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Williams County Commissioners authorize $275,200 to buy two parcels of land to be used for the Kunkle sanitary sewer project. The parcels, totaling 26.5 acres, are located east of Kunkle, along County Road O, near County Road 18 in Madison Township. The county is under an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency …

A Swanton man is dead after a solo crash in Swancreek Township. Officials tell reporters Benjamin Riester was eastbound on County Road C, just west of County Road 6, when he traveled off the right side of the road, hitting a mailbox. The vehicle then crossed to the left side …

Audrey Foust, charged with attempting to murder another person in Defiance with a knife is indicted by a grand jury. Prosecutors say she tried to stab an adult male, Terry Soto, in the chest at a Harrison Ave. location, last month.

Ohio rolls out an updated list of jobs that are in high demand…and made it searchable. The state is required to keep the list, called Ohio’s Top Jobs. It’s designed for Ohio students and workers trying to figure out the next step in their education or career. The new interactive …

An Air Force base in Ohio plans to join the Purple Heart Trail community as the first active-duty Purple Heart Base. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will hold a public designation ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force to commemorate the moment. The Purple Heart is given …

A Defiance man is charged with a sex offense, following an incident at Defiance High School. Officials say Solomon Garcia, faces sexual battery, a third-degree felony. Garcia was arrested and taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. He was employed by T.A.C.K.L.E., a non-profit social service agency, and assigned …

The City of Napoleon files two court actions in Henry County to stop the merger of the County Regional Water and Sewer District with the Northwestern Water and Sewer District. Earlier this year, the county district initiated a merger process with Northwestern, due to financial concerns, as well as long-term …

In Pioneer, appropriations for the village will decrease by nearly half a million dollars in 2020. With that, some village employees’ salaries will increase in that time. While the mayor and council positions’ pay will stay the same, many others will have at least a slight increase, including the village …

The old West Unity village water tower is knocked down to make way for a new one. Officials say the new tower will be painted red and white and located at the site of the current tank, near the southeast corner of Church and Madison streets. To help pay for …

A Michigan man is sentenced in a Fulton County courtroom for robbing a bank in Lyons. Shawn Simpkins of Adrian, previously pled guilty. He robbed the State Bank & Trust on E. Morenci St. in Lyons back, on Sept. 16. Judge, Jeffrey Robinson sentenced Simpkins to an indefinite term of …