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Williams County, Edon Northwest Local Schools and the Four County Career Center have come to a mutual agreement that they hope will help spur investment north of Edon for the next 30 years. They have agreed on a tax-increment financing agreement, under which new businesses will be exempt from paying …

A burger run ends in charges at a Montpelier eatery. Officials tell reporters a Bryan man wasn’t happy with the crew working the McDonald’s drive-thru…so he walked inside for a refund and ended up downtown at the police station. Joshua Bible was arrested and charged with OVI at the E. …

An area woman, who skipped a court appearance and drug treatment in November, is picked up at a Bryan hotel to face charges. Officers received a tip, Danielle Stipe of Bryan, arrested on a Defiance Municipal Court warrant charging with possession of marijuana and drug abuse instruments, back in May, …

It was quite a scene. Two people are safe after jumping off the roof of their burning home near Angola on West U.S. 20, west of I-69, near the Tri-State Steuben Airport. Crews at the blaze found heavy fire and smoke coming from the second floor of the home. Fire …

Closure of the Clinton Street bridge over the Maumee River in Defiance has been pushed back another week. Officials say the bridge is now tentatively scheduled to close on the 25th for nine months during a full replacement of the structure. The closure was initially set for Feb. 11 but …

This year’s Defiance’s mayoral race won’t have a primary as Republican incumbent, Mike McCann was the only one to meet this week’s filing deadline. The only issue filed in Defiance County was for the Hicksville Exempted Village School District, where voters will be asked to approve an additional 0.75-percent, five-year …

In Williams County, a pair of issues will go before voters in the May ballot, one concerning Millcreek West Unity Local Schools and the other the Village of Montpelier. The schools’ 3.3-mill, 5-year substitute levy has been certified by the Williams County Board of Elections. If passed, the levy would …

Liberty Center education officials vote 5-0 to begin the process of terminating the contract of Emily Wesley, a music teacher…who back in December was arrested for assaulting her husband…she was later convicted, fined and put on probation for the incident. Officials say Wesley can appeal the decision.

It looks like a win for proponents of pumping water from the aquifer and selling it to communities outside the footprint. The Ohio EPA has preliminarily approved a proposed well near Fayette by Artesian of Pioneer. It’s just one well site, located along County Road S, northwest of Fayette. The …

Williams County deputies want a pair for a list of felony drug offenses. Gary Wheeler and Jennipher Fisher were indicted on Jan. 15 by a county grand jury…a warrant for their arrest is now issued. Both are charged with a list of heroin related offenses. Officers ask if you know …