News Staff A two-vehicle crash on Ohio 281 and Henry County Road 18, one mile east of the Henry-Defiance county line…injures three juveniles, one seriously. Isaiah Schultz 16, of Napoleon, was taken from the scene by air ambulance to Toledo Hospital. Officials say he was a front-seat passenger in a Honda Civic, driven by Thomas Miller, 17, … Read more
In Defiance…a new $49 million dollar manufacturing facility has been announced in the city. A Packaging Group, which develops, manufactures and packages cosmetics and beauty products, will be expanding, company officials say. The California-based company is expected to hire 135 people…to produce up to 500 million plastic dispensing pumps for the health and beauty industries. … Read more
Area crews are dispatched to a barn fire on County Road 8. Officials say the property owner put it out with a garden hose, before they arrived. The loss is estimated at ten thousand dollars. A pick up truck, parked nearby is damaged in the blaze. No injuries were reported. State and local investigators are … Read more
Two men…charged with burglary are sentenced in Paulding County. Bobby Thompson and William Wehby are put on community control for four years. Thompson pled guilty to three counts of breaking and entering…and three counts of theft. Wehby pled guilty to two counts of breaking and entering…and two counts of receiving stolen property. They were arrested … Read more
Ohio Highway Patrol Sgt. Fernando Chavez of Defiance expects a full return to work soon, just a month after his cruiser was demolished on U.S. 24 during a fatal traffic crash. We reported Chavez was writing a speeding ticket on the 24, just west of Independence Road, when his cruiser…parked on the shoulder…was hit from … Read more
COVID-19 cases are trending downward in Williams County, though the county’s vaccine rate is still low. Health officials say the trend was expected…based off modeling from John Hopkins University, which has been the most accurate for them throughout the pandemic. The downward trend is simply part of the basic ebb and flow the pandemic has … Read more
County commissioners approve a request to hire a new staff attorney at the Williams County Prosecutor’s Office. Officials say, a significant increase in cases in the past year…a trend that shows all indications of continuing into the foreseeable future…is driving the request. All three supported the new hire.
The Ohio school board’s order, requiring a giant, now-defunct online charter school to repay the state $60 million dollars, over inflated enrollment figures…is final and cannot be appealed. The state Supreme Court makes the call. In a 4-3 decision, the court delivered what may be merely a symbolic blow to the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, … Read more
A driver and pedestrian are both badly hurt in a crash Sunday morning in Florence Township, on Ohio 49, near County Road H. Officials say Cody Wolfe, 32, of Edon, was northbound…when the pickup went off the west side of the roadway…hitting an embankment. The vehicle rolls over…hitting a pedestrian…that’s Donald Mohr, 63, of Edon, … Read more
Students and staff at Bryan City Schools will be required to wear a face covering…for at least three more weeks. A review committee from the Williams County Health Department and Bryan City Schools, say they reviewed key data points, including case and quarantine rates in the district, as well as COVID-19 spread. After…it decides to … Read more