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The Williams County Port Authority will be getting help from an outside accounting firm to help file state-mandated reports. Dawn Fitzcharles, vice chair of the authority, says the group’s finances are set up on “a three-legged stool” with Fitzcharles, a book-keeper and help from the Ohio Auditor’s Office. Last year, …

One person dies in a mobile home fire in Paulding County. The Cecil Fire Department is dispatched to a N. Stafford St address. When first responders arrived, the structure was “fully involved,” and witnesses believed a resident was still inside. Firefighters did find one person dead inside the mobile home. …

After a three-day bench trial, defendant Jochua A. Z. Smallwood, 31, was convicted Monday, December 4, by Williams County Common Pleas Court Judge J.T. Stelzer of multiple felony offenses of violence, including Attempted Murder, arising out of an incident that occurred on May 4, 2022.  Smallwood was found guilty and …

Two are seriously injured following a DeKalb County crash, late Thursday. Officials say Gregory Sheets, 64 of Wilcottville, was northbound on County Road 35. Without yielding to oncoming traffic, officials say Sheets tried to make a left turn, onto County Road 72. That’s when a pickup truck, driven by Justin …

Norfolk Southern railroad plans to stop paying relocation aid to people displaced by last February’s fiery derailment in eastern Ohio, right after the one-year anniversary of the crash. Railroad officials announced the change this week as they reiterated their long-term commitment to helping the town of East Palestine and the …

Sen. Sherrod Brown, of Ohio, is heading a bipartisan effort to convince the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider three rules he says will damage Ohio’s steel industry. While Brown says “there’s no stronger advocate for the environment in Ohio” than him, he also says the U.S. steel industry is already …

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approves the 2024 Bryan Municipal Utilities budget, while asking council do the same at its next meeting. BMU Director of Utilities, Derek Schultz said the overall budget is down about 3% from last year and is $26.1 million dollars, compared to $26.9 million last …

Banning marijuana growing at home, increasing the substance’s tax rate and altering how those taxes get distributed, are among vast changes Ohio Senate Republicans propose to a marijuana legalization measure, approved by voters last month. The changes emerged suddenly in committee just days before the new law is set to …

The Bryan City Council, following an executive session, chooses a long-time educator to fill the Ward 4 seat, beginning next year. Steven Alspaugh has been at Bryan High School since 2005, and has been principal since 2008. The seat is currently occupied since 2016. The Williams County Board of Elections …

More than $10 million dollars is being invested in traffic safety for Van Wert County drivers, Governor, DeWine announces. Three improvement projects in the county are lined up to be constructed by 2029. A total of $73.8 million dollars would go toward traffic safety throughout the state, in partnership with …