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The Williams County Land Bank has some money left over for revitalization, but should be getting more money for that as well as brownfield remediation projects. The land bank was informed by Matt Wagner of Tetra-Tech that in the latest state budget that was passed, the legislature again provided funds …
Read More »Lawsuit filed by AquaBounty against Williams County commissioners has its first hearing.
The lawsuit filed by AquaBounty against Williams County commissioners over use of county right-of way had its first hearing. The lawsuit came after the commissioners twice rejected a request from Pioneer officials to use the county right-of-way to construct water and wastewater lines in a public right-of-way along the south …
Read More »The state will help fund road reclamation project planned by the Williams County engineer.
The state will help fund a road reclamation project planned by the Williams County engineer. Officials approved signing a grant agreement with the Ohio Public Works Commissioner for $275,000 dollars…for a project on County Road 22. It recently had to be re-bid due to the engineer’s office not receiving any …
Read More »CCNO looking to send inmate mail scanning services off-site.
The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio is looking to send inmate mail scanning services off-site to free up personnel for other duties. CCNO Director, Dennis Sullivan informed the Financial Committee of the idea and said he is trying to work that into the upcoming new contract for phones and tablets, …
Read More »Van Wert County woman suffers critical injuries Thursday evening after a downed tree crashes into her home.
A Van Wert County woman suffers critical injuries Thursday evening after a downed tree crashes into her home, trapping her, officials tell reporters. Rick McCoy, director of the Van Wert County Emergency Management Agency, confirms…responders freed her. She is taken to an area hospital. Another person also suffered injuries in …
Read More »A fire in southwest New Haven leaves home severely damaged Thursday.
A fire in southwest New Haven leaves a home severely damaged Thursday evening… along Albatross Drive off Moeller Road. Officials say…half of the home is completely destroyed in the blaze. Small clouds of smoke could still be seen…as area crews were still working at the scene. Crews saw flames through …
Read More »Ohio Supreme Court delays the execution of inmate Keith LaMar.
The Ohio Supreme Court delays the execution of an inmate sentenced to die in the slayings of fellow inmates during a 1993 prison riot for three years. Keith LaMar was convicted of aggravated murder in 1995 for the deaths of five inmates during a riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional …
Read More »Williams County Board of Health approves resolution to roll out messaging strategies for vaccination outreach.
The Williams County Board of Health approves a resolution that will allow the department to roll out messaging strategies for vaccination outreach. The resolution extends a contract with an Ohio University health communications professor that has been working with the department this past month…and recommending communication strategies to increase vaccination …
Read More »CCNO Financial Overview Committee discusses transportation.
The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio Financial Overview Committee is recommending using the facility’s commissary fund to help pay for a transportation purchase. By a 4-1 vote, with Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken dissenting, the committee approved sending the proposal from staff to use part of the $1.4 million dollar …
Read More »A grand jury indicts Ohio state Rep. Bob Young.
A grand jury indicts Ohio state Rep., Bob Young on misdemeanor domestic violence and assault charges…but he has no plans to resign. Following a fundraising party earlier this month, the Republican lawmaker struck his wife in the face and threw her cellphone into a pool to keep her from calling …
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