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Next week, first responders in Wauseon will undergo an emergency situation drill at an area school next week. The scenario?…A shooter is loose at Wauseon High. Police and fire…EMS and other departments will take part in the training exercise.

Officials say Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers approached the Bryan School District with a $500,000 offer for the former Bryan High School property on S. Portland St. It was appraised for half that. School district officials decline the offer. Other plans are set for the plot of land.

Tristen Blair, the 20 year old Grover man, accused of causing the death of his 3-month-old son in 2017, was at a pretrial hearing in a Paulding County courtroom. Besides murder, Blair faces charges in two other cases…they include vandalism, charges after a failed escape attempt, if you remember…along with …

Michael Prystash of Napoleon was in a Fulton County courtroom on four counts of forgery. Prosecutors say he stole and forged blank checks back in March. He was sentenced to four years of community control, and ordered to be held in the Corrections Center in Stryker, until a bed is …

Job numbers continue to shine in the region. Williams County continued its long run below the state and national averages. Officials this week said September’s unemployment numbers are the lowest since December 1969, that’s according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Forecasters say tax cuts, record job growth and companies …

There is new leadership at the Williams County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Amy Rohdy is the new Executive Director of the Northwest Ohio Waiver Administration Council. Rohdy takes her new position on December 1. Rohdy currently serves as the business manager for the Council, which contracts serves Williams. Defiance, Fulton, …

The Edgerton Historical Society will dedicate a brand new historical marker, commemorating the history of Edgerton and the Town Hall and Park Opera House built in 1884. The dedication service will be held at noon on Thursday in the village park near the location of the original Town Hall. The …

Reverberations from the documents released by the Williams County Sherriff’s Department, on the prosecution office’s handling of an alleged case that involved inappropriate actions by an area school teacher with some students back in 2012, continues. Now, Williams County commissioners want it known all they did was to request financial …

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approves a 7 percent increase to water rates for all customers during a special meeting. The way the math works out…officials say customers are using less water…so now they’ll be paying more for it, starting in December. Officials stress Bryan’s residential water rates will …

Officers in Fulton County cite eleven drivers during their Traffic Blitz there. One DUI…a handful of speeding tickets and a seat belt violation are handled by officials. They say they have another checkpoint set up over there, planned for next weekend, heading into Halloween, early next week. The Ohio Department …