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A Fulton County resident, involved in a crash in Illinois, dies. Jacob Hite was driving on Route 68, approaching state Route 296 in Champaign County. Witnesses told officers Stephanie Castle of Urbana, southbound on 68, slowed to make a left turn onto 296. Hite rear-ended Castle’s vehicle. He got out …

One person dies after an incident involving a train in Defiance on the CSX tracks, between Clinton Street and Wayne Avenue. The man’s name will be withheld, pending the notification of the family. The incident is under investigation by federal, state and local authorities.

It is now Day 5 in the James Worley murder trial in Fulton County. Sierah Joughin’s boyfriend, Josh Kolasinski and her mother, Shelia Vaculik, explained to the jury about not being able to get in touch with Sierah after her bike ride from Kolasinski ‘s home. The jury was shown …

Dozens of Bryan students, joined others across the county who peacefully walked out of school for 17 minutes…this to honor the 17 students killed in Florida…and to draw attention to gun control. Many students didn’t participate and stayed inside as well. To their chant, “We want change”, the students were …

Williams County is among the healthiest places to live in Ohio, that’s according to a national report. The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, ranks Williams County as the 18th healthiest of Ohio’s 88 counties. Categories in the study range from food quality to the cost of living.

A juvenile in Fremont, Indiana is arrested on charges of false reporting. Several students at Fremont High School took part in the Nationwide Walk-out in honor of the 17 victims of the Florida school tragedy. Then a student started making threats to “shoot up the school.” Officers say they found …

A former Fremont Indiana High School coach is arrested on five felony counts of child seduction. Moses Castillo is held in Steuben County Jail without bond. He’s expected in court today. Officials say Castillo had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old for several years.

One woman is arrested after a deadly stabbing in Lima. Officers found 65-year-old, Eddie McClellan stabbed multiple times, including once in the chest at a Fairview address. McClellan died at the hospital an hour later. Marchion Williams is held on suspicion of murder.

It’s day four of the James Worley murder trial in Wauseon. Witnesses told the jury Worley watched violent pornographic internet videos, just hours before Sierah Joughin went missing. Detective, David Morford of Toledo Police told the court he performed a forensic analysis of a computer seized from Worley’s residence. There …

After a late start to begin the new year, unemployment held relatively steady in Williams County in January. The non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Ohio was 5.1 percent and 4.5 percent for the United States…putting Williams County’s rate of 4 percent well under both.