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In Williams County, the rates of domestic violence victimizations have been increasing annually, with the problem made worse by the pandemic. Those issues have the Williams County Victim Assistance program preparing for larger-than-normal increases in the number of victims in the coming year. In the most recent fiscal year for …

Ohio voters broke an all-time record for early voting in the statewide Gubernatorial General Election, and it appears William County broke a record as well. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Tuesday that 1.5 million Ohioans requested an absentee ballot or cast their ballot early in-person. This is an …

Bryan voters approve a half percent replacement levy for streets and sewers in the city…by 53 to 46%. The levy takes effect on or after June 1, 2023, for nine and a half years, ending Dec. 31, 2032. The levy began in 1986 to fund the city’s wastewater plant, then …

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approves a nearly $20,000 dollar change order for an electric project…after they found out the wrong switches were ordered. The project is part of a plan to upgrade the city’s entire sub-transmission electric service system to 69 kilovolt capacity. Officials say…the company that makes …

Defiance County is seeking public comments regarding the Evansport Road bridge maintenance project on County Road 150, over the Tiffin River. The county, in partnership with ODOT, is proposing to replace the bridge beams and north abutment. Also, the existing guardrail will also be replaced and the roadway to the …

It will cost each of the five member counties a little less to house their lawbreakers at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio in 2023. Each member county will pay $69.95 per day per inmate in 2023, officials say. The new rate follows a downward trend over the past five …

The new hangar under construction at the Williams County Regional Airport is under budget but behind schedule, that’s what Airport Authority President, Brent Wilson tells county commissioners on Thursday. The building is envisioned as both an emergency staging facility by the county Emergency Management Agency…which currently does not have a …

A Thursday morning crash in DeKalb County sends a passenger to the hospital on complaints of knee and neck pain. Officials say 52-year-old Cathy Brooks was westbound on County Road 68…approaching the intersection of County Road 35. Brooks said she stopped at the intersection and did not see the other …

Ohio’s Republican option for U.S. Senate visited Defiance Wednesday afternoon as did the state’s treasurer and lieutenant governor, just a day after a number of other candidates came through and several days before election races are decided on Tuesday. The visit by first-term incumbent Treasurer, Robert Sprague…Lt. Gov. Jon Husted…and …

Northwest State Community College and the Support Staff bargaining unit of the Northwest State Community College Education Association have approved an amended agreement. At the Board of Trustees meeting, it was noted that negotiating teams for the College and the Support Staff entered into negotiations in August to review salary …