 6. Police say an SUV stopped at the intersection and then pulled out in front of another car, causing the crash. The driver of the car, 17-year-old …

The driver of a van loses control on a slick LaGrange County road and overturns. First responders were dispatched to County Road 750 North on a report of a crash. Ivan Slabach, the driver, is thought to have been speeding in the slippery conditions. The van hit a guardrail before …

Officials tell reporters the first Safe Haven Baby Box in Ohio is now in service. It is located on the south side of Hicksville’s Community Memorial Hospital, next to the emergency room. It was formally dedicated by local fire and law enforcement personnel and hospital officials. The Safe Haven Baby …

The state of Indiana is suing the maker of the painkiller, OxyContin, alleging that its actions played a role in fueling the state’s opioid epidemic. The suit, filed against Purdue Pharma says the Stamford, Connecticut-based company played a key role in Indiana’s opioid crisis by misrepresenting the risks and benefits …

Emily Legenza, a 2016 Wauseon High School graduate and Ohio University music major, is crowned 2019 Miss Northwestern Ohio. Emily competed for the title among six women at the Defiance Community Auditorium. She won the talent portion of the competition. She was also awarded a scholarship. Emily will now compete …

Crews take on a fire at an area big box store. Officials say a small fire shut down the Angola Walmart for a time. Officials say it looks like a fan in the store’s bakery failed, overheated and started to smoke. The fire was quickly contained. Fire crews were on …

Another train incident in the area…this time one hits a semi-trailer at a Butler railroad crossing. Officials tell reporters the collision happened along the tracks on East Main Street. The big rig was an over-sized load headed west. As the load crossed the tracks, an oncoming train did its damage. …