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A Cecil man is arrested in Lucas County following a high-speed vehicle pursuit that began in Defiance County. Thomas McMichael, 32, was taken into custody near milepost 57 on U.S. 24 by the Ohio Highway Patrol. He is charged with failure to comply with the order or signal of a …

Ohio’s debut of its new license plate failed to take off….because a banner, depicted on the plate…was attached to the wrong end of the Wright Brothers’ historic first plane, the Wright Flyer. The new license plate illustrates rays of sunlight beaming into the sky, with a banner that reads “Birthplace …

A worker dies after an accident at a construction site on Defiance’s east side. The man, whose identity was not released by rescue personnel, was working on the new speculation building being built along Domersville Road, when he fell. The building, which will be leased to A Packing Company of …

COVID-19 cases are trending downward in Williams County, though the county’s vaccine rate is still low. The lowering trend is simply part of the basic ebb and flow the pandemic has taken over the last year and a half, health officials say. According to the latest data from the state, …

Officials in Wood County say they aren’t pursuing felony charges against Bryan Police Chief, Chris Chapa….currently on paid administrative leave since Aug. 6…after former Assistant Chief Gary Mohre told city council that following a heated argument between the two, the chief followed him home from work and entered it…even after …

A civil suit is filed in Defiance County…following a fatal crash this summer on Ohio 18 west of Defiance. Toledo attorney, Chad Tuschman files on behalf of the defendant, Marsha Seibert, of Sherwood. The defendants?…Joshua Shaffer, of Bryan; and Von Deylen Plumbing and Heating, Inc., of Napoleon. Seibert is in …

Electric rates will be rising for Bryan Municipal Utilities customers…after the utility gets approval for three straight years of rate hikes on Tuesday. Officials say they would increase 2.9% in each of the first two years and 2.6% in the third. Also…increases of 2.1% in year 1 and 2% in …

The Williams County Regional Airport is set to get a new hangar. County commissioners received three bids for the project. On Monday morning they awarded it to Thiel Construction, of Blakeslee, for $1.7 million dollars. The competing bids were $2.7 million…from Rupp/Rosebrock Inc., of Liberty Center, and $1.9 million dollars…from …

A car chase in Fulton County earlier this month ends in the arrest of a Toledo man. Swanton Police gets word on a stolen vehicle…entering the village. While patrolling, an officer spots the car and tries to pull it over. Anthony Papa, 27…doesn’t comply…and the pursuit is on. As the …

In DeKalb County…a motorcyclist is hurt after a vehicle turned into his bike. Responders are dispatched to the intersection of C.R. 427 and C.R. 11A. There, they find out a pickup, driven by Robert Walden of Staunton, was stopped at a stop sign on 11A…preparing to turn south on 427. …