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It was Roy Rozell Day, in honor of his 50 years of perfect attendance and membership in the Montpelier Rotary Club. Laura Gray, a village council member, read the proclamation. Rozell says it was “just determination” that got him this far. Abbie Wurm, Montpelier Rotary president, said in honor of …

The Village of Stryker was advised Gerken Paving plans to begin its latest project. Gerken is paving U.S. 2, between the Williams County/Fulton County line, south to Ohio 34, which includes Defiance Street through Stryker.

Williams County Board of Elections staff realized Monday they had erroneously calculated that the number of signatures needed on Edgerton Village Council nominating petitions was 25, when 50 valid signatures are necessary. By Tuesday afternoon, the county elections office had personally notified all seven candidates who have either submitted nomination …

Ohio sees a slight drop in farm real estate value over the last year, an assessment that appears to hold true for the Williams County area. Nationwide, the average U.S. farm real estate value increased 2.3 percent to $3,080 per acre in 2017. The corn belt still had the highest …

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office announced a 24-hour boil advisory for residents in Malinta, Grelton and McClure. The office says the advisory will last until 9 p.m., tonight. Officials did not specify the reason for the advisory.

Steuben County electric customers in and around the Angola Gardens area at I-69 and 20 were without power for a time…some power lines were knocked down by work crews in the area. Roughly 100 customers went dark along 150 South.

A man’s standoff with police ends peacefully in west Toledo. The incident on Talbot Street at Matlack Avenue began during a domestic dispute between the man and a woman living with him. Police say he did not hold her hostage. The man barricaded himself inside. Police and SWAT units surrounded …

There was a fatal accident on Old US 27, just north of State Road 120 in Steuben County. A Steuben County Deputy was attempting to stop a car driven by Ebonie Geddes of Angola, for a traffic violation. Geddes continued northbound through a red light at the intersection of Old …

A lawsuit filed by a former Northeastern Local Schools secretary, requesting additional participation in the state’s workers’ compensation program for a workplace injury more than a decade ago, has been dismissed. Defendants in the suit were Northeastern Local and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. According to the suit, filed …

An accused rapist, who escaped from Paulding County authorities, committed suicide during a standoff with authorities Monday night. Officers determined Powell was at his parents home in a rural area near Antwerp. They tried to have Powell peacefully surrender…but he took his own life with a gunshot wound. Several units …