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The Williams County Board of Elections gets the OK to begin renovations to create a new, smaller secure office within their current board office in the East Annex. Officials say…with the number and seriousness of the security directives coming from the Ohio Secretary of State’s office…which oversees the state’s elections…they …

Construction is beginning on the Arche Solar project in western Fulton County. The project is expected to create about 200 jobs across the supply chain during construction and provide over $30 million dollars in revenue to several public entities over the life of the project, the company said in a …

A Defiance man…originally charged with attempted murder for an incident involving his mother…is placed on community control at the victim’s request during his sentencing hearing. The court in Defiance placed Zachery Billings, on community for four years on charges of kidnapping, a first-degree felony; and domestic violence. Billings had pled …

We made a mistake yesterday during the newscast…the demolition derby at the county fair is back on Friday…like the year before last. Sorry about that. We said it was set for the first night of the fair.

County Commissioners on Monday approved a new position at the Williams County Job and Family Services office that would assist with kinship care issues. Kinship care is a temporary or permanent arrangement in which a relative or any non-relative adult with a long-standing relationship or bond with a child takes …

Caleb Turnbull is selected to join the Bryan City School District Board of Education. Turnbull will fill the seat vacated by Mike Stockman. He says he thought serving on the board would be a great opportunity to give back to the community and to the students in the school district. …

A tractor trailer accident Friday temporarily shuts down an Ohio Turnpike overpass. Officials say it resulted in a fire underneath the bridge carrying traffic across Ohio 15/U.S. 20A. The blaze was concentrated directly under the bridge, in the westbound right shoulder of the Turnpike. It shutdown of all westbound lanes …

A lawsuit…objecting to Ohio’s school voucher program…may proceed, after a Franklin County judge denied the state’s motion to dismiss. Ohio’s Attorney General’s office argued that student and school district plaintiffs lacked standing to sue and the courts have already settled the issue. The lawsuit argues that the EdChoice program diverts …

A Bryan man dies after his semi goes off the road and into a ditch, early Saturday…on U.S. 24 near mile post 54 in Providence Township. Officials say…Kenneth Risner was westbound on 24…when he big rig left the roadway. Risner was taken to McLaren St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee and …

A local legislator is selected for a key leadership position in the 135th General Assembly. State Senator Rob McColley…a republican from Napoleon…was sworn in as Majority Floor Leader of the Ohio Senate during opening day ceremonies at the Ohio Statehouse. As Leader, McColley will help lead Senate Republicans’ by coordinating …