News

A New Bavaria man… charged with attempted murder in a strangulation case…is sentenced in a Henry County courtroom. Craig Heuerman, 47, gets placed on community control for two years …accused of aggravated assault and more. Heuerman is also ordered to make restitution of $356 dollars to the victim, Lucas Maag. …

Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation…to let children work in more hazardous occupations, for more hours on school nights and in expanded roles…including serving alcohol in bars and restaurants…as young as 14. The efforts to significantly roll back labor rules are largely led by Republican lawmakers to address worker …

Memorial Day is right around the corner and events throughout Williams County are planned to celebrate the holiday on Monday. In Bryan…a parade will begin at 9:15 a.m. from the Goodwill parking lot and head to Fountain Grove Cemetery for a memorial service. In Edon…Memorial Day festivities will commence at …

Officers are searching for one of two people who escaped from a Lima correctional facility Tuesday. James Lee, 47, who has been found and Bradley Gillespie, 50, who is still on the run after getting away from Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution. Gillespie is bald, has blue eyes and weighs 200 lbs. …

The Montpelier Village Council hashes out some details for their Neighborhood Revitalization Grant application. The village can apply for up to $750,000 dollars through the Neighborhood Revitalization Grant to go toward a minimum of three projects. The application is due to the Williams County Commissioners by June 14.

A staff member at DeKalb Middle School is on administrative leave after being accused of aggressive behavior toward a student, district officials tell the media. They addressed the situation and a report was filed with the Department of Child Services. The investigation into the matter is ongoing, officials say.

The Montpelier Parks and Recreation Department officials tells the Montpelier Village Council about immediate plans and hurdles as well as long-term goals. Officials say the department is busy keeping village property mowed and maintained…over at Storer Park, Municipal Park, Founder’s Park, the tree grove and more.

Edon Northwest Local Schools District Superintendent Anthony Stevens recommended to the School Board Transportation Committee that the district work with an architecture firm to complete a grant-funded project that will redesign the main entrance of Edon High School. Edon received $200,000 dollars in the fifth round of Ohio’s K-12 School …

A Michigan prison inmate….transported to an Ohio court…has been missing for nearly two months after being mistakenly released from a jail there. Officials say…Christopher Bibbs was incorrectly released from the Warren County, Ohio, jail on March 23. Bibbs, 21, likely is in the Detroit area, they add. He began serving …

Williams County mayors learned about cybersecurity issues…and how the state can help combat them. The mayors met at the Holiday City Village Office for their monthly meeting and were joined via Zoom by Mark Bell, a cybersecurity outreach coordinator for the state of Ohio. Bell says response teams can come …