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Police in Van Wert County report someone broke into a mink farm and released more than 25,000 of the small animals from their cages…all this at the Lion Farms USA Mink Farm on Hoaglin Road in Hoaglin Township, six miles north of Van Wert. Officials add…the suspect or suspects destroyed …

AIM Media announces the appointment of Richard Clark as Publisher at The Republic in Columbus, Indiana and as Vice President & Group Publisher with responsibility for all AIM media properties in Indiana. Clark succeeds Bud Hunt who is retiring from the Company at the end of this month. The company …

An energy saving project at Northwest State Community College is nearing completion, including the installation of a solar array, LED lighting upgrades and efficiency upgrades to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, as well as building automation components. The $3.3 million dollar energy project is being done in coordination …

Edgerton is getting a little help from the state for their Gerhart Park project. Gov., DeWine and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director, Mary Mertz announced $1.7 million dollars in NatureWorks grants throughout the state…which will support 68 outdoor recreation projects in 62 counties. Edgerton has one of those …

A Napoleon man is sentenced in a Henry County Common courtroom on a misdemeanor sexual abuse charge that began as a more serious felony. Nathaniel Owen pled guilty to sexual imposition. He was given 60 days in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio with credit for 60 days served in …

Williams County Commissioners approve filing an application to the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program for an asbestos abatement project for the fourth floor of the county courthouse The total cost of the asbestos abatement project is estimated at $289,975 dollars. Testing has shown there are environmental hazards related to asbestos-bearing materials …

The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced it has issued a Permit to Install to Bridgewater Dairy for construction of a satellite manure storage lagoon. Lagoon #7 will be located about 2 miles northwest of the dairy, on the east side of County Road 6.75, in Bridgewater Township. The dairy, located …

In Williams County, the rates of domestic violence victimizations have been increasing annually, with the problem made worse by the pandemic. Those issues have the Williams County Victim Assistance program preparing for larger-than-normal increases in the number of victims in the coming year. In the most recent fiscal year for …

Ohio voters broke an all-time record for early voting in the statewide Gubernatorial General Election, and it appears William County broke a record as well. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Tuesday that 1.5 million Ohioans requested an absentee ballot or cast their ballot early in-person. This is an …

Bryan voters approve a half percent replacement levy for streets and sewers in the city…by 53 to 46%. The levy takes effect on or after June 1, 2023, for nine and a half years, ending Dec. 31, 2032. The levy began in 1986 to fund the city’s wastewater plant, then …