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All bars and restaurants in Ohio are closed until further notice. Gov. DeWine makes the call. He says if something to keep people apart isn’t done now…it will be too late. Takeout and delivery is still allowed. He added he knows its tough on small businesses…some steps may be taken …

Voters in the primary election Tuesday will pick among three candidates for sheriff in the Republican primary. And with Sheriff, Steve Towns agreeing to resign after the primary as part of a plea deal to avoid felony charges, Williams County Commissioners say Tuesday’s winner almost certainly will be appointed as …

Ohio 108 in Henry County will be closed between Ohio 281 and Henry County Road K, south of Napoleon, for bridge replacement starting today and continuing through May. The Ohio Department of Transportation’s suggested detour is Ohio 281 to 109 to U.S. 6 to Ohio 108. From March 16 through …

Firefighters and police respond to a car fire on Elm Drive in Bryan. The cause is unknown. Officials at the scene say the owners heard a lot of noise and a bang…then found the car in flames. It was fully engulfed when crews arrived. No injuries were reported. The investigation …

Governor DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health signs an order, prohibiting mass gatherings of 100 people or more in the state, in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus. The governor also ordered all Ohio schools…including all K-thru-12 schools in Williams County…to close for three weeks, starting on …

Officials, representing nearly 85% of Ohio’s residents, have agreed to a plan to share any money brought in from settlements with companies over the toll of opioids. Gov., DeWine and Attorney General, Dave Yost announced acceptance of the proposal. They told reporters the communities who have agreed to the plan …

A three vehicle accident, on Ohio 15, near the Oakwood Trailer Court injures four people. Officials tell reporters the driver of a pickup, northbound on 15, turned left in front of an oncoming truck with one occupant. The crash collected another vehicle. The injured were taken with minor injuries to …

Negotiations fall apart among Republican legislators on a proposal that could have forced Indiana’s attorney general from office, if his law license is suspended over allegations that he drunkenly groped four women. Senate Republicans wouldn’t agree with a provision backed by the House and Gov. Eric Holcomb that would have …

Williams County Health officials say the are working with its community partners to help coordinate county-wide efforts to address the coronavirus. The state health department earlier this week confirmed the first cases in Ohio, three near Cleveland. Locally, no suspected cases have been reported in Williams County, but the Paulding …

Unemployment rates throughout the area were unchanged from December to January. Williams County’s non-seasonally adjusted rate is at 3.2 percent, keeping intact its long run as lowest jobless rate in the area. In Henry County, it’s 4.7 percent…where an estimated 12,530 of the county’s 13,147-person workforce was on the job.