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Now that Williams County Sheriff’s Deputies are knocking on the doors of registered sex offenders, compliance with the state’s registration law has improved. Lt. Greg Rusky said the department wants to make sure that people are living where they say they are living. He says the vast majority of registered …

The Williams County Dairy Association donated $5,500 to local organizations. The Edon Fire Department is getting money after a fire last year, the county fair foundation, and among others, the Williams County 4H in memory of a former officer who passed away. Finally, the group gave $1,000 to the Williams …

We’re over half-way through tax season. If you need help with filing this year, there’s help from the Defiance County Senior Center on E. Broadway St. Volunteers help tax filers prepare returns for four counties, including Williams, Defiance, Henry and Paulding. Tax day this year is Monday, April 18th.

Two people were arrested in separate incidents for drunk driving. Just after 1 a.m. Sunday, 38-year-old Brandi Dickerson of Stryker was arrested for OVI. About 90 minutes later, Bryan police arrested 22-year-old Shane Gaghen of Oregon for OVI. Both were booked and released.

A rural Angola man is facing two felony charges after an alleged sexual assault involving a knife near Silver Lake last week. 41-year-old Chad Farrell was formally charged with felony of rape with a deadly weapon and criminal confinement with a deadly weapon during an initial hearing in Magistrates Court …

In Fremont, police say a man was arrested on five felony child sex charges. 56-year-old Stephen Bartell was arrested on multiple warrants, charged with Child Molesting, Fondling and Child Seduction. Fremont Police said in a Facebook posting that the alleged incidents took place last year. Bartell is being held without …

A smoke detector saved the lives of four people on Sunday when their home in rural Defiance County went up in flames. The fire reported around 2:30 a.m. on Ohio 18 just east of New Bavaria Rd. destroyed the single-story, wood-frame home owned by Lynette Begley. According to a GoFundMe …

The National Weather Service says northwest Ohio will get some snow this week, possibly up to six inches through Thursday. The snow will be wet and stick to power lines and trees. While it’s been a mild winter, meteorologist John Taylor says the combination of snow and wind is going …

Early voting is underway in Williams County for the March 15th presidential primary. At the monthly elections board meeting on Monday, the deputy director said 270 early ballots had been cast since February 17th. Anyone can vote early at the elections office at 1425 E. High St in suite 104. …

Here’s one from the “we’ll laugh about this one later” file. Police were called to the Circle K on S. Main St. on Sunday morning when a man was trying to use a card that came back as “reported lost or stolen.” When police arrived, they asked the man about …