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Ohio…In Business

With a few weeks left in 2021, Ohio has already broken the state record for new business filings. 181,586 new businesses were submitted in the state, this year, officials say. The old record was over 171 thousand…set last year. There’s a simple, new website that can take care of all …

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Covid Spikes

After a brief lull, COVID-19… flares up again in Williams County. For the past two weeks the county has led the state of Ohio in number of COVID cases per capita, with 413 new cases, or the equivalent of 1,125 new cases per 100,000 population. That’s more than any other …

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Crash In DKC

Five are hurt…three are hospitalized…after a car flips over in DeKalb County. Officials tell reporters…Cliffton Martin was driving east on CR 6 when he missed the turn onto Cr. 47. The car with four passengers inside, hits an embankment and overturns 3 times, coming to rest upside down. All five …

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OH V NASCAR

The Ohio Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in a case involving the state’s attempt to tax NASCAR for broadcasting its races in Ohio. At issue before the court is whether the state tax commissioner properly subjected those broadcasts to Ohio’s commercial activities tax…during an audit from 2005 to 2010. …

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Two Sex Cases Underway

A Montpelier man, accused of rape…and a Bryan man…accused of crimes involving children…both plead not guilty to all charges against them. Phillip Deck, 54, of Montpelier, now has a final pretrial conference…set for 1 p.m. on Jan. 6th. Deck remains held at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio on $100,000 …

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Blaze Snuffed In Edgerton

This Monday played out similarly to last Monday for the Edgerton Fire Department, which responded to another house fire with a skeleton crew. They head out to the blaze on N. Elm St. It started in the bedroom, officials say. Some sort of accident. Damage is estimated at around 50 …

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On The Holiday Road

The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports…13 people were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving holiday, during the five-day reporting period. Last year, 11 died. This year…the fatalities included a pedestrian…four were not wearing a seatbelt…and three crashes involved impaired driving. None were in Williams County. In all…troopers arrested 300 people …

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Death Under Investigation

An investigation begins…into the death of Jason Gonzales…found dead Tuesday morning on an Elm St. lot, in Stryker. Investigators say it looks like the body was dropped off by someone. The Lucas County coroner’s office has been called in to assist in the case, officials tell reporters. Gonzales had a …

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Eis Is Sentenced

A former Holgate school board member…who pled guilty to theft…is sentenced to up to three months in jail, Adam Eis will also pay $100,000 dollars in restitution. Eis also agreed to close his business, NETS, which was associated with the crime. After 10 days served at CCNO, Eis is eligible …

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A Pair Of Drunk Driving Cases

Troopers from the Defiance Post respond to two accidents…involving drunken drivers in Williams County. This was on Thanksgiving Day. Jose Martinez, of Edinburg, Texas, was southbound on Ohio 15…when he goes off the right side of the road, south of County Road F. His vehicle crossed over the ditch, hitting …

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