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One person is hurt after a crash on County Road 24, just west of County Road 35 in DeKalb County. Investigators say a vehicle driven by Zackary Jordan, of Butler, was eastbound. Jordan struck a tree head on he was coming out of a turn. Jordan told officers he believes …

Gov. DeWine is drawing attention to a key policy priority with a proclamation honoring young children. The governor has declared April 2019 the “Month of the Young Child” and the week of April 8-12 the “Week of the Young Child.” The pronouncements coincide with DeWine’s efforts to elevate children’s issues, …

Two motorists and four students escape serious injury when a stopped school bus is hit by a dump truck just west of Archbold. The bus had just dropped off two students in front of Triple 6 Outdoor on U.S. 6. Seconds later, the eastbound semi, driven by Kelly Braden of …

A motorcyclist is badly hurt in a crash on East Marion Street in Deshler. The bike hit a ditch. The victim was flown to St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. An investigation into the crash is underway.

A report shows Williams County ranks sixth in the state for counties where it makes the most sense to own a home versus renting. The HUD study found families earning $100,000 annually with a typical mortgage, yielded an average monthly payment of $549 with an average home price of $127,914. …

The Holiday Inn in Holiday City is sold for $4,285,000. The hotel will remain as it is.

The Williams County Board of Developmental Disabilities board reviewed superintendent applications from the Ohio Association of County Boards. Interviews are expected to begin in April.

Ohio’s attorney general will file a court brief, opposing a federal judge’s ruling that declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, potentially leaving nearly 2 million state residents with pre-existing medical conditions without health insurance, should the decision be upheld. Attorney General Dave Yost told reporters U.S. District Judge, Reed O’Connor …

Officers in Fulton County are looking for whoever took a fire hydrant from a County Road 2 location in Swanton. They say it was broken and a repair crew arrived to find the hydrant gone. The total value of the loss is $3,000. Anyone with information on this is asked …

Edgerton school officials removed the district from consideration of a measure that would have asked voters to consider a five-year levy. They say it would generate $500,000 for each district across the four-county area, to fund special education and security measures….adding such a measure would be decided by a simple …