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The Ohio curfew order has been extended for another three weeks. The State Department of Health Director, Stephanie McCloud, signs the health order. The 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew now goes on until Jan. 23. Exemptions include going to work, obtaining necessary food, medical care or social services. The …

At last check, Williams County has had 2,290 total cases of COVID-19…an increase of 155, since Christmas. Officials tell reporters they have resulted in 117 hospitalizations and 48 deaths. There are 1,758 people who have recovered. Statewide, there have been 700,380 cases. 38,334 are in the hospital. 8,962 people have …

The Ohio Supreme Court reverses course and decides not to hear an appeal by a convicted school shooter. The court dismissed Ely Serna’s case in an opinion that listed it as improvidently accepted, without further explanation. Serna was sentenced to more than 23 years in prison for a 2017 shooting …

Fetal remains from surgical abortions in Ohio must be cremated or buried…under a bill signed by Gov., DeWine. The bill updates a current state law, requiring that aborted fetuses be disposed of in a humane manner, but humane is not further defined. DeWine has yet to act on another abortion-related …

Testing shows potentially harmful chemicals, known as PFAS, aren’t widely contaminating the more than 1,500 public drinking water systems in Ohio. That’s according to the state’s Environmental Protection Agency. Those manmade chemicals, sometimes called “forever chemicals” because they persist in the environment, are used in products such as carpeting, cookware …

Tolby Fleming…the Defiance man, accused of restraining a woman and then raping her…enters a guilty plea in an area courtroom. Gross sexual imposition and kidnapping charges apply in the case. Judge, Joseph Schmenk orders a pre-sentence investigation and continues Fleming’s $150,000 cash bond with a 10% allowance provision. He is …

The City of Bryan passes its annual budget. In comes to about a 9% reduction in total funds compared to the 2020 budget…reduced from $62 million dollars to $57 million, this year. The most notable cutback in the budget?…enterprise funds…at BMU…pared from $37.5 million in 2020 to $32 million, now. …

22 small businesses in Williams County get financial assistance through the Williams County Small Business Grant Program. It provides local firms with some monetary relief…due to business interruptions caused by COVID-19.

CCNO Executive Director, Dennis Sullivan files suit on behalf of the facility…against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. The papers were filed at the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday. The dispute?…who should accept the risks of COVID-19 exposure among inmates who have received prison sentences for felony convictions. The …

COVID-19 kills four more people in Williams County. The victims?…men, ages 89, 54, 80 and 54. The 80-year-old and one of the 54-year-olds were in long-term care facilities. The numbers make December…without question…the deadliest month for the county since the pandemic began. The county health department received 100 doses of …