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The DeWine administration backs off its plans to impose rules that advocates feared would have restricted gender-affirming medical treatment for adults in a way no other state has. The rules proposed by two state departments would have required the psychiatrists, endocrinologists and medical ethicists to have roles in creating gender-affirming …

Local leaders believe they have a plan to collect better data concerning homeless numbers in the county following the first homeless summit Wednesday. At a recent quarterly meeting aimed at improving the homeless situation in Williams County, it was decided local leaders needed to meet monthly, and that the first …

Williams County voters have an opportunity to learn more about the candidates running opposed in the March 19 primary at a candidate forum beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Veteran’s Building at the county fairgrounds in Montpelier. Slated to attend are the four Republican candidates for Ohio …

The Fulton County commissioners approve a bid for the reconstruction of County Road 11, between roads A and B. They awarded the project to Geddis Paving and Excavating, with a submitted bid of $1,077,887 dollars The engineer’s estimate for the project was $1.2 million. Officials say the six submitted bids …

An expanded Williams County dive rescue team is in the works, due to a $129,000 dollar grant that was secured. Williams County Sheriff’s Office Detective Ben Baldwin is heading up the project and reported on the progress to the Williams County commissioners. He said he is currently putting together the …

In Paulding County, a man and an 8-year-old are airlifted to a Fort Wayne hospital after their car crashed into a big rig on U.S. 24. Officials tell reporters that the semi, loaded with swine feed was traveling through an intersection around when the car rear-ends the trailer. No word …

The victim of a fatal stabbing in Grabill on Saturday night has been identified as local attorney and former Allen County magistrate Marcia Linsky. She was 64. Linsky’s boyfriend, Charles Calvert, faces a murder charge. Investigators believe he staged knives at the scene while claiming self-defense. William Lebrato, Allen County’s …

The city of Bryan as a whole procured nearly $2.7 million dollars in grant funding last year that helped the community and taxpayers, officials say. They add that the engineering department accounted for $2 million of that total, including projects like Horton Heights, Safe Routes to School and a sanitary …

The Williams County commissioners approve the purchase of a truck for the engineer’s office for next year. The tandem axle truck is not to cost more than $127,910. The request for the purchase was made at the end of last month. The commissioners also gave approval of a request for …

The Defiance County commissioners discuss possibilities for a grant to improve inclusion for all, as well as a possible issue with the upcoming Hot Air Balloon Festival. They met with the County Board of Developmental Disabilities to discuss plans for a grant. They would like to incorporate ways to make …