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The trial for Michael Loop is changed from three weeks to two during a pretrial hearing in Paulding County. Now, Loop’s trial will be held Oct. 8-11 and 15-18. The trial originally had been set to last through Oct. 25. Loop is accused of the Sept. shooting death of Philip …

A former Paulding County Soil and Water Conservation District business administrator is ordered to pay an additional $10,000 in restitution to the office after being found guilty of attempted theft. Coral Fetzer was placed under the general control of adult parole authority for two years. An audit by the state …

Putnam County first responders tried but couldn’t retrieve an ATV, spotted floating downstream in the Auglaize River, in the vicinity of Ohio 634. A drone was used to assist in the operation. Officials tell reporters no riders have been reported missing.

Coming up on Thursday in Bryan…fire hydrants in the city will be flushed and serviced. The annual process continues through the end of May. While all this is going on, BMU asks residents to avoid washing laundry between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, when crews are in …

Major work on the next sewer separation project in Swanton is pushed back to next year. The Project 10 plan will include Woodside and Parkside drives…as well as part of Brookside Drive. Some preliminary work, such as testing and surveying, began in 2018 and major work was originally slated for …

Officials with the Ohio Department of Transportation spent a little more to deal with this winter than last year in Williams County. ODOT used more salt but less liquid de-icer this winter and drove fewer miles. ODOT is responsible for 372 miles of roadway in Williams County.

Seven people are hurt following a crash on Ohio 249. Officials tell reporters Ronald Flower of Edgerton was westbound on 249 with three passengers…when he failed to stop at the State Route 49 intersection. There, he hit Kayla Harvey’s, minivan with two occupants. Flower and Harvey were taken to Community …

The Ohio EPA continues going over Artesian of Pioneer’s efforts to place a water well near Fayette. Right now, a panel is going over public comments on the issue. The well application is an initial step in AOP’s controversial plan first announced in June 2018 to drill into the aquifer …

The Holiday City Village Council is looking at the possibility of changing from six council members to three. Before such a move is made, the proposal would have to pass vote in May or November with a simple majority among Holiday City’s residents. Three council seats will be up for …

Ohio is set to receive $6 million dollars in affordable housing grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The money, awarded through the Housing Trust Fund, is intended to help create and preserve safe, affordable housing for low-income households and the homeless. Sen. Sherrod Brown announced the disbursement. …