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Truckers Against Trafficking aims to cut down on sex trafficking

In 2015, law enforcement agencies across Ohio reported 102 human trafficking investigations. This led to 104 arrests, 33 successful prosecutions, the identification of 203 potential victims and 130 suspected traffickers. In an effort to stop criminals from exploiting trafficking victims in Ohio, the patrol has partnered with Truckers Against Trafficking …

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Utility companies reporting scammers calling customers

With the new year come a new round of scams in Williams County and northwest Ohio…local utilities have received reports from their customers that they are receiving phone calls from an individual pretending to be their electric service provider. Authorities are not sure if it is just one individual or …

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Jackie Perry elected to fill the position of Edgerton Village Council president

Jackie Perry was elected to fill the position of Edgerton Village Council president for the coming year. The Bryan Times reports Perry, Troy Siebenaler and Greg Jennings were all nominated for the position and after two votes, Perry came out as the winner. The council also approved payment of current …

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Stacey Stiriz is the new assistant prosecutor at the Williams County Prosecutor’s Office

There has been a changing of the guard in the Williams County Prosecutor’s office. Stacey Stiriz is the new assistant prosecutor at the Williams County Prosecutor’s Office. She joined the office at the end of November 2016, replacing Michael YOU-Hauz, who left to join former county prosecutor Kirk Yosick in …

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Jack Gibson Memorial Polar Bear Plunge draws hundreds

Temperatures hovering around 40 degrees with blowing wind did not stop hundreds of people from swarming into the near-freezing waters of Hamilton Lake Saturday afternoon. While many people might be wondering why, the simple answer was why not? This was the 24th year for the Jack Gibson Memorial Polar Bear …

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New online voter registration system went live at midnight on New Year’s Day

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced that the state’s new online voter registration system went live at midnight on New Year’s Day. Ohioans wishing to register to vote or update their registration can visit MyOhioVote.com/VoterRegistration to get started. At Secretary Husted’s request, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 63, …

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Williams County Business and Industry Show changing locations

The annual Williams County Business and Industry Show is changing locations and shaping up to be much bigger and potentially much better in 2017 with more room to breathe for exhibitors and attendees alike. The Bryan Times reports the show will be held at the New Era auditorium on West …

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Edgerton pays off a four-decade old debt

Edgerton has a paid off a four-decade old debt that has put the village in a position to be relieved of its fiscal emergency status. Edgerton Village Administrator Dawn Fitzcharles announced the village paid off an outstanding sewer debt of nearly $293,000. The debt goes back to the 1970s, when …

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Patti Rockey is the new chairperson of the Williams County Republican Party

Brian Davis has resigned and Patti Rockey is the new chairperson of the Williams County Republican Party. The Bryan Times reports Davis, a Williams County commissioner, resigned at the Dec. 13 monthly party committee meeting and party members selected Rockey as the new chair. She is the Williams County recorder. …

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41 year old Jade Herzog facing multiple charges after crime spree

41 year old Jade Herzog was apprehended by Williams County Sheriff’s Office deputies early New Years Day and is facing multiple charges after a crime spree and pursuit that began on December 26 in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Herzog, who was on medical leave from the Hillsdale County Jail, walked …

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