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Edgerton village has a new Village Administrator. Zachary Dohner, was introduced at this week’s council meeting. Dohner, 24, is a 2016 graduate of Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in communication. Dohner takes over for Dawn Fitzcharles, who is now with Bryan Municipal Utilities.

Police believe alcohol was a factor in a crash in Steuben County that injured three people. Emergency crews were dispatched to the area of Orland Road and County Road 225 West. Deputies found a pickup truck, driven by Chase Townsend of Angola. Witnesses told officers the vehicle was westbound when …

Two vehicles collide and careen into a third on Ohio 34 at County Road 13. Several people were hurt. Officials say all injuries are minor. The investigation into the accident is underway by local authorities.

An emergency team is dispatched to a Bryan address for an overdose. Officials tell reporters they suspected it was heroin. Drugs were administered to the victim, who is now OK at this hour. It is the second overdose call area crews have responded to in recent days.

Florence Township crews respond to a hazardous material spill on Ohio 34. Witnesses told troopers a trailer broke loose from its truck, crashing into the roadway. The tank contained nitrogen fertilizer. The material was deemed not dangerous. Cleanup took nearly an hour. No injuries reported.

A Williams County man is arrested on sexual conduct charges. Robert Kelley of Bryan is accused of unlawful relations with a teenaged female. Investigators say the incident occurred late Friday. Kelley was brought in later and taken to the Corrections Center in Stryker. He was later released on bond. A …

A virtual charter school, closed by its sponsor for questionable practices, cost the seven school districts of Fulton County a combined total of over $1.1 million. The hardest hit was Wauseon. Schools superintendent, Larry Brown told reporters it’s not clear how much of the district’s state tax money was diverted …

Ohio State troopers are putting together a DUI checkpoint somewhere in the area this week. More on the exact location, later.

Paulding has a new administrator. Council agreed to hire E. Thomas Ault. He replaces Robert Fisher, who resigned from the post in April. Ault currently is the village administrator in Louisville.

In Williams County, the May unemployment rate fell to 3.3 percent. Henry County checks in at 4.1 percent. Defiance County?…4.2. In Fulton County, it’s now at 3.7 percent. All the counties are at or below the average, statewide.