With the holiday shopping season upon us, Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost is warning consumers that illegal robocallers are trying to ruin Christmas by posing as a legitimate businesses…such as Amazon, Apple or PayPal…all to steal your money. They say the scammers suggest…under the guise of wanting to help remedy …
Read More »Covid In WC…Now.
Williams County had the highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita in Ohio this past week. There were 401 cases, or 1,093 cases per 100,000. Statewide…it’s 496 cases per 100,000…all this, according to state health officials. Here’s another number…the total COVID cases in the state of Ohio has nearly equaled …
Read More »Death On The Shoulder
A man dies after he is hit, while filling up his SUV which had run out of gas on S.R. 107 just east of S.R. 49. Officials tell reporters…Nathan Gamble, 33, of Montpelier, was on the shoulder of the road…when he is hit by a westbound pickup….driven by Craig Kaiser, …
Read More »Gov Signs Off On New Map
Gov., DeWine signs into law…a map of new congressional districts on Saturday that will be in effect for the next four years, despite objections from Democrats and voting rights groups. The governor says…compared with other proposals from House and Senate lawmakers from both parties, the Senate legislation he signed…makes the …
Read More »Villareal Gets Sentenced
An area man is sentenced to prison in a Defiance County courtroom…and ordered to forfeit a large amount of cash and a vehicle, in a fentanyl-related case. Gilberto Villarreal pled no contest to trafficking a fentanyl-related compound and more. He gets 5-7 years with credit for 160 days served in …
Read More »The Map…Continues To Rile
A fast-tracked map of Ohio’s new congressional districts continues its breakneck pace through the Republican-controlled state Legislature. The 15-district map cleared the Senate Tuesday, only about 16 hours after it was unveiled. Democrats, voting-rights groups and scholars say the map is gerrymandered to favor the GOP. It divides populous counties…the …
Read More »A New Era In Cleveland
This is when sports…makes the news. A new era of big-league baseball in Cleveland is about to start. The Cleveland Indians are no more. It will now be the Cleveland Guardians that will be off and running, in a few months. The officially transition is today…completing a name change that …
Read More »Truck Crash In SC
A tanker truck goes through and crushes a trail bridge in Steuben County, Wednesday morning. Officials confirm…this all happens over wetlands off S.R. 127 near C.R. 400 North, less than 5 miles north of downtown Angola. A large section of the bridge is now destroyed. The truck driver tells officers…his …
Read More »Nice Job, Young Man
A Defiance teen is a hero…after saving his neighbor…after he slides into a pond during a four-wheeler crash, over the weekend. Now, Robert Gomez and his family are saying thank you…and they want everyone to know about the courageous act. And they want to remind everyone how quickly some situations …
Read More »Truck Fire Near Napoleon
Three area departments are called to a semi-trailer fire on U.S. 24 near Napoleon. Florida and Ridgeville Township fire departments assisted in the call. The driver of the semi may have suffered smoke inhalation in the incident. The flames are soon put out. No word on a cause. State and …
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