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An attempt to improve the Iron Horse River Trail in Montpelier is stalled after no bids were received for the project. The village got $1.2 million dollars in grants from the Ohio Department of Transportation for the project, which would fully fund it. Officials reached out to two companies that …

Poor physical and mental health seems to be on the rise in Williams County adults, and it is affecting the daily lives of some residents. Those are some of the results seen from the most recent Williams County Health Assessment, which was presented to county commissioners, this week. Adults surveyed …

In Paulding…the family of Nancy Eagleson has been told that a promising lead in the 14-year-old’s murder investigation is not going to help solve the case. The girl was abducted, raped and killed in 1960. During the decades-long investigation, more than 300 names have been documented as possible suspects. The …

Williams County commissioners unanimously approve placing a 3.5 mill continuing levy on the November ballot, to provide for emergency medical services funding. The levy will be permanent if approved. Officials say it would generate $2.9 million dollars a year for EMS. The tax would cost the owner of a $100,000 …

A crash leaves an Angola teen with extensive injuries in DeKalb County. Officials tell reporters…19-year-old Logan Trausch of Angola was northbound on County Road 61 when his truck left the roadway. It overturned several times in a field. Trausch was thrown from the vehicle. Trausch suffers head injuries and extensive …

A three-vehicle accident ends in death. Tony Sandhal was one of the drivers of three tractor-trailers involved in the crash. He died at the scene…along U.S. 6 and County Road 8 in Williams County. The preliminary investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol shows a tractor-trailer operated by Timothy Morgan, …

The Pioneer Village Council approves the salt contract for the year and hires a new clerk during its recent meeting. With Administrator Al Fiser announcing his retirement earlier this year, Gina Gruber was promoted to assistant administrator and will be full administrator by the end of the year. That left …

The Defiance County commissioners hear a request to place a 1.4-mill levy renewal on the ballot for the 9-1-1 system. Defiance County Sheriff, Douglas Engel and Emergency 9-1-1 Director Matt Hanenkrath met with the commissioners to discuss the levy. The current levy is set to expire with the 2023 real …

Kendallville Police responds to a shots being fired call at an apartment complex on Berry Lane near Drake Road. When the cops get there…an unidentified male suspect begins shooting at them from a second story apartment balcony. There was an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and the officers. The …

Someone gets thrown from his motorcycle after he swerves to miss a deer on County Road 27. Officials tell reporters…57-year-old Mark Elkins of Ashley was the victim…injuring his leg and neck. He was taken to an area hospital for further treatment. Damage to the motorcycle is estimated to be about …