Monday night at approximately 11:42 p.m. Steuben County Deputies were dispatched to the Pilot Truck Stop in reference to a suspicious bag left unattended. The building and parking lot were evacuated for standard safety procedures and the business was closed for approximately one and a half hours while Deputies conducted …
Read More »Paulding Exempted Village Board of Education approved a two-year administrative contract to hire athletic director/dean of students
The Paulding Exempted Village Board of Education approved a two-year administrative contract to hire Brock Bergman as athletic director/dean of students during a special meeting on Monday afternoon. Bergman replaces Craig Cicero, who resigned at last Tuesday’s board meeting. Bergman has previous athletic director experience, having served as assistant athletic …
Read More »Proposed roundabout in Defiance rejected by ODOT
The Defiance city administration’s attempt to secure grant funds for construction of a traffic roundabout at South Jefferson Avenue and Palmer Drive has been turned down by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). While Defiance mayor Mike McCann expressed disappointment about the decision he feels the roundabout would have been …
Read More »Ohio State Highway Patrol and The Ohio Department of Transportation continue their safety initiative
The Ohio State Highway Patrol and The Ohio Department of Transportation continue their safety initiative to bring awareness to the high number of traffic deaths. The Bryan Times reports as of Aug. 8, Ohio has recorded 638 traffic deaths in 2016. This is a 2.5 percent increase compared to 2015. …
Read More »Arrest made in a fatal stabbing that occurred in West Toledo
Police have arrested a man in a fatal stabbing that occurred in West Toledo late Sunday night. Authorities responded to the 5800 block of Georgedale near Alexis Road about 11:36 p.m. to find a victim suffering from at least one stab wound, according to a police report. The victim was …
Read More »Today is the first day for voting in the September 13, 2016 Special Democratic Congressional Election
Today is the first day that Ohio voters may begin voting in the September 13, 2016 Special Democratic Congressional Election. Voting can be done in-person or by mail-in absentee ballot. For more information, visit MyOhioVote.com. On election day, polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Voters choosing …
Read More »Williams County Commissioners considering raising the dog license fee and the kennel fee
Williams County Commissioners say they’ll consider raising the dog license fee and the kennel fee. County dog warden Pam Stark on Thursday asked commissioners to consider raising the license fee from $16 to $18 to better align with the fee charged by other nearby counties, including Defiance, Fulton and Henry …
Read More »West Unity Village sending a bill to the Ohio Turnpike for damage at a pump station
West Unity Village will be sending a bill to the Ohio Turnpike for damage at a pump station. At Thursday’s regular village council meeting Village Administrator Josh Fritsch said that over several years, grease had built up in the pump station. Fritsch added that the damage was due to restaurants …
Read More »Ohio lawyers may not ethically provide legal services for a medical marijuana business
Ohio lawyers may not ethically provide legal services to a client who is establishing a medical marijuana business because of prohibitions in federal law, the Board of Professional Conduct declared today in an advisory opinion. Acts contrary to the Rules of Professional Conduct include assisting a client in the filing …
Read More »Worley set for preliminary hearing in Sierah Joughin murder
New details are coming out of the Fulton County Coroner’s autopsy report of Sierah Joughin, the 20 year-old Metamora woman found dead last month after being reported missing. As we told you yesterday, Joughin died from asphyxiation. The woman’s body was found buried in a shallow grave on July 22nd, …
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