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About 4.5 acres of land in Edgerton…abandoned for 20 years…is on its way to finding a new use. The Village of Edgerton took possession of 2.9 acres of the property previously owned by Edgerton Metals, while Edgerton Development Corp. received 1.5. The transfer comes as part of a deal…with the …

Tech giant Google plans to build two more data centers in Ohio to help power its artificial intelligence technology and other tools, the company and state officials announced. With one data center already up and running near Columbus, the two new locations will bring Google’s total investment in Ohio to …

Efforts by Republican state lawmakers, moving to ask Ohio voters this August to raise the threshold for passing future constitutional amendments…with the idea of thwarting a November abortion rights question…are again plagued by delays. The contingent championing the idea had continued to press forward even as former attorneys general of …

A fire in Henry County completely destroys a single-story home. The Damascus Township-McClure and Monroe Township fire departments were summoned to Township Road 6, just northeast of Grelton. Officials tell reporters, the manufactured home was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. Not long after that…the place was completely consumed. …

Congresswoman, Marcy Kaptur, says Republicans are playing a dangerous game with the nation’s economy, regarding the ongoing national debt ceiling debate. Kaptur, whose Ninth District includes Williams County, was joined by other female representatives from Ohio and Pennsylvania for a Zoom teleconference on the issue. She pointed out there have …

The City of Van Wert votes in favor of the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays in the 2A precinct in order to allow the restaurant chain, Beer Barrel, to serve alcoholic drinks. According to the Ohio Department of Commerce, businesses who sell liquor are required to have a permit …

An Illinois man dies in a head-on crash on the Indiana Toll Road. Emergency crews were called to the accident, just west of I-69 in Steuben County. First units on the scene found a car and a pickup truck with heavy front-end damage, blocking the eastbound lanes. The driver of …

Edgerton’s police department has installed a new forensic interview room in the Town Hall. Edgerton joins Bryan’s police department in having a forensic interview room at their disposal. Other agencies can use the room, if needed, officials say. Both police departments were recognized at the SART Symposium in Archbold last …

The City of Bryan will be pursuing a nearly $1.9 million dollar loan from the Environmental Protection Agency to help fund a wastewater treatment facility project. The design work will include two new aeration tanks, replacement of an aeration air supply header and flow control improvements. Council approved applying for …

Gov., DeWine awards more than $42 million dollars in grants to promote school safety, including grants to two school districts in Williams County. Bryan City Schools and Edon Northwest Local Schools were two of the 624 schools who received funding through the fifth round of Ohio’s K-12 School Safety Grant …