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North of Napoleon…two are taken to area hospitals…following a two car crash…at the intersection of County Road U and Ohio 108. Deputies get there…to find one car on its roof…in a field next to the road. The second vehicle…in the same field…but on its wheels. Officials say…Aadon Ford of McClure, failed to stop his pickup … Read more

With a few weeks left in 2021, Ohio has already broken the state record for new business filings. 181,586 new businesses were submitted in the state, this year, officials say. The old record was over 171 thousand…set last year. There’s a simple, new website that can take care of all of the preliminaries, officials add. … Read more

After a brief lull, COVID-19… flares up again in Williams County. For the past two weeks the county has led the state of Ohio in number of COVID cases per capita, with 413 new cases, or the equivalent of 1,125 new cases per 100,000 population. That’s more than any other county in Ohio and double … Read more

Five are hurt…three are hospitalized…after a car flips over in DeKalb County. Officials tell reporters…Cliffton Martin was driving east on CR 6 when he missed the turn onto Cr. 47. The car with four passengers inside, hits an embankment and overturns 3 times, coming to rest upside down. All five in the car were able … Read more

The Ohio Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in a case involving the state’s attempt to tax NASCAR for broadcasting its races in Ohio. At issue before the court is whether the state tax commissioner properly subjected those broadcasts to Ohio’s commercial activities tax…during an audit from 2005 to 2010. The tax requires payments on … Read more

A Montpelier man, accused of rape…and a Bryan man…accused of crimes involving children…both plead not guilty to all charges against them. Phillip Deck, 54, of Montpelier, now has a final pretrial conference…set for 1 p.m. on Jan. 6th. Deck remains held at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio on $100,000 dollars bond. Then, there’s Hugh … Read more

This Monday played out similarly to last Monday for the Edgerton Fire Department, which responded to another house fire with a skeleton crew. They head out to the blaze on N. Elm St. It started in the bedroom, officials say. Some sort of accident. Damage is estimated at around 50 thousand dollars. Because the roster … Read more

The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports…13 people were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving holiday, during the five-day reporting period. Last year, 11 died. This year…the fatalities included a pedestrian…four were not wearing a seatbelt…and three crashes involved impaired driving. None were in Williams County. In all…troopers arrested 300 people on suspicion of DUI and … Read more

An investigation begins…into the death of Jason Gonzales…found dead Tuesday morning on an Elm St. lot, in Stryker. Investigators say it looks like the body was dropped off by someone. The Lucas County coroner’s office has been called in to assist in the case, officials tell reporters. Gonzales had a criminal history…including drug related charges … Read more

A former Holgate school board member…who pled guilty to theft…is sentenced to up to three months in jail, Adam Eis will also pay $100,000 dollars in restitution. Eis also agreed to close his business, NETS, which was associated with the crime. After 10 days served at CCNO, Eis is eligible to apply for a work … Read more