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Two people…believed to be from Williams County are accused by online activists in separate incidents, involving online child solicitation. One of the two was arrested Thursday morning by the West Terre Haute Police Department. On Nov. 27, the online activist group PCI: Predator Catchers Indianapolis posted video, apparently showing former …

Two minors are taken into custody…after a police pursuit that starts in DeKalb…and ends in Allen County, late Friday. Officials tell reporters…an off-duty sheriff’s deputy was southbound on I-69…when he tried to pull over someone for a minor traffic violation. The driver refused to stop…and instead tries to escape the …

The unemployment rate in Fulton County was down during October, according the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The rate was 3.4% in October, a decrease from 3.9% in September. In October of 2020, the unemployment rate in Fulton County was 3.5%. It’s estimated that 700 county residents were …

Jim Renacci, a former Republican congressman, who’s challenging Gov., DeWine in next year’s primary, picks a Christian filmmaker who made a documentary about former President Donald Trump to be his running mate. Joe Knopp of Springboro comes into the race with no political experience. Renacci, a businessman and former Wadsworth …

Lawsuits are accumulating against Ohio’s new congressional map, just as they did for GOP-drawn maps of new legislative districts, as voting and civil-rights groups allege partisan gerrymandering against the state’s ruling Republicans. The latest suit comes from the Ohio arms of the League of Women Voters and the A. Philip …

Two people are hurt, one seriously…in a three-car crash on U.S. 127 at Mud Creek Road in Defiance County. Officials tell reporters…Stephanie Singer, of Ney, was driving south on 127…in front of Micheal Queen, of Bryan…and Alyssa Willey, of Mark Center. When Singer stopped…to turn left onto Mud Creek Road, …

North of Napoleon…two are taken to area hospitals…following a two car crash…at the intersection of County Road U and Ohio 108. Deputies get there…to find one car on its roof…in a field next to the road. The second vehicle…in the same field…but on its wheels. Officials say…Aadon Ford of McClure, …

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 …

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 …

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 …