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week and a half ago, we reported Williams County had the second highest rate of COVID-19 cases in the state. Now…the county ranks 27th out of Ohio’s 88 counties. Several other northern Ohio counties are still seeing high case rates, though, with Lucas County having the most with a rate …

The Northwest State Community College Foundation awards $843,000 in scholarships to 278 students from the region. The amount awarded shatters last year’s record totals. Due to COVID-19, the scholarship awards reception was held as a pre-recorded, virtual reception. Elements of the video were filmed at the NSCC Archbold campus, as …

Transportation officials say…construction is set to begin, in both the northbound and southbound lanes of I-69…from U.S. 20, to the Indiana Michigan State Line. During the project there will be alternating lane closures in each direction. Work is scheduled to start on or after May 10 and is expected to …

Holding a cell phone, or other electronic device while driving in Ohio…would be illegal, under legislation introduced Monday…that takes aim at distracted driving…by targeting not just texting but scrolling through social media and other hands-on phone uses. Having an electronic device in your hand while behind the wheel would also …

Authorities arrest a Toledo woman…in connection to a fatal drug overdose. Ashely Kutzly, 23, of Toledo, died on Jan. 24…a fentanyl overdose. Tiffany Warman is now charged with first-degree felony involuntary manslaughter. She was taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio where she remains in custody. Warman’s pretrial hearing …

In DeKalb County…two dogs run in front of a motorcycle…causing a crash and injuries to the rider…all this, on the 600 block of S.R. 327. Officials tell reporters, Keith Reinig, 65, of LaGrange, was southbound…when the dogs ran into the roadway and were hit by the motorcycle. They say Reinig …

Vice President, Kamala Harris promotes a range of benefits…from public transportation, Friday, in an Ohio visit. The VP…along with Senator, Sherrod Brown, met with transportation and business leaders…in a roundtable discussion, hosted by the University of Cincinnati. Harris said easily accessible public transportation helps connect workers with businesses, improves the …

Clinton and Fulton townships will ask voters next Tuesday to approve new levies…one to create a cemetery maintenance fund…and the other to even out the residential cost of fire services. Clinton Township has placed a five-year, 0.15-mill levy on the May 4 ballot, to allow the trustees to create a …

Fulton County’s unemployment rate falls in March. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says it fell to 4.3%…from 5.5 in February. Last March, the jobless rate was 6.3% in the county. Among the state’s 88 counties, preliminary March 2021 unemployment rates ranged from a low of 2.4% in …

In Toledo…seven college students and another man are indicted…in the alcohol-related death of a 20-year-old…found unconscious after a fraternity party. The charges from the grand jury range from involuntary manslaughter to hazing. Stone Foltz, 20, died three days after he and other fraternity pledges at Bowling Green were each given …