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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 …

It was the war to end all wars. Coming up in a few weeks is Armistice Day…or to most today, Veteran’s Day. It is the day World War I ended, back in 1918. The day also commemorates the 100th anniversary of Montpelier’s American Legion. Post 109 was started up by …

Windy weather causes problems throughout the region. Reports of power outages…largely from downed trees…were scattered all over the area. Damage and other nuisances from Adams to Van Wert…Paulding to Steuben…DeKalb to Defiance counties are reported.

The Williams County Sheriff’s Office releases documents, detailing a Bryan City Schools middle school art teacher showed sex toys to two minor female students at her home in 2012. They are doing it because they are not pleased with the response by area prosecutors on the now six year old …