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The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office responded to an accident on I-69 southbound near the 340 MM late Saturday night. Just before 11 p.m. where authorities say 26 year old Roman V. Leon of Angola Indiana was northbound on I-69 in a 2000 Mazda pickup truck. Leon lost control of the …
Read More »The Auglaize Golf Club has new owners
The Auglaize Golf Club has new owners. Greg Porter and Gary Cooper entered into a purchase agreement for the 18-hole course on Thursday. The two men had owned the course with 11 other individuals and are in the process of buying the remaining shares. The sale price has not been …
Read More »Rash of theft and breaking-and-entering incidents in Bryan and West Unity
A rash of theft and breaking-and-entering incidents occurred over the past few days in Bryan and West Unity. Authorities report the first call was a reported larceny around 9 a.m. Thursday, at Tractor Supply Company on S. Main St., in Bryan. A store employee said Friday that the perpetrator “got …
Read More »AMP Ohio and Holiday City village council to consider hosting a 750-kilowatt-hour solar field
Discussions are underway by American Municipal Power (AMP) Ohio with Holiday City village council to consider hosting a 750-kilowatt-hour solar field. The proposed site is on 5 acres owned by the village along the railroad adjacent to village hall on W. Jackson St., on the west side. Village officials said …
Read More »Williams County Family YMCA hits capital campaign goal
The Williams County Family YMCA is looking to break ground on its new addition in early 2017, thanks to successfully hitting it’s goal of 2.5 million dollars for its capital campaign. Heather Jones, senior program director with the Y, said the Y will remain open during construction, although some areas …
Read More »Overhaul of Ohio’s civil forfeiture system could come by the end of the year
It appears a legislative overhaul of Ohio’s civil forfeiture system could come by the end of the year. Republican State Rep. Rob McColley of Napoleon is chief sponsor of a reform bill aimed at preventing the government from confiscating a person’s property based on the suspicion that the property was …
Read More »Montpelier man facing multiple charges of car theft in Williams County Court of Common Pleas
28 year old James A. Powers of Montpelier who authorities believe was behind at least 13 car thefts since late September, has been indicted in the Williams County Court of Common Pleas. Charges filed against Powers included nine counts of fourth-degree felony grand theft auto, two second-degree felony counts of …
Read More »Bryan Municipal Utilities prepping downtown square for Christmas lights
Count it down, everyone…it is now 37 until Christmas and earlier this week teamwork was the theme as workers from Bryan Municipal Utilities re-attached the Christmas lights cable between the courthouse and buildings on the east side of the downtown square. The cable was detached earlier this year to make …
Read More »Ohio village has removed a town seal featuring a Christian church
An Ohio village has removed a town seal featuring a Christian church from government buildings, street signs and various documents after objections by a national watchdog group. The Freedom From Religion Foundation says the village of Archbold also has stopped calling itself a “Christian community” on its website. The action …
Read More »Sylvania native Barbara Sears to serve as director of the Ohio Department of Medicaid
Governor John R. Kasich announced this week that he will appoint Barbara Sears to serve as director of the Ohio Department of Medicaid. Sears currently serves as Assistant Director of the Governor’s Office of Health Transformation and is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives. Sears will replace …
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