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Pioneer Industrial Systems achieves statewide recognition for its Robotic Maintenance Vehicle. The RMV won the Ohio New Product Award…from the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers, which was presented to owner Todd Hendricks Sr. during NSPE-Ohio’s annual meeting. The award was created to recognize the benefits that come from the research …

Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly maintain it in the years before the crash, and the railroad wants to make sure that company and the owners of the other cars involved help pay for the costs. …

Groups hoping to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s constitution delivered nearly double the number of signatures needed to place an amendment on the statewide ballot this fall…aiming to signal sweeping widespread support for an issue that still faces the threat of needing a significantly increased victory margin. Ohioans United for …

The recently agreed upon state budget sent to Gov. Mike DeWine has several provisions favorable to Ohio’s counties, including Williams. According to a release issued by the County Commissioners Association of Ohio, the budget is mostly favorable to issues important to the association. DeWine signed the bill into law Tuesday …

A foggy morning raised some concerns for the annual Fourth of July Fly-in Breakfast. But skies cleared up to let planes begin landing around 9 a.m. and the warm, dry weather brought a crowd to the Williams County Regional Airport to look at planes and cars and have a pancake …

Ohio lobbyist, Matt Borges gets five years in prison for his part in the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history. He avoided the much harsher sentence received by former House Speaker Larry Householder, the scheme’s mastermind, by accepting responsibility and apologizing before the judge. Black nonetheless rebuked Borges for his …

The Williams County Port Authority is adding two more houses to the county after the board approved some building contracts. Two different contractors, both of whom have worked with the port authority on other projects were selected to construct houses in two communities in the county. Andelynn Homes will build …

Three people are in the hospital solo rollover crash on Interstate 69. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says…47-year-old, Dawn Dedrick-Boyle had been heading north on I-69 just south of Auburn when traffic started to slow down for a broken down big rig. Officials tell reporters…a vehicle in front of Dedrick-Boyle …

Wildfires in Canada have once again spread a haze over parts of the U.S., including Williams County, harming the air quality. As of Wednesday, all of Williams County had an air quality rating of unhealthy, that’s according to the Environmental Protection Agency. However, the worst was yet to come as …

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history and taken immediately into custody, a judge declaring that “the court and the community’s patience with Larry Householder has expired.” The 64-year-old Republican tensed only …