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A Butler man tells the police he fell asleep at the wheel, hitting a pole. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department says Robert Yoder, 66, of Butler suffered a broken leg after crashing his truck into a pole in rural Waterloo. Officials tell reporters Yoder was eastbound on U.S. Hwy. 6 …
Read More »Two fired executives of FirstEnergy and a former top state utilities regulator plead not guilty to state charges.
Two fired executives of FirstEnergy and a former top state utilities regulator plead not guilty to state charges related to that $60 million dollar bribery scheme that centered on securing a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants with the help of a powerful House speaker. Former FirstEnergy CEO, …
Read More »Edon Northwest Local School District Board of Education discussed putting a replacement tax levy before voters.
The Edon Northwest Local School District Board of Education discussed putting a replacement tax levy before voters as well as how to handle the April eclipse event. Before agreeing to put a replacement income tax issue on the ballot, the board had to rescind a previous resolution it passed, authorizing …
Read More »Montpelier Village Council approves selling renewable energy credits.
The Montpelier Village Council approves selling nearly $100,000 dollars’ worth of renewable energy credits, in a way that will hopefully benefit citizens. RECs are issued when one megawatt-hour of electricity is generated and delivered to the electricity grid from a renewable energy resource. Village Manager, Jason Rockey said they earned …
Read More »Former AT&T building in West Unity moving closer to being torn down.
The former AT&T building in West Unity on State Route 191 is moving closer to being torn down, the Williams County Land Reutilization Corp. learns. Officials say, the site was recently approved for a site assessment grant adding that the cost for remediating the building is not yet known, but …
Read More »Man is left with injuries after he crashes in DeKalb County Saturday night
A man is left with injuries after he crashes in DeKalb County Saturday night. Officials say that the Butler man was on US Highway 6, in the 5,600 block, when he crashed into a ditch. After that, the truck went about another 75 yards, hitting a utility pole, breaking it …
Read More »Bryan Municipal Utilities to perform revenue analysis later this year to determine if rates are adequate.
Bryan Municipal Utilities likely will be performing a revenue analysis later this year to determine if rates are adequate. Director of Utilities, Derek Schultz and Operations Manager, Jimmy Dunning provided the Bryan Board of Public Affairs with the 2023 review. Schultz said while the water fund is currently healthy, the …
Read More »Indiana Governor deploying team of Indiana National Guardsmen to southern border.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is deploying a team of Indiana National Guardsmen to the southern border of Texas and Mexico. In a press release, Holcomb said the decision was made to “support the ongoing border security mission.” A total of fifty Indiana National Guardsmen are being sent to Camp Atterbury …
Read More »City of Bryan has dropped the multiple zoning charges filed against local pastor.
The city of Bryan has dropped the multiple zoning charges filed against a local pastor at the end of last year. In all, the 18 zoning violations, were up against Pastor Chris Avell of Dad’s Place on S. Main St. The original charges stemmed from the facility allowing people, mostly …
Read More »Williams County commissioners give approval for a couple of programs.
Williams County commissioners give approval for a couple of programs geared toward helping local youth at no cost to the county. The commissioners signed off on an agreement between Williams County Department of Job and Family Services and Farmers and Merchants Bank…to provide financial literacy and entrepreneur skills for youth …
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