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The Williams County Fair Board during its regular monthly meeting Thursday voted to hold the line on the daily admission to this year’s Williams County Fair at $5, with children 12 and under admitted free. In addition, the fair board is closer to its goal of raising $50,000 to match …

Nearly nine years after state lawmakers passed a crackdown on payday loan businesses and voters upheld that law, people are still borrowing from quick-cash lenders, and they’re still charging huge interest rates. And now another proposal to regulate the industry is back before legislators. A Pew Charitable Trusts study of …

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced Friday that voting for military and overseas voters began Saturday, March 18 for the upcoming Primary and Special Election held on May 2nd. Voters in 74 counties may have a local race or issue on the ballot this May. For information on local …

This year’s Williams County Fair will host a new event on Sunday night, Sept. 10: lawnmower racing by the American Racing Mower Association, Inc. (ARMA). In lawnmower racing, competitors race modified, self-propelled riding lawnmowers with the blades removed for safety. ARMA races will take place on the fairgrounds horse track …

The Village of Pioneer has joined in the chorus of villages and cities that oppose the centralized collection of income taxes. Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s two-year budget proposal would require businesses to file about $600 million of municipal income taxes through the online Ohio Business Gateway, according to a Columbus …

Another pretrial hearing has been set in the case of an Indiana man accused of murder in Paulding County. 34 year old Daniel Zerbe of Fort Wayne, had a pretrial hearing Wednesday in Paulding County Common Pleas Court. The hearing did not take place in open court, and another hearing …

A Toledo man, who allegedly shot and killed the mother of his 10-month-old son and abducted the boy, was detained in Indiana and has since been returned to northwest Ohio for arraignment. 27 year old James Ramey, of Toledo, appeared before a judge in Fulton County, Ind., and waived his …

A Defiance man was injured Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash near Ridgeville Corners. 23 year old Daquain Butler of Greer St., Defiance, was taken by air ambulance to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, where a condition update was unavailable. A second motorist, identified as 50 year old David …

A Monday morning crash has claimed the life of a Fremont, Indiana woman. The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department said they responded to a crash just after 8 a.m. Monday on 750 N East of 700 E in Steuben County. Upon arrival Officers observed a red 2005 Toyota Matrix that had …

If you’re planning on celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, the Ohio State Highway Patrol urges you to designate a sober driver before the festivities begin. The Patrol will work with local law enforcement to remove impaired drivers as part of the National Highway Safety Administration’s Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving campaign. …