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Archbold officials pass the first reading of a proposed annual 3% water and wastewater rate increase. Also, the panel will begin accepting bids for a new water tower. The rate increases would fund a two-phase wastewater project that would pick up the flow from an expanding Con Agra plant…and tackle …

Gov., DeWine appoints a new Health Department director. Stephanie McCloud, currently the administrator of Ohio’s health insurance fund for injured workers, gets the nod. She replaces Dr. Amy Acton, who led the agency’s initial response to the pandemic but then abruptly stepped down in June, amidst criticism. He also brings …

More than 5.8 million Ohioans voted in Tuesday’s General Election, breaking the all-time record of 5,773,777 set in 2008. That includes 18,599 who cast votes in Williams County. Turnout?…73%. Previously, the state voter turnout record was in 2008, when 5.7 million people voted in the election that sent Barack Obama …

Incumbent, Tom Kochert wins the race for Williams County sheriff. The county elections board completed their final count, recording 8,960 votes for Kochert…7,649 votes for Mohre. As we reported, Mohre was a write-in candidate…his name did not appear on the ballot. Officials say about 250 absentee ballots are still out. …

All local issues are approved by Fulton County voters. Folks in Wauseon sign off on a renewal and decrease of a recreation levy. The original levy funded construction and operation of the city pool…approved handily with 71% of the vote. Delta voters approve a levy renewal for parks and five …

Here are the latest details on COVID-19 in the area. Fulton County adds 59 new cases. The number of overall hospitalizations there has increased to 51. There have been 18 deaths in the county, with one added Monday and one Tuesday. The median age for confirmed cases is 51. Defiance …

The global pandemic couldn’t stop 2020’s presidential election and in Williams County COVID-19 couldn’t even slow it down. Voting location managers throughout the region report incredible turnouts. There was a steady stream of voters in Bryan at the Nazarene Church on Townline Road. The Veterans Memorial Building on the county …

Incumbent, Tom Kochert has a clear lead over write-in challenger Gary Mohre in the race for Williams County sheriff. Board of Election results show Kochert earned 82%…Mohre?…17%. The choice was not an easy one to make for county residents as the elections board recorded 6,881 undervotes…with 69% choosing not to …

Incumbent Williams County Commissioner, Lew Hilkert brushes aside a pair of challengers to win another four-year term as a Williams County Commissioner. Hilkert, a Republican from West Unity, totaled 8,480 votes, to beat Heather Freese, a Democrat from Montpelier, and independent candidate, Jennifer King, of Bryan. King totaled 3,924 votes…Freese …

The results for the 81st District seat in the Ohio House of Representatives are still coming in. Incumbent Republican, Jim Hoops faces off against Janet Breneman, a non-party-affiliated write-in candidate, for the seat. Hoops was appointed to the house in January 2018. Breneman faced an uphill battle, running independently in …