News Staff The Williams County Land Bank, is putting 17 parcels of land in the county on the auction block. The parcels are for sale to the highest bidder by sealed bid. To submit a bid…go online…download and complete the attached sealed bid agreement form. Mail or deliver the completed form to the Williams County Treasurer’s Office, … Read more
In a Williams County courtroom…Cody Jondreau will serve a minimum 29 years in prison for the murder of his infant son Alexander, who died as the result of abuse on Sept. 11, 2020. We reported Jondreau, 26, fled from the state before his son’s death…and then escaped from a Florida jail after his initial arrest … Read more
Firefighters are dispatched to Wick’s Par-T-Pak in Bryan for a fire, but no significant damage was reported. Someone smelled smoke at the West High St. location…and called 911. The fire team quickly puts it out. Officials say some of the lighting fixtures in the place went up.
A driver is able to get out of his car…after he rolled it…while swerving to avoid hitting a deer in Butler, early Monday. DeKalb County deputies say Colin Gary, 19, of Edgerton, told officers he was going west in the 7000 block of CR 40 in Butler just after 4:45 a.m….when after swerving, he went … Read more
Two people…believed to be from Williams County are accused by online activists in separate incidents, involving online child solicitation. One of the two was arrested Thursday morning by the West Terre Haute Police Department. On Nov. 27, the online activist group PCI: Predator Catchers Indianapolis posted video, apparently showing former Edon resident, David Dowdy, 42, … Read more
Two minors are taken into custody…after a police pursuit that starts in DeKalb…and ends in Allen County, late Friday. Officials tell reporters…an off-duty sheriff’s deputy was southbound on I-69…when he tried to pull over someone for a minor traffic violation. The driver refused to stop…and instead tries to escape the officer at speeds over 100 … Read more
The unemployment rate in Fulton County was down during October, according the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The rate was 3.4% in October, a decrease from 3.9% in September. In October of 2020, the unemployment rate in Fulton County was 3.5%. It’s estimated that 700 county residents were unemployed in October, among a … Read more
Jim Renacci, a former Republican congressman, who’s challenging Gov., DeWine in next year’s primary, picks a Christian filmmaker who made a documentary about former President Donald Trump to be his running mate. Joe Knopp of Springboro comes into the race with no political experience. Renacci, a businessman and former Wadsworth mayor who served in Congress … Read more
Lawsuits are accumulating against Ohio’s new congressional map, just as they did for GOP-drawn maps of new legislative districts, as voting and civil-rights groups allege partisan gerrymandering against the state’s ruling Republicans. The latest suit comes from the Ohio arms of the League of Women Voters and the A. Philip Randolph Institute…on behalf of a … Read more
Two people are hurt, one seriously…in a three-car crash on U.S. 127 at Mud Creek Road in Defiance County. Officials tell reporters…Stephanie Singer, of Ney, was driving south on 127…in front of Micheal Queen, of Bryan…and Alyssa Willey, of Mark Center. When Singer stopped…to turn left onto Mud Creek Road, Queen slowed down…but Willey did … Read more