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The Williams County Board of Developmental Disabilities recently held its 2017 organizational meeting, re-electing Neil Oberlin as president and Mark Tipton as vice president, and electing Diane Peters as secretary.Peters and Tipton were also both sworn in for their second terms on the Board. Board member Robin Kurtz was appointed …

Williams County Engineer Todd Roth says that County Road D between Ohio 576 and County Road 6 can be a bumpy ride with long stretches of broken and uneven pavement interrupted by numerous potholes. Plans are in the works to completely repave the roadway. The good news is Roth will …

The retirement clock is ticking for Edon Northwest Local Schools Superintendent Dr. John Granger. Granger is set to call it a career at the end of the school year. The Wright State University and Miami University graduate having served almost 40 years as a teacher, principal and superintendent in various …

The numbers are in and it was another successful Blizzard Auction Saturday and will help put shoes on the feet of children all across the county. The event, hosted on the air at WBNO-WQCT, auctioned off around 350 items in 13 different blocks throughout the day, raising around $11,500 for …

Lawmakers are now sifting through the latest budget proposal from Gov. John Kasich. His nearly $144 billion plan features an income tax cut and a broader sales tax. Kasich’s budget includes another income tax cut through restructured brackets and rates along with increased income tax exemptions. However, Kasich is once …

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is expected to unveil the state’s biannual budget today, just weeks after saying the state was heading into a recession and the budget “won’t be pretty.” Kasich’s regional liaison Lu Cooke, told the Williams County Commissioners Thursday that while “there will be money where there needs …

Here at WBNO/WQCT we would like to congratulate one of our own…Sales Executive Cindra Keeler has been named the 2017 president of the Bryan Area Chamber of Commerce at the chamber’s annual banquet and meeting Thursday. Keeler, who served as vice president last year, takes over for 2016 President Russ …

A followup on a story we brought you last week…A Napoleon parochial teacher has been arrested on 13 sex-related charges. Eighth-grade teacher 28 year old Brian Kressbach of Napolean is reportedly on leave from St. Paul Lutheran School. A sexual complaint was reportedly filed with the Napoleon Police Department. Since …

A Defiance man was arrested Thursday on two sex-related charges in connection with minors. 61 year old Ronald Brown of Ohio 111, was arrested on a charge of rape; and gross sexual imposition. According to Defiance County Sheriff Doug Engel, the charges stem from an investigation in which Brown allegedly …

Republican State Senator Cliff Hite (R-Findlay) has been named to serve on the Senate’s influential Standing Committee on Rules and Reference. The Rules and Reference Committee plays a key role in setting the legislative agenda for the Ohio Senate. The committee is tasked with assigning legislation to the Senate’s various …