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A new hog farm is approved for Williams County by the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Planson Pork is the new operators at the farm on County Road 22, in Springfield. Concerns were expressed about groundwater issues, odor and insects, manure storage and land applications. The approval can be appealed within …

Opponents of a bill that would repeal the ban on using fireworks on private property are warning the legislation could lead to dangerous consequences. Current law allows consumers to legally buy fireworks in Ohio, but requires they be taken out of the state within 48 hours of purchase. Critics of …

A Defiance man dies in a crash on Highway 6, about six miles southeast of Bryan. Officials tell reporters Phillip Powell was westbound…when he goes over the median, into oncoming traffic. That’s when he slams into a pickup, driven by Roger Bostelman, of Hamler. Powell was pronounced dead when officials …

Farmers hurt by the trade war get good news, as the third round of the 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments are approved in Washington. The payments are aimed at helping farmers, suffering from trade retaliation. Williams County farmers who do qualify will receive $67 per acre, with a cap of …

A “Meet the Candidates” public forum for countywide races in the March primary is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Williams County Veterans Building, on E. Main St. in Montpelier. The forum includes both opposed and unopposed candidates. The community is invited. A panel will present questions to candidates …

SB Financial Group, parent company of State Bank and Trust…and Edon Bancorp, who owns The Edon State Bank, announce a merger. Under terms of the agreement, Edon Bancorp will be combined with SB Financial and Edon State Bank will merge with and into State Bank. The move was unanimously approved …

In Paulding County…officers deploy a stop stick to end a high-speed chase. Sunny Parker, of Battle Creek, is charged with felony fleeing and eluding. She was taken to the Paulding County Jail. Officials tell reporters the police tried to pull Parker over for speeding on Highway127, south of Sherwood. The …

A Hicksville burglary leads to an unrelated arrest, with the potential for some drug-related arrests to come. Officers execute a search warrant at a E. Smith Street address, acting on a tip. This, in connection to a theft at a business in Hicksville, over the weekend. They find evidence related …

Area farmers packed Defiance’s Knights of Columbus hall…as state officials roll out a comprehensive government initiative to improve the quality of the Lake Erie watershed. Roughly, 450 attended. The meeting is one of four planned this month throughout northwest Ohio to explain the H2Ohio program that is being funded this …

Construction is approved for a new business coming to Edgerton, soon. Officials say plans to demolish a dilapidated house and a small building on the north side of Vine Street, just west of Ohio 49 are set, to make way for a new locally owned coffee shop, slated to be …