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In 2021, there were more deaths than births in Williams County, 40 septic system permits were issued and 15 doses of Narcan were administered by law enforcement…all this…according to the 2021 annual report from the Williams County Health Department. Those statistics and more are included in the recently released report. …

25 local residents are indicted…and up to 10 more may also face charges…in one of the largest drug rings in the area. Prosecutors say…the suspects are accused of distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and other drugs in northwest Ohio between September 2021 and February 2022. Another 12 suspects had not …

The Montpelier Fire Department is one of 113 fire departments in 52 Ohio counties to receive 2022 equipment grants. Gov. DeWine’s office…and the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of State Fire Marshal’s Office…makes the announcement. Montpelier Fire gets $10,000 dollars for personal protective equipment…all part of the $1 million dollars …

A man from Michigan is picked up in Indiana…following a high-speed chase in Ohio. George Brown had a felony warrant for his arrest on a charge of absconding. Officers from the Montpelier Police Department, Edon Police Department and Williams County Sheriff’s Office worked together in the car chase. Brown is …

Defiance Police arrests Robert Poppe…after a short foot chase, on Friday. Officers want to talk to Poppe about another matter at a Greer Street address, concerning two felony warrants. As they knock on the front door…Poppe bolts out. Soon…word comes…he’s seen running along Webster…then, High Street. Deputies were able to …

Edgerton officials announce…an agreement…to accept a piece of the former Edgerton Metal Products Bement Street industrial site. Officials say…the pact is contingent upon the proposal receiving funding from the state of Ohio’s Brownfield Remediation Program. An application for $900,000 dollars…going to the next round of state Brownfield funding has been …

Ohio General Assembly district maps is one topic of note going on in Columbus…that’s according to State Rep. Jim Hoops, of Napoleon. Hoops, whose 81st district includes all of Henry, Putnam and Williams… and part of Fulton County, spoke as one of the guests of the Williams County Mayors Association. …

Local officials and family members dedicate a tree to a Bryan High School graduate, who died serving his country. The tree was planted near others on the Bryan City Schools campus, along the winding drive between the high school and elementary, in honor of Private First Class Brandon Kreischer, a …

Defiance County commissioners are about to begin a survey of residents and businesses throughout the county…on broadband expansion. They are planning to spend a substantial portion of their $7.3 million dollars in coronavirus funding…on improving internet connectivity throughout the county’s rural areas…for faster download speeds.

AquaBounty Technologies broke ground Wednesday on what is promised to be a state-of-the-art aquaculture facility in Pioneer…located at the east end of Kexon Drive in the Pioneer North Industrial Park. Initially it was announced that Gov., DeWine would attend, but he and wife Fran were both diagnosed with COVID earlier …