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A meeting was held at the Stryker Depot to brainstorm and plan a community celebration for Aug. 27, in Stryker. The community was invited to bring their ideas and contact information to the meeting. The day will kick off with a parade scheduled for 11 a.m. It will feature Jeeps …

Commissioners in Williams and Fulton counties agree to share maintenance costs for a pair of ditches that traverse both counties. The majority of both Owl Creek and Wilson Creek are in the Williams County watershed. Williams County will collect $9,000 for permanent maintenance of Owl Creek, with Williams County responsible …

The Defiance County Sheriff’s Office fielded a call on a motorcycle crash on Ohio 111, south of Hammersmith Road, where a rider went down on the east side of the roadway and was ejected. The victim survives the accident and is recovering at this hour. State and local officials are …

After generators powered the Village of Edgerton for more than 24 hours, the small community of around 2,000 in Williams County, Ohio is back on electricity from Toledo Edison. We reported…a Monday night lightning bolt hit a power pole and then a train pulled the lines, taking out 16 total …

The water in Wolcottville is back on…but now the town has a boil water advisory in place until further notice. The water supply was depleted Wednesday after a contractor hit a water main. A town official says a 12-inch pipe was struck…and most of the town’s water…drained out. A crew …

The Ohio Supreme Court declines to take up a fired college bookstore employee’s battle for his job, likely ending the Ohioan’s yearslong saga. Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor signed the single-sentence entry…declining Andre Brady’s appeal without elaboration. He has 10 days to seek reconsideration. Brady had turned to the high court …

The Democratic nominee for Ohio attorney general files a criminal complaint against the five Republican members of the state’s redistricting commission…after the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the commission’s legislative maps for the fifth straight time. State Rep. Jeff Crossman says the filing seeks charges of dereliction of duty and of …

No injuries were reported but hundreds of residents in the western part of Williams County experienced a power outage beginning, earlier this week. Officials blame a lightning strike that downed one or more power poles near an electric substation at the railroad crossing on County Road 5, east of Edgerton. …

Bryan Municipal Utilities will spend about $943,000 dollars over the next 10 years to make sure the city’s two water towers are up to standards. The Board of Public Affairs approved the agreement, with Utility Service Company Inc., based in Perry, Georgia, during its regular meeting on Tuesday. Officials say …

In DeKalb County…five people are in the hospital after a two car crash along County Road 48. Witnesses say…a minivan…full of people…slowed down as traffic was slowing down as well. That’s when another vehicle slams into the van…sending it careening several feet in the air. Eight teens were in the …