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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 …

The Latest   The Corrections Commission of Northwest Ohio decides to keep one piece of equipment. Following a leak in a radiator associated with an emergency backup generator at the local jail, officials sought bids for a replacement of the generator. They researched the current unit and found it is …

New Work Discussed Edgerton’s school board received project proposals and approved quotes from Fitzenrider/Air Force One, a commercial HVAC contractor from Defiance, to replace two chillers and the control system in the main school building. Edgerton currently has three chillers used to cool the building that are 20 years old …

At The Capitol Lawyers disagreed sharply in arguments before the Ohio Supreme Court over whether $8 million dollars in assets, belonging to the state’s former top utility regulator…should have been frozen after he was caught up in a sweeping Statehouse bribery investigation. The state’s attorney told justices that Sam Randazzo …

On The Roads There will be no major projects in Williams County performed by the Ohio Department of Transportation this year, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t work happening. Officials from ODOT District 2 met with the Williams County commissioners to update them on what will be going on in …

Crash In DKC The northbound lanes of I-69 in DeKalb County. just south of Steuben County are closed for a time…after a semi catches fire. Officials tell reporters…the driver of the big rig was near the mile marker 340 interchange…when he realized smoke was coming from the trailer after a …