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The Maumee Valley Planning Organization in Defiance is updating the region’s comprehensive economic development strategy…covering Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding and Williams counties, with public participation encouraged. The counties’ economic development offices are all working with the MVPO to update the strategy focused on retaining workforce, supporting key infrastructure improvements and …

The unemployment rate in Fulton County was up slightly in June, but still down from last year, that’s according to data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The county’s jobless rate in June was 3.8%, according to the civilian labor force estimates. That is up from …

Officials say…two cars are totaled in an accident that in DeKalb County, late Thursday. 17-year-old Marie Johnson of Huntertown was crossing the intersection of CR 68 and CR 427 when she didn’t yield to 51-year-old Kristi Baker of Leo, who had the right of way. They say Johnson Hit Baker’s …

An Ohio man who admitted threatening a witness after posting videos from the U.S. Capitol riots is sentenced to two years of probation. Justin Stoll had pled guilty in January in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati to transmitting a threat to injure. Authorities allege Stoll breached the security barricades at …

A local elected official has pleaded not guilty to charges filed against him in Fulton County. Hugh Perry, 66, of rural Edgerton, was booked into the jail on charges of menacing by stalking and telecommunications harassment, both first-degree misdemeanors. Perry is a St. Joseph Township trustee who was last elected …

West Unity officials cut the ribbon on its splash pad…officially opening the water attraction for residents. Unofficially, it has been in operation for a few weeks and kids have already made plenty of use of it during that time, including right before the ribbon cutting. Village officials applied for a …

A Toledo man was sentenced to prison in a Henry County courtroom in a marijuana trafficking case involving hundreds of pounds. Nathan Mowery was given a six- to nine-year prison term and fined $10,000 on a charge of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a second-degree felony. Mowery was …

A contract for the replacement of a narrow Defiance sidewalk…a long discussed project in Defiance City Hall…is approved by city council. It goes to the only bidder on the project…Fenson Contracting of Fort Jennings…to replace the narrow walkway east of South Clinton Street, between Bassard Drive and Power Dam Road. …

The Indiana state police releases more details in Monday’s domestic shooting incident resulting in the death of a woman and man. The DeKalb County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as Heather Harmon, 35 of Auburn, and Edward James Conboy, 37 of Edon. They say the two were estranged lovers. Conboy …

The Williams County Fair Board votes to allow the Williams County Veterans Memorial to remove a fence on its property, but with stipulations. The memorial is located on the southeast corner of the Williams County Fairgrounds. Fair Board member Matt Kennedy brought a request from the memorial board to remove …