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A solo crash one vehicle accident closes a portion of 20A for a time. Officials say Larry Fry of Edgerton lost control of the commercial van he was driving. The vehicle goes off the roadway…hitting the ditch and overturning. Minor injuries reported. Fry is cited. The case continues.

Ohio Senator, Sherrod Brown will be in Bryan…today. He joins leaders from Spangler Candy…Teamsters Local 20 and Spangler’s rank and file…to discuss pension relief he helped secure in the American Rescue Plan. The union and the company recently announced an agreement on a new contract.

Williams County Commissioner, Brian Davis is now the Antwerp village administrator…after the village council approves his appointment, in a special meeting. We reported Davis announced last week…he would not seek another term as commissioner in 2022….ending four consecutive four-year terms.

A home, north of Leo, is badly damaged by fire. Crews are dispatched to a Poplar Creek Place location…they arrive to find flames erupting through the roof of the two story house. The home, under construction offered up a challenge to the fire team. Five departments in all are called …

State Rep. Haraz Ghanbari, a republican representing Perrysburg, is appointed by the House Speaker, Robert Cupp, to serve on the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission. Ghanbari, who also serves on the House Transportation and Public Safety Committee, participated in his first commission meeting Monday at the turnpike’s headquarters.

Road construction continues to impact traffic in the Delta area. Both U.S. 20A and State Route 109 may have lane restrictions. On 20A, resurfacing will take place from State Route 109 all the way to County Road 3, just west of Swanton. Traffic will be maintained by flaggers. On the …

Declaring it a “happy day,” Gov., DeWine signs legislation…directing about $2.2 billion dollars in federal COVID-19 relief to children’s behavioral healthcare, water and sewer infrastructure projects, local government budgets and paying off the state’s unemployment insurance loan. The bill allocates all but $500 million dollars of Ohio’s first payout from …

One person is dead…in a shooting at a Kendallville gas station. Officers are called to the Gallops, on West North Street. A 911 caller advises dispatch…there are several people shot…one shooter….since fled the scene. Two victims are taken to an area hospital…in critical, but stable condition. Soon after…another is pronounced …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol arrests a Michigan man…after he crashes two vehicles in Williams County. Officials say Brandon Wollam, of Camden…is driving west on County Road N…suddenly…the car goes off the right side of the road, hitting the ditch. He’s okay…but his vehicle is done. When a passing motorist …

Sentencing is set in the Mary Bates-Robinson case…the Montpelier woman, accused in a pair of stabbings. That hearing is scheduled for July 15th. Prosecutors say Robinson attacked her live-in boyfriend with a knife…stabbing him in the stomach…in the February incident. We reported she initially pled not guilty…and was released on …