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Investigation Continues Into Train Derailment

The Investigation Continues Firefighters who responded to February’s fiery train derailment in Ohio struggled to immediately identify the hazardous chemicals the train was hauling due to a lack of communication from the railroad. During a public hearing in East Palestine…where thousands of residents had to evacuate their homes because of …

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A new storm siren has been ordered in Edgerton

A New Siren For Edgerton A new storm siren has been ordered and a coverage map is unveiled at the Edgerton Village Council meeting. The village was working with Moore Electronics on the issue and was referred to Federal Signal. Bryan and Napoleon also have Federal Signal storm sirens. Area …

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Stryker Village Council awards bid for a waterline project

Project Update The Stryker Village Council awards the bid for a waterline project on Johnson Street. Sherman Excavating from Perrysburg, puts up $98,250 for the work. The only other bid was from S&S Directional Boring for $118,576. Officials say…the work will completely replace the waterline. Construction will take roughly three-to-four …

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Crash in Dekalb County

Crash In DKC 44-year-old Michelle Glover is in the hospital…after losing control of her car, hitting a pole and ending up in a field…all this…in the 4100 block of County Road 46A in DeKalb County. The woman tells officers something happened to one of the front wheels of the car…forcing …

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Solar Power In Discussion In Pioneer

Solar In Discussion Pioneer Mayor Ed Kidston brings three proposals from different solar power companies in front of the village council to potentially bring a solar field to Pioneer. Council unanimously voted to go forward with a letter of intent to apply for government funding through the Powering Affordable Clean …

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Demolition of the old school in Edon is underway

The Latest Demolition of the old school in Edon is underway. The property consists of eight vacant structures that were the site of the district’s school buildings until 2005. The site later housed a storage facility until the mid-2010s. It is currently owned by the Williams County Land Bank, which …

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Horton Heights sewer replacement project is finished

Project Complete The Horton Heights sewer replacement project is finished, and it cost almost $29,000 dollars less than the contracted amount. On Tuesday, the Bryan City Council approved a $28,610 dollar overall decrease change order for the project, taking the cost from $2.18 to $2.15 million dollars. There had been …

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Butler woman is in the hospital after crash on I-69 in DeKalb County

Crash In DKC A Butler woman is in the hospital after a solo crash on Interstate 69 in DeKalb County. Officials say…41-year-old, Lisa-Marie Balasandiran was heading south on I-69…as she tried to take Exit Ramp 329, near Auburn. Balasandiran ran off the roadway down a steep embankment…through a grassy area…hitting …

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August special election can go forward as planned

Passed An August special election that will determine citizens’ future access to the Ohio Constitution…and potentially the fate of an abortion rights amendment…can go forward as planned…despite state lawmakers passing a law last year that eliminated most elections in August. In a 4-3 decision, the high court found that the …

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DeKalb County Sheriff assists in Saturday evening Amber Alert

Kids Safe The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department assists Cleveland Police in locating a car…connected to an Amber Alert Saturday evening…in Waterloo. Officials say…deputies found the car on US 6. They follow it into a local gas station. They soon learn…a mother failed to give her two kids over to children …

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