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Solar In Discussion Pioneer Mayor Ed Kidston brings three proposals from different solar power companies in front of the village council to potentially bring a solar field to Pioneer. Council unanimously voted to go forward with a letter of intent to apply for government funding through the Powering Affordable Clean …

The Latest Demolition of the old school in Edon is underway. The property consists of eight vacant structures that were the site of the district’s school buildings until 2005. The site later housed a storage facility until the mid-2010s. It is currently owned by the Williams County Land Bank, which …

Project Complete The Horton Heights sewer replacement project is finished, and it cost almost $29,000 dollars less than the contracted amount. On Tuesday, the Bryan City Council approved a $28,610 dollar overall decrease change order for the project, taking the cost from $2.18 to $2.15 million dollars. There had been …

Crash In DKC A Butler woman is in the hospital after a solo crash on Interstate 69 in DeKalb County. Officials say…41-year-old, Lisa-Marie Balasandiran was heading south on I-69…as she tried to take Exit Ramp 329, near Auburn. Balasandiran ran off the roadway down a steep embankment…through a grassy area…hitting …

Passed An August special election that will determine citizens’ future access to the Ohio Constitution…and potentially the fate of an abortion rights amendment…can go forward as planned…despite state lawmakers passing a law last year that eliminated most elections in August. In a 4-3 decision, the high court found that the …

Kids Safe The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department assists Cleveland Police in locating a car…connected to an Amber Alert Saturday evening…in Waterloo. Officials say…deputies found the car on US 6. They follow it into a local gas station. They soon learn…a mother failed to give her two kids over to children …

For A Better Pipe West Unity will receive a $550,000 dollar grant for a waterline replacement project. It is one of many distributed throughout the state from Ohio BUILDS…an infrastructure program that aims to uplift and improve small communities. The village is set to use the funding to finish replacing …

WC Needs More Williams County will be applying for more funding to help address lead paint in homes. County commissioners met with the Maumee Valley Planning Organization…to discuss applying for the additional funds. MVPO administers it through the Community Housing Impact and Preservation Lead Abatement Program for the county. Officials …

In Chambers The GOP dominated Ohio Senate clears its version of the state’s operating budget, along party lines…with a nearly $86 billion dollar price tag, tackling funding for universal school vouchers, income tax cuts and public assistance programs, among hundreds of other provisions. The 7,000-page proposal is also stuffed with …

AED Bill Clears Hurdle Automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, could be placed in nearly every school or sports and recreation venue in Ohio, under a proposal that cleared the Republican-dominated House with overwhelming bipartisan support. The legislation, sparked by the sudden cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin in …