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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine warned Cleveland fans to beware of ticket scams ahead of the World Series, which begins tonight in Cleveland, along with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ home opener. World Series ticket prices spiked after Cleveland eliminated Toronto in the American League Championship Series on Wednesday night. Earlier in …
Read More »Extensive damage done to the Brokaw Movie House after a car runs into it
A man who told authorities he was trying to break up a fight when his friend crashed his vehicle into the Brokaw Movie House over the weekend. Angola City Police Department officers were dispatched early Saturday morning around 3:40 a.m. to the area of 200 North Public Square in reference …
Read More »Changes being considered for 2017 Williams County Fair
The Williams County Agricultural Society (Fair Board) is considering changes to its parking and security arrangements, and set a tentative schedule for the 2017 fair’s evening entertainment at its regular monthly meeting Thursday. The board also agreed to continue with its $2 Tuesdays (to be held Sept. 12 in 2017) …
Read More »Napoleon city manager submits her resignation
The city of Napoleon will be saying goodbye to their current City Manager, Monica Irelan. She has submitted her resignation to take a job in a northeast Ohio community. Irelan, who was appointed city manager in Napoleon in March 2014, informed city council in a letter of resignation submitted Friday …
Read More »Home on Defiance’s northside destroyed by fire
A home on Defiance’s northside was destroyed by fire early Saturday morning, but no injuries were reported. City firefighters were called to the blaze at 509 Gibson St. around 1:20 a.m. Saturday. firefighters searched the home but found no one. One person may have been living in the home, which …
Read More »Defiance County grand jury has returned multiple indictments against local man
A Defiance County grand jury has returned indictments against a local man who already had been indicted following an incident on Defiance’s northside. 38 year old Joshua Wachtman of Seneca St., was indicted for aggravated robbery, felonious assault and inducing panic. Authorities allege that on Aug. 29 he possessed a …
Read More »Ohio receives high marks in workers’ compensation rates
Ohio continues to ascend the rankings of a biennial study that compares national workers’ compensation rates. The state’s rates improved from 33rd in 2014 to 40th, making Ohio the 11th lowest among all states. Ohio’s standing in the Oregon Study, which ranks states from most expensive to least expensive, has …
Read More »Williams County woman accused of facilitating scams
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Williams County Prosecuting Attorney Katherine J. Zartman announced the indictment of a Williams County woman accused of facilitating scams by receiving stolen tax refunds, forging checks, and laundering money. 40 year old Tammi S. Buchs of Bryan, was indicted by a Williams County grand …
Read More »Williams County receiving new funding through the Ohio Housing Finance Agency
Williams County is one of 16 counties that will be receiving new funding through the Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s (OHFA) Neighborhood Initiative Program (NIP). Williams County Land Reutilization Corporation will receive $500,000. NIP is designed to help prevent foreclosures and stabilize local property values through the demolition and greening of …
Read More »Homecoming traffic blitz numbers released by Fulton County Sheriff’s office
f’s officeFulton County Sheriff Roy Miller has released results from a Homecoming traffic blitz that was conducted Oct. 7-9 and 15-16. The blitz was held in conjunction with homecoming events at Archbold, Evergreen, Delta, Swanton and Wauseon high schools. Deputies who worked this blitz made 42 traffic stop and issued …
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