News Staff Officers are investigating a fatal crash on Airport Highway, near Crissey Road in Springfield Township. They say a pickup truck was westbound on Airport, when the driver, Steven Robinson of Swanton, suffered a possible medical emergency. Robinson’s vehicle went off the right side of the roadway, smashing into an utility pole, before coming to rest … Read more
At last check, only 18 of 1,675 registered voters in Bryan precincts E & F…a little more than 1%…had cast their ballots at the polling location at the First Lutheran Church on North Cherry Street. That low turnout held true throughout election day in Williams County…as a lack of contested issues, unopposed incumbents and low … Read more
Three local school districts get state grants for security on Tuesday. Edgerton, Millcreek-West Unity and North Central were three of the 1,183 schools in 81 counties that received a total of $47 million dollars in grant funding…as part of the Ohio K-12 School Safety Grant Program. Gov., DeWine announced the grants during the Ohio School … Read more
For 35 years, the World Largest Yard Sale has made its way across multiple states along U.S. 127 and it returns again on Thursday. The sale started in 1987 and, this year, spans 690 miles and six states. The official route, according to the website, starts just north of Addison, Michigan, and runs south to … Read more
For years, the city of Bryan and the Williams County Humane Society have had an agreement in which the society would catch unwanted feral cats reported by residents. But due to budget and staffing constraints, the humane society says it simply can’t provide that service any more. On Monday, city council approved legislation that removed … Read more
The Williams County Veterans Memorial gazebo was vandalized last week. A worker mowing the memorial grounds on Thursday, noticed damage to several posts at the gazebo located behind the chevrons. With a steel pole at the center of the posts, they weren’t able to knock them down. The damage was reported to the Williams County … Read more
Early voting for Tuesday’s primary election continues today. The primary is the second in Ohio this year, following the May 4th ballot. Holding two primary elections is unusual. But when the state’s legislative redistricting chaos…which actually started last year…remained unsettled into the spring, a second primary was added. The only races on this second primary … Read more
Proposed collections for Williams County drainage ditch and tile maintenance next year total $385,382 dollars, officials told county commissioners, last week. That total is down about $32,000 from 2022. It’s comparable to the total in 2021 but higher than the amount in 2020. The drainage department is part of the county engineering office, and is … Read more
The Maumee Valley Planning Organization in Defiance is updating the region’s comprehensive economic development strategy…covering Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding and Williams counties, with public participation encouraged. The counties’ economic development offices are all working with the MVPO to update the strategy focused on retaining workforce, supporting key infrastructure improvements and marketing the region as a … Read more
The unemployment rate in Fulton County was up slightly in June, but still down from last year, that’s according to data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The county’s jobless rate in June was 3.8%, according to the civilian labor force estimates. That is up from 3.3% in May, but lower … Read more