News Staff Williams County Commissioners will consider a request by the county fair board for $120,000 dollars…to build a second horse barn…located on the east side of the fairgrounds, just south of the horse arena and the current horse stables, which will remain, officials say. The new barn will be used as stables for harness racing during … Read more
Edgerton’s Oak Street sidewalk project gets the OK from the Williams County Commissioners. They approved $52,000 from the county’s Community Development Block Grant funding to go toward paying for the project. The pre-bid estimate was $115,000 and two bids were delivered. The winning bid of $91,862.10 comes from Ward Construction, in Leipsic. The Village of … Read more
Over in Kendallville…transportation officials say a sinkhole opened up on the shoulder of the northbound lanes of Route 3, between Gump Road and Old Lima Road in Huntertown. It is nine feet deep, 11 feet long, and 24 feet in width. INDOT has closed both northbound lanes so crews can safely assess and fix the … Read more
A number of developments are occurring in downtown Defiance these days. Among them is a possible grant program for downtown building owners which has received Defiance City Council’s verbal support. If approved by council in the 2023 budget, such grants would provide $50,000 total for the improvement of downtown building facades. Though still undetermined, the … Read more
Officers execute a search warrant at a Delaware Avenue address in Montpelier. In the end 48-year-old Ronald Brown faces a list of drug charges and more. Officers add…four children…all under the age of four…were living in the home. They seize a cache of Marijuana…Methamphetamine, mushrooms, Fentanyl, Suboxone and Oxycodone. $3 grand in cash is found. … Read more
The Defiance six-county area’s already low unemployment figures dropped even a little more in May, according to state statistics. Overall?…it’s at 3.5%. The lowest was Putnam County at 2.1% followed by Paulding, at 2.7%. Defiance?…3.1…over in Henry County, it’s 3.3%…Fulton?…3.3… Putnam County checks in at 2.2%…Williams County?… 2.8%. Finance officials tell reporters…a challenge for local … Read more
The new boundaries for Ohio’s Statehouse seats are quite a bit different than during the last election for them in November 2020. The Aug. 2 primary will feature the area’s only contested Statehouse election, for the 82nd House District. Like elsewhere, the boundaries have changed after a federal court recently stopped repeated challenges to Ohio’s … Read more
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a boating accident in which a personal watercraft (PWC) exploded Monday afternoon on Jimmerson Lake. Emergency personnel responded to the area of County Road 300 W and Lane 101. The Bombardier Sa-Doo, had just been launched into the water and docked. When it was started to leave the dock with … Read more
Ohio is holding a rare second primary on Aug, 2, this one for state legislative races and for Republican and Democratic state central committee positions only. Early voting begins today for the Aug. 2 special primary election. The deadline to register was Tuesday, though voters can still register for the Nov. 8 general election. The … Read more
In Oakwood…smoke filled the downtown area as several fire departments battled a house fire on First Street. The Continental Fire Department was summoned to the blaze first. Then, the Oakwood Volunteer Fire Department took command of the fire while Continental and Auglaize Township fire departments offered mutual aid.