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Three people are safe after escaping a fire at their home Sunday morning. Fire teams took on the blaze at the two-story home on Old U.S. 24, between New Haven and Woodburn. After about an hour, they were able to get it under control and kept the fire mostly contained …

A mobile home is badly damaged after a fire in Angola. Crews were dispatched to West Mill Street…the 14 X 60 trailer was well involved when they arrived. It took firefighters about 35 minutes to get the blaze under control. An investigation found that heat tape caused an electrical fire …

A man driving a snowmobile is killed on the Maumee River. Investigators say the victim hit an overhanging tree branch. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Kurt Bachellor of Defiance was thrown from the snowmobile west of Loudon Street near his home. An autopsy will be performed by the …

Life expectancy is down across the U.S., but northwest Ohio residents are expected to live longer than their counterparts in other parts of the state. Williams County and northwest Ohio compare favorably to elsewhere in the state. According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Williams County ranks in …

The search is on for a new Edgerton village administrator. Dawn Fitzcharles, the village’s current administrator, was hired as the new Bryan Municipal Utilities’ operations manager in December. With her moving on, Edgerton has officially posted the job listing, which states resumes should be turned in by 4 p.m. on …

The bridge over Beaver Creek on County Road 20, just north of CR C, is getting a $611,000 make-over this year. County commissioners authorized the project with the county and the Ohio Department of Transportation to put a new deck on the span. The project will be done this year. …

County commissioners OK the Prevention, Retention and Contingency Plan. The proposal was brought forward by Williams County Job & Family Services Director, Fred Lord. He says the PRC Plan provides work supports and other services to help low-income parents overcome immediate barriers to employment.

A trooper from the Indiana State Police Toll Road Post, while conducting a welfare check of a broken down vehicle and two people inside, arrests one of those occupants on numerous drug related charges. Methamphetamine, ecstasy, heroin and prescription pills were found. The driver of the vehicle, Erin Kaiser and …

A Fort Jennings man, accused of drowning his 13-month-old son, tells the court his medications made him kill. The new trial for Michael Luebrecht began in Putnam County. It comes after Luebrecht withdrew his guilty plea for aggravated murder relating to the death of his son in 2005. In 2006, …

Ohio’s six-week tax amnesty period is underway, giving taxpayers with unreported or underreported tax debts an opportunity to pay a reduced amount of interest and avoid owing further penalties, if they settle up. The state Department of Taxation is accepting applications for the amnesty program for residents and businesses until …