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The 2024-25 scholarship application period for Northwest State Community College (NSCC) is now open for new and future students. NSCC has institutional and foundation scholarships available for students, ranging from $250 to full tuition, and many scholarships are awarded to more than one student each year. Some highlights of NSCC …

Sgt. Jeremy Viers of the Bryan Police Department Friday was named the Williams County Top Cop Award winner. Viers, who has been nominated several times in the past, grew up in Montpelier and graduated cum laude from Defiance College with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He had been with …

Hundreds of frozen waffles products sold at Walmart, Target and other major grocery stores in the U.S. are under recall because they could be contaminated with listeria. TreeHouse Foods announced a voluntary recall of more than 500 varieties of frozen waffles on Friday. The Illinois-based manufacturer said that it discovered …

Parkview Health is conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment, a survey that uses public feedback to identify priorities for resources, education and programming. Anyone residing in the Parkview service area, including Williams County, is encouraged to take the survey, available online at Parkview.com/CHNASurvey.  The survey is conducted every 3 years.

The Bucyrus Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an injury crash involving a trooper that occurred Tuesday at 1:28 p.m., on U.S. Route 23 in Upper Sandusky in Wyandot County. The preliminary investigation revealed a northbound vehicle, operated by 38 year old Dara M. Larochelle, of Powell, …

In crime news, 22 year old Kristopher Patrick, of Garrett, Ind., waived his right to a preliminary hearing on a fourth-degree felony charge of strangulation. The case was bound over to Defiance County Common Pleas Court along with a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence. His $50,000 bond with a 10% …

The Williams County dive rescue team has been expanded, outfitted and is in the process of training thanks to a federal grant. The 10-member dive team trained for eight hours over four days at the Bryan YMCA pool, which followed 12 hours of book work.  

Four Findlay churches have come together to promote a campaign for kindness. “Do Unto Others” is a grassroots movement which was started by a United Methodist Church in Kansas City. According to the campaign’s website, it’s meant to encourage people to be intentional about treating one another with kindness, even …

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost revealed that 66 year old Timothy Myers, of Fremont, was just one of 110 potential “Johns” ensnared by a statewide human sex trafficking operation that took place from Oct. 6-12. More than 100 agencies took part in the operation, including the Toledo Police Department. Twenty-two …

John Paulding Historical Society has announced a name change. Going forward, it is changing its name to Paulding County History Museum. The State of Ohio granted the trademark or “doing business as” name this spring. For legal purposes, the name John Paulding Historical Society Inc. will be retained, as it …