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Williams County commissioners held their general session at the Williams County Fairgrounds last week, and the state of the facility was discussed. Thursday, commissioners held the meeting at the fairgrounds as part of their ‘Coffee with the Commissioners’ program in which they hold a meeting in a different part of …

Bryan City Council will consider legislation tonight, as they look to amend the city’s noise ordinance.  Back in July, City Council heard complaints from residents on South Walnut Street about loud music being played during the day. At the time, it was determined the city’s current noise ordinance did not …

Peter Moses, a key figure in the local drug trade, has pleaded guilty to five serious drug charges, including first and second-degree felony trafficking offenses. His plea encompasses one count of Possession of Cocaine, a first-degree felony; one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Methamphetamine with a Major Drug Offender classification, …

Governor DeWine will send law enforcement and millions of dollars in healthcare resources to the city of Springfield as it faces a surge in temporary Haitian migrants that has landed it in the national spotlight. Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday he doesn’t oppose the Temporary Protected Status program …

By law, the first ballots of the 2024 general election must be mailed by Sept. 20 to overseas and active military voters. Ohio elections officials would like to have all the material a week ahead of time to prepare those ballots. That’s Sept. 13 — this Friday, three days from …

The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a semi rollover crash on US127 at Wren Landeck Road, Liberty Township, at approximately 7:43 A.M. on September 12, 2024. A 2024 Honda Civic, operated by Scott Rockhold, 53 years of age, of Urbana, was northbound on …

A Stryker man was indicted by a Williams County grand jury on multiple charges of a sexual matter, including some involving a minor. 51 year old Todd Lee Replogle, of Stryker, was indicted on one count of rape, a felony of the first degree, with a sexually violent predator specification; …

Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries after a pickup truck struck their horse-drawn buggy in Huron County Tuesday evening, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The buggy was traveling west on Baseline Road in front of the pickup truck driver, a 43-year-old, who OSHP says did not give …

The Supreme Court of Ohio has scheduled its plans to take oral arguments on the road in 2025, and Defiance County has been chosen as one location. The Supreme Court’s traveling civic education program – geared to high school students and known as the Off-Site Court Program – will be …

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will appear at a ceremony Friday at the Williams County Fair to help the Williams 200 Committee close out the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the county. DeWine will appear at the pavilion near the sheriff’s building on the fairgrounds at 3 p.m. Also part …