News

Today is Election Day…polls are open until 7:30 p.m. for in-person voting. Officials in Williams County confirm more than 11,100 ballots have already been cast during early voting. That’s almost 44% of the county’s registered voters. So far, they add…it has been smooth sailing. No problems reported. Voters today are …

Defiance College announces it has officially contained the COVID-19 outbreak on campus that took place at the end of September. Containment of an outbreak is defined as 24 days without an attached positive case. The college’s academic calendar was altered before the fall semester began to allow students to stay …

Crews in Bryan respond to a combine fire on Ohio 34 at Ohio 576. The engine compartment was fully involved when they arrived. They snuff out the flames in minutes. The cause remains unknown… but officials suspect…chaff from the beans got onto the exhaust manifold, sparking the fire. The combine …

An area road project is taking a little longer to complete than first thought. We reported the construction of two roundabouts on U.S. 20A in Swanton Township was originally scheduled to be completed by the end of October. That is now mid-November. 20A is closed between Airport Highway and Eber …

The application period for pandemic relief programs, announced by the state, opens today. The programs assist small businesses, bars and restaurants affected by COVID-19. It’s all funded through the federal CARES Act. The Small Business Relief Grant provides $125 million for grants to small businesses with no more than 25 …

In Toledo…FirstEnergy…under investigation for its role in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme involving one of Ohio’s most powerful politicians…fires its chief executive following an internal review. Utility officials say the company’s investigation found CEO, Chuck Jones and two other company officials, also fired, violated company policies and its code …

Bryan Municipal Utilities is now expecting to collect almost $2 million dollars less in total revenue from electricity sales than what was initially budgeted for 2020…coronavirus. Officials say the original forecast projected $19.85 million in revenue from electric sales. BMU’s updated budget forecast puts the total now at $17.86 million.

A Kendallville woman is badly hurt in a DeKalb County crash on County Road 68, near County Road 19. Officials tell reporters 69-year-old Carolyn Swogger was eastbound on 68 when her Jeep went off the roadway in front of a home. The vehicle then traveled through the home’s yard, and …

Elias Rash of Archbold pleads guilty to two counts of gross sexual imposition. A pre-sentence investigation is ordered and his personal-recognizance bond was continued. Sentencing is now scheduled for Dec. 9th. A Williams County grand jury came to the conclusion that back in January…he engaged he had sex with two …

Gov. DeWine warns…as nearly every county in the state is at a high-risk level for coronavirus infections…there is no place left to hide. This, as Ohio joins dozens of other states, facing a new wave COVID-19. Right now…Ohio is breaking records previously set when the pandemic first hit in March. …