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Williams County Commissioners on Thursday approved three additional change orders – numbers 3, 4 and 5 – to the water and storm sewer project on Jackson Street in West Unity. The project consists of 1,300 feet of eight-inch water line on the north side of Jackson Street and 1,400 feet …

A former student is in custody after Hillsdale College and other schools in the Hillsdale, Michigan area were placed in a lockdown status Wednesday following an active threat to the school. Hillsdale Police Department and Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office swarmed the college campus just before noon on Wednesday after being …

An Ohio mayor says he has resigned after receiving threats over a plan to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and the Lord’s Prayer at village council meetings. Carey Mayor Armand Getz says he made the decision to end the pledge and prayer to avoid potential lawsuits. The Air Force …

Locals recently made a concerted effort to help those affected by wildfires in Kansas, Colorado, Texas and Oklahoma. The four states’ numerous ranches and farms bore a heavy portion of the damage, so Ohioans all over the state have stepped up to the plate, helping to provide fencing, hay and …

The Village of Edgerton is looking to fill two open positions, including the recently-vacated position of police chief. At its meeting on Monday evening, the Edgerton Village Council authorized the advertisement of two positions. One of the positions was for the position of police chief. Edgerton Police Chief Jeremy Jones …

Local farmer Bob Short was recently elected to serve as the first vice president for the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. “It’s the state governing board,” the Alvordton farmer said. Short said he was elected at the annual meeting in Columbus earlier this month by the board …

Need a job? The trucking industry says there’s been a driver shortage for two decades – and that there could be 175,000 unfilled trucker jobs in the next seven years. A bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers have proposed a package of bills that seeks to stimulate job growth in the …

For the first time ever, voters in the May 2 special election in Williams County will sign in using electronic poll books. The Bryan Times reports the so-called e-poll books, which are similar in size to an electronic tablet, replace the paper sign-in poll books for the May 2 special …

Madison Township landowners affected by a ditch petition request by Ronald Huffman agreed Monday to delay a public hearing on the request by 60 days. The delay could give Huffman, Norm Thorp and Ed Sutton time to determine exactly where existing tile is and what work the property owners could …

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is warning that more consumers are reporting tax-related scams with about four weeks remaining until the April 18 filing deadline. In 2017, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office has logged more than 150 tax scams thus far in March, compared to 80 in January, and 175 …