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The Williams County Health District earns accreditation from the national Public Health Accreditation Board. Ohio requires county health departments to be accredited by July 1, 2020. Williams County is just the 20th of 88 counties in the state to receive the distinction. It means the health district meets or exceeds …

Charles Raynor of Bryan pleads guilty to sexual battery charges in a Williams County courtroom. Prosecutors say Raynor, who was indicted in March, had sex with a female he was the guardian of. It’s just one of several cases he and his family are involved in. Raynor has a court …

A Napoleon construction worker dies on an area road. Officers say Michael Massucci of Waterville was eastbound on Highway 24 near mile marker 42…when Nathan Soto stepped out of his construction truck on the shoulder of the roadway. Witnesses told officers Massucci was changing lanes when he hit Soto, killing …

A Stryker man dies in a crash north of Defiance. Investigators say Dean Shrider was on a motorcycle northbound on Ohio 66. Sara McGinnis of Archbold, was driving southbound on 66. McGinnis’ Chrysler was passing another vehicle south of Banner School Road when it struck the motorcycle head-on. Shrider was …

A man is dead and another person is in serious condition after a crash involving a car and a motorcycle along State Road 37, between Barnett and Bruick roads, southwest of Harlan. Police say a group of motorcyclists were traveling together, heading towards Harlan. Witnesses told them a man on …

A car crashes through the walk-in entrance of Farmer’s State Bank in Angola. Bank officials say that a customer accidentally hit the building and took out the front vestibule. Despite the incident, the bank remained open. No other details are available. Area officers continue to look over the damage.

It looks like Montpelier isn’t going along with Ed Kidston’s vision. The Montpelier Village Council voted on and passed a resolution expressing concern over Artesia of Pioneer’s plan to pump water from the aquifer and sell it to surrounding counties. As we reported, Kidston, the AOP head, detailed his water …

A 1976 Ford Escort GL, once owned by Pope John Paul II, is hitting the auction block in Auburn for the second time. The light blue car has a worn interior and no hubcaps but its storied history could help it bring up to $300,000 during the Auburn Cord Duesenberg …

The aquifer story continues. Last night in Montpelier before the council, Ed Kidston, president and owner of Artesian of Pioneer, spoke publicly about his plans, data and reasoning behind a proposed project to sell water to communities outside the aquifer. Kidston has long assured the council the project would cause …

One man is flown to a Toledo hospital after a crash on County Road K and Ohio 191, near West Unity. Officials say the driver of a van failed to stop at the intersection and was hit by a cattle truck. The driver of the van was awake when he …