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Firefighters in Defiance County respond to a barn fire on Schubert Road. The blaze is well involved with the team arrives. A dry hydrant was used to fill tankers that filled portable tanks at the scene. About 25,000 gallons of water and 35-40 firefighters teamed up to fight the fire. …

Williams County Commissioners approve $300,000 dollars in county American Rescue Plan funds to the village of Edgerton…to help pay for upgrades to their two water towers. The funds will be part of a financing package to address water tank issues identified during an inspection by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency …

William Batchelder, the influential conservative leader…who was the second-longest serving state representative in Ohio history, died Saturday at 79. The son of a prosecutor and county Republican Party chairman, Batchelder first won his northeast Ohio district in 1968, at age 25. The Medina Republican served as House speaker during his …

An Antwerp woman…charged with killing her husband last month…is indicted by a Paulding County grand jury on five charges. Heidi Grant faces aggravated murder charges and more in the case. We reported Grant is accused of shooting…and killing…her husband, Christopher Franklin. His body was found by Antwerp police on Jan. …

A Defiance man is arrested after leading officers in a car chase. The cops see Thomas Walters at Clinton and Downs streets…he doesn’t have a license plate. When they try to pull him over…Walters hits the gas instead. The pursuit ends after roughly 30 minutes…in a yard on Thurston St., …

Ohio’s senators are pushing bipartisan legislation…aimed at helping American manufacturers remain competitive against what they call unfair competition from other countries, namely China. The legislation recently passed in the House of Representatives…as part of the America COMPETES Act of 2022. The Senate passed its version, the U.S. Innovation and Competition …

The Ohio Turnpike Commission snowplow driver…who injured people and damaged dozens of vehicles when he recklessly sprayed ice, snow and slush on vehicles traveling in the opposite direction…has been fired and could face criminal charges, officials said on Wednesday. 18 people were hurt…55 vehicles were damaged during the incident in …

Marcus Gonzalez, 43, of Toledo, pled guilty to attempted failure to comply with a police officer, a fourth-degree felony. He was placed on community control for five years with conditions, including that he serve 120 days in Putnam County Jail…with credit for 119 days served while his case was pending. …

Federally funded family planning clinics in Ohio can continue to make abortion referrals for now, a federal court rules…in a setback for Republicans who have sued to restore a Trump-era ban on the practice. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati denied a request by Ohio and 11 …

Crews respond to a house fire on Defiance-Henry County Line Road, two miles southwest of Ridgeville Corners. Jewell and Napoleon firefighters assisted in the operation. When the fire team arrives…heavy flames are coming out of the building. The crew moves in and checks for anyone inside…as the hose team applies …