News Staff Steuben County deputies respond to the Clear Lake Storage on SR 120 in Steuben County, near Clear Lake Township…this…on a report garage overhead doors being damaged. Officers get there…look things over…and find a slew of storage spaces had been burglarized. Officials confirm…several vehicles and numerous firearms had been stolen along with power tools and other … Read more
The Paulding Village Council welcomes a new finance director. Cheryl Halter, whose name had emerged from an executive session two weeks ago has accepted the position. The former finance director, Zoe McMaster had left the position in the spring.
Williams County’s population dropped about 1.4% over the past decade…that’s according to preliminary data released by the Census Bureau. The estimated total population in 2010 was 37,642…now it’s at 37,102, in 2020. Around northwest Ohio, populations also fell in Henry…Defiance…and Paulding County, as well. Ohio’s statewide population grew by 2.3%,…from 11.5 million in 2010 to … Read more
Williams County Commissioners sign off on two new donation agreements…to support public infrastructure improvements. The agreements are with Moore Industries in Montpelier and Altenloh, Brinck and Co. in Bryan. Both companies agreed to donate 1% of their savings from the tax incentives per year, with a minimum deposit of $200 per month, officials say. As … Read more
Police responds to a drug complaint in Holiday City…and arrest two people on unrelated charges. Billy Coblentz, 30, of Montpelier, was arrested on a Bryan Municipal Court warrant…charging him with failure to appear for sentencing from a separate incident. Court records show that on April 8 he was arrested and charged with petty theft for … Read more
A Lima woman dies in a motorcycle versus big rig crash, near Continental. Officials say Jill Wolfe, 61, is the victim…following the accident at Ohio 613 and 15. Officials tell reporters…Wolfe was southbound on Ohio 15, when her motorcycle struck a tractor trailer, driven by Jaswinder Singh, of Bakersfield, Calif. They add he had pulled … Read more
More reports…in the wake of Tuesday morning’s storms that ripped through northeast Indiana …packing strong winds, heavy rains, and lots of lightning. That morning…Eric and Rachel Erman were woken up by lightning. Soon after a glow of red was outside their bedroom window. Their shop…E & R Restorations, housed in Erman’s barn on Kimble Road … Read more
Citing drastic increases in truancy since the pandemic took hold, the Williams County Common Pleas Court, Juvenile Division, has created a new position, in an effort to remedy the situation. In collaboration with the county’s school districts…there is now a countywide attendance officer for the new school year. It’s Gale Horn, a retired officer from … Read more
The Montpelier Village council accepts an economic incentive package for an area business. Moore Industries, on Henricks Drive, is planning on investing around $1 million dollars in Montpelier for an expansion project…adding roughly 18,000 square feet to its facility…with a third of it going to the molding bay…the rest is warehouse space. With the add-on, … Read more
The Indiana State Police releases the identity of a person shot and killed in Butler. Authorities say 36 year old Samuel King of Butler died from the wounds he received in the incident. Another man and a woman, who were also shot, are still at Parkview North Hospital in Fort Wayne. Officials tell reporters, DeKalb … Read more