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A solo crash ends without injuries in Edgerton. Crews were dispatched to County Road A, just east of County Road 4-point-50. Williams County emergency officials tell reporters it was a rollover accident. No injuries in those are fairly rare. The investigation continues. Troopers assisted local responders on the call.

Williams County deputies bring in a man with a warrant for his arrest and a woman whose home he was hiding in. Joel Fackler of Pioneer was in Brittany Dummit’s County Road 11 home when officers arrived with court papers in hand. After a quick search, Fackler turns up, as …

A deadly crash a few months back ends in punishment for one area woman. Mary Myrice, 81, of Liberty Center, who pled no contest vehicular manslaughter charges in Oct., is fined $150, and must pay $124.50 in court costs. If Myrice passes a state driving test, she will get a …

Heads up, drivers. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a Traffic Enforcement Blitz between Dec. 1-7 at various times and locations around the county. Deputies will look for impaired drivers and violations associated with impaired driving.

Ohio is now accepting the cryptocurrency, bitcoin, for business tax payments including sales tax. State Treasurer, Josh Mandel’s office announced that businesses can sign up for the program through OhioCrypto.com. Businesses will pay their taxes through a third-party processor called BitPay, which will convert the digital currency into dollars that …

A legislative committee, tasked with figuring out a better way for Ohio to fund online charter schools, has started its work and is scheduled to hear more testimony, soon. Supporters say making the system more dependent on whether students finish courses could shift the focus toward real learning rather than …

Work on the Turnpike overhaul in Fulton County now has at least a tentative start date. Officials say it looks like work will not begin until at least the end of 2019. The estimated 200 million dollar toll collection system modernization plan, adopted by the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission, …

The trial of a Maumee man, accused of killing a woman during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia nears. James Fields is charged with murder in the 2017 death of 32-year-old Heather Heyer. Fields is accused of driving his car into a crowd of people protesting the white nationalists, …

Crews have begun tearing down James Worley’s former estate in Fulton County. Worley was convicted of murdering Sierah Joughin in 2016 and keeping her in his barn. Joughin’s family was awarded the property after winning a civil lawsuit against Worley, separate from his murder conviction. Worley filed an appeal, so …

State officials say this Thanksgiving holiday travel season was the safest since 1991. During the five-day reporting period, from Wednesday until Sunday, six people were killed in separate accidents. In 2015 and 2016 there were nine fatalities. During the period, troopers arrested 502 drivers for operating a vehicle while impaired, …