News Staff Williams County Commissioners approve a $54 million dollar budget for 2022, including about $17 million in General Fund expenses. The overall budget is about a 5% increase from 2021. It represents about a 6.1% increase from last year. Per the Ohio Revised Code, the General Fund is the single largest discretionary fund managed by the … Read more
The director of Defiance County’s Developmental Disabilities Board, already facing misdemeanor theft charges in Defiance, has been charged in Henry County with a felony as well. Tim Bower, of Delta, made an initial appearance in Napoleon Municipal Court on a charge of theft, a fifth-degree felony. The proceedings are only preliminary…because felony charges cannot be … Read more
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported drug-overdose deaths increased across Ohio by 26.6% in 2021, with the state confirming 4,410 overdose deaths in 2020, rising to 5,585 in 2021. In Williams County, the percentage of fatal overdoses appears to have increased even more percentage-wise, up about 33%, with six in 2020 and … Read more
The number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 hit a pandemic record high in Ohio on Thursday for the second day running, as data shows new coronavirus cases also remain at historic levels. At this hour…5,466 people in the hospital, or one of every five patients. Gov., DeWine and hospital administrators around the state … Read more
Indiana lawmakers expect to start their new session…by quickly diving into a contentious debate over a Republican-backed proposal…aimed at limiting workplace COVID-19 vaccination requirements, even as the virus threatens to overwhelm the state’s hospitals. The Republican-dominated General Assembly is expected to begin with action on a bill…that supporters maintain would protect individual rights, by forcing … Read more
Statistics released Wednesday show fewer motorists were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Christmas holiday, as compared to the three previous years. During the four-day reporting period, from midnight on Thursday, Dec. 23, until Sunday, Dec. 26, seven people were killed in seven fatal crashes. Three were not wearing safety belts. Troopers removed 162 impaired drivers … Read more
The Bryan City Council passes an annual budget about 4% greater than that of 2021 during its year-end meeting, this week. The total city budget for 2022, which includes Bryan Municipal Utilities’ budget, is $59.2 million dollars…up somewhat from this year’s budget of about $56.8 million. Overall…it’s still down from the 2020 budget of about … Read more
The Fulton County Health Department reports five new COVID deaths, this week. There were three deaths in the 50-59 age range, one person in the 60s and one in their 70s. Health officials confirm…the county saw a decrease in new COVID cases, this week, with 105 reported on Monday and Tuesday. People in their 20s … Read more
More than 1,000 members of the Ohio National Guard have been ordered into hospitals overwhelmed by patients being treated for COVID-19…the vast majority of them unvaccinated Gov., DeWine announced the state is also hiring a staffing agency to help recruit nurses from out of state to assist with patient care. He tells the media…22 months … Read more
Indiana’s top state elections official has stepped down from her position as the second-ranking officer in the state Republican Party. Secretary of State, Holli Sullivan had been the Indiana GOP’s vice chair since 2019. She was reelected to that party position in March, just days after Gov., Holcomb appointed her to replace retiring Secretary of … Read more