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A man is found dead, along the railroad tracks in East Garrett. The body was discovered near Taylor Road. No word if this is a railroad related death…or something else. Detectives are on the case at this hour. DeKalb and Steuben County authorities are working together…trying to figure out what …

Ten fire departments in Williams County get a little more than $287 thousand dollars, in the first round of the 2021 Multi-Agency Radio Communications Systems, or MARCS, grant awards. They are among 242 fire departments in 46 counties throughout Ohio to receive the roughly $1.5 million dollars in funding. A …

So far this holiday season…fewer motorists are killed on Ohio’s roadways…compared to the two previous years. Officials confirm…nine people died in seven fatal crashes,, this past week…many involved, not wearing seat belts. Troopers got 142 impaired drivers off the roads so far in the state. Motorists are reminded to stay safe…as …

Crews battle a fire in a New Haven trailer park. They were dispatched to the 200 block of Lincoln Highway. It takes about 15 minutes to get the blaze under control. No one was home at the time. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by both state and …

The Ohio Supreme Court issues a temporary stay…to stop collection of a fee from nearly every electric customer in the state, starting Jan. 1…to subsidize two nuclear power plants. This, in a provision included in a scandal-tainted bill approved by the state Legislature in July 2019. The order, signed by …

Indiana health officials report 2,494 new coronavirus infections and 43 additional deaths…as the administration of the vaccine begins for nearly 1,000 long-term care facilities across the state. The newly confirmed deaths, which occurred over several days, raises Indiana’s toll to 7,886…including both confirmed and presumed infections…that’s according to the Indiana …

Two more people succumb to COVID-19 in Williams County, over the weekend. Williams County Health Commissioner, Jim Watkins says the deaths…two males, ages 70 and 80…were both residents of long-term care facilities. It now brings the county’s total COVID-19 death toll to 44. This, as like around the rest of …

Dr. Damoder Kesireddy, a 72-year-old cardiologist with Parkview Physicians Group in Bryan, is the first in line to get the new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Williams County. Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan also got 50 doses of the vaccine from the health department. Officials say more shots are …

Late Sunday night in DeKalb County…a driver suffers a broken back after a rollover crash on County Road 61. Investigators tell reporters the driver, Joshua Horvat, ran off the highway…then the vehicle rolls several times. Alcohol is believed to have played a role in the crash. Three others in the …

Construction has stopped for the season, on the second of a two-phase project to improve the Williams County Regional Airport. What is Phase II?…it’s the completion of the eastern two-thirds of a 35-foot-wide paved asphalt taxiway. When it’s finished, it will run parallel to the runway. Phase I, the western …