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The Edgerton Village Council approves a project amendment that officials say will solve a long time stormwater problem. The Oak Street project will replace and upsize more than 1,200 feet of sewer lines and nine catch basins. The goal is it will address basement backups and flooding for 30 households.

A California man after is pulled over for speeding on I 80 in Fulton County. During the stop, troopers find 70 pounds of marijuana, worth around $318,000. Joseph Evans of Chula Vista was booked into Stryker. Evans could face up to eight years in prison.

Here’s Ohio’s holiday road tally. State troopers report five people died on state roads during the period…a big drop from 2016, when 14 were killed. 288 DUI arrests were made. Over a thousand tickets were wrote up for distracted driving, seat belt infractions and other moving violations.

Around 700 individual varieties of liquor are being delisted by Ohio, meaning heavily discounted prices and one last chance to buy favorites for area consumers. The effort is to clear shelf space for new items in stores as part of the state’s “Last Call” initiative. The items will be discounted …

Crews from Bryan, Edgerton, and Montpelier respond to a house fire at the corner of County Road C and 10, outside Bryan city limits. The blaze engulfed the home’s second floor and roof, with flames also escaping from the rear of the first floor in the chimney area. The residents …

First responders are called to a house fire on Ward Road in Woodburn. Fire officials say a propane tank, kept in the garage, leaked and caused a fire that traveled up into the attic. The garage and the attic were severely damaged. Everyone in the house made it out safely. …

The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments in February over the state’s efforts to recoup $60 million from one of the nation’s largest online charter schools. The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow is challenging how officials tallied student logins to determine that the virtual school was overpaid for the 2016 school …

The Wauseon police and fire departments report on Facebook their fire dog Blaze, who had been missing since Saturday morning, has been found. Blaze had last been seen at about 8:45 a.m. in the area of Elm and Fulton streets. They also asked the public to try and catch the …

Residents listened to Bryan Municipal Utilities request to voluntarily reduce electric consumption during a three-hour peak demand period Thursday morning. Officials note that another cold snap early next week could drive another BMU request to conserve electricity. They add they appreciate the effort…in the end, it will save the utility …

After looking at the weekend forecast, officials at Arps Dairy and the Defiance Development and Visitors Bureau came to the decision to cancel the inaugural NYE Countdown celebration, Sunday at Defiance Triangle Park. This weekend’s weather is supposed to have evening lows well below freezing, the National Weather Service predicts …