News Staff Three area departments are called to a semi-trailer fire on U.S. 24 near Napoleon. Florida and Ridgeville Township fire departments assisted in the call. The driver of the semi may have suffered smoke inhalation in the incident. The flames are soon put out. No word on a cause. State and local officials continue their look … Read more
Wauseon City Council is now accepting letters of interest…to fill a vacancy on the panel for the unexpired term of Jeffrey Stiriz. It is for two years. All applicants must be a registered elector and must live in the City of Wauseon for at least a year.. The deadline is Monday, the 29th.
A fast-tracked map of Ohio’s new congressional districts clears the Ohio Senate…and now heads to the House…even as voting-rights groups and Democrats continue to object to both the boundaries and the process. The Senate’s approval along party lines came less than 24 hours after GOP House Speaker Bob Cupp released an updated version…developed behind closed … Read more
Edgerton initially started work on the Laubach Drive project in 2019, when the village received a grant for roughly half the cost of the project. Now, it’s going to have to wait until spring to finally get done. Vernon Nagel Inc., of Napoleon, was awarded the project in May after bidding $298,325. The initial completion … Read more
A Fort Wayne man is badly hurt…after icy road conditions lead to a crash near northbound I-69 in DeKalb County. Officials tell reporters 26-year-old, Joshua Sailor approaches a bridge on northbound 69…near the S.R. 8 exit. That’s when his vehicle begins to fish tail. Sailor loses control. The vehicle then careens over the guardrail…into the … Read more
In Napoleon…crews take on a big rig fire on U.S. 24, near Henry County Road 17, late Monday. No word on what caused it. State and local officials continue looking into it, at this hour.
In Archbold…ATVs and dirt bikes are now prohibited on public property…following a decision village council on Monday night. Officials say the ordinance was drawn up, after Police Chief, Leo Wixom expressed problems with them in a city park. The new entry becomes law immediately…due to the ordinance’s emergency clause.
A Toledo plastic surgeon…accused of drugging a woman and recording himself sexually assaulting her…is sentenced Monday to nearly 20 years in prison. Federal prosecutors reviewed 60 videos that they said showed Manish Gupta, of Sylvania, sexually assaulting at least 20 different women. Gupta, who ran clinics in Ohio and Michigan, before giving up his license … Read more
A man dies in a crash in Grabill, on Antwerp Road. Officials say Benjamin Brandenberger was killed instantly in the solo rollover accident. The ensuing autopsy finds Brandenberger died of blunt force injuries in the accident. State and local officials continue their post-crash investigation.
Deer collisions can happen virtually anywhere at any time, but new data from the Safe Communities Coalition reveals the most dangerous areas…are in Williams County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports 410 deer-related accidents in 2020 and 1,994 over the past five years. The worst road segments are Ohio 34…between County Road 13 and County … Read more