News Staff Several members of the fraternity involved in the hazing death of Stone Foltz in March 2021 were sentenced in Wood County Court. Those receiving their sentences had taken plea deals as part of a strategy targeting Jacob Krinn and Troy Henricksen. Those two were acquitted of the most serious charges at trial in May. The … Read more
Montpelier Mayor Steve Yagelski said village council meetings will continue to open with a prayer for as long as he’s mayor. Last month, Elijah Utley spoke against opening the meetings with a prayer, calling it exclusionary, especially if the prayer is exclusively Christian in nature. Utley returned for Monday’s meeting, intending to speak about a … Read more
Auburn Main Street in connection with Expression Gallery will hold a community forum on June 23rd, 2022, at the Dilgard Event Center. Community members are encouraged to participate in the engagement activities and join in the discussion. It will include initiatives where participants can share opinions and likes, concerns, and ideas relating to projects involved … Read more
A Montpelier man faces 45 criminal counts…accused of rape and other sex crimes against two young girls, over a period of ten years. Jonathon Standish was among 20 individuals indicted this week by a Williams County grand jury. Prosecutors say…Standish raped one girl on numerous occasions, starting when she was 5 years old in 2005…continuing … Read more
About three months after a dangerous drug was released into the air system at the juvenile detention center in Stryker, the facility had a scarily similar incident on Tuesday evening, although officials say this one appears to have been a false alarm. First responders were dispatched to the Northwest Ohio Juvenile Detention, Training and Rehabilitation … Read more
Expect the annual Fly-In Breakfast at the Williams County Regional Airport to be bigger and better this year. The event has added a classic car cruise-in to its lineup. The event is set from 7-11 a.m. on Monday, July 4, in the main hangar at the airport on County Road D, in Bryan. Any proceeds … Read more
Change could be coming that would revamp the Williams County Regional Planning Commission and its processes. The Commission is tasked with reviewing certain land use issues, such as lot splits, zoning variances and new subdivisions in the unincorporated areas of the county. Officials suggested changing the planning commission from one which now consists of up … Read more
Williams County elections officials had to scramble to fix a problem in the May 3 primary caused by a ballot printing issue by the county’s print vendor, Integrated Voting Systems. Now, with personal assurances from IVS representatives of new and improved safeguards, and with the lowest price, the Williams County Elections Board unanimously elected to … Read more
Eight graduates from the Northwest State Community College Law Enforcement Academy were recently honored during a special ceremony. The class successfully completed both the state certification exam and the physical fitness requirements of the program. The graduates will now take the 200-question Ohio Peace Officer Training Association Certification examination, the passage of which is a … Read more
The Montpelier Village Council awarded the bid for its final combined sewer overflow project on Monday, with bids coming in lower than the estimates. This will be the seventh, and last, CSO, untreated stormwater and sewage overflow in local streams and rivers. The village has been working on these projects for 25 years and since … Read more