News Staff A big rig driver is badly hurt in a rollover crash in Amboy Township. Officials tell reporters Mark Vliek, of Edwardsburg, Mich., is eastbound on U.S. 20, near milepost 24…when he swerves to avoid downed power lines across the roadway. The tractor trailer, hauling lumber, careens off the right shoulder…overturning onto its top. Vliek is … Read more
Near McClure…Michael Shaner of Temperance, Michigan is in serious condition…after he loses control of his cargo van on Highway 6 in Henry County. Officials say Shaner had to suddenly turn, to avoid a passing vehicle. He hits a culvert. Shaner is flown to a hospital in Toledo. He’s under observation at this hour.
Some Ohio casinos and racinos could be left with losing tickets…if the state Senate’s sports betting legislation…giving professional teams priority for obtaining a brick-and mortar sports book licenses…is ultimately enacted. We reported the bill was passed by the Senate and sent to the House for consideration. It assigns the 30 total sports books to counties, … Read more
An Angola man is hurt after crashing his motorcycle in Steuben County. Officials say 56-year-old Alan Jones was riding east on CR 500 S…when the bike begins to swerve back and forth…leaving the north side of the roadway…smashing into an embankment. A witness tells officers he believes Jones may have had a medical condition…leading to … Read more
Williams County Commissioners approve a bond purchase agreement…saving an estimated $895,000 dollars…from three separate loans.
Montpelier Police arrests a man…after he assaults an employee at a Holiday City business. Officers are called to Hutch’s Towing & Recovery, on County Road M.50…for a reported break-in. Officials tell reporters the suspect was spotted by an employee. They say that’s when the burglar, Kyle Tyler attacks the worker. He then ran off…and is … Read more
Ohio is no longer in a state of emergency…COVID-19. So far, nearly 5.5 million people in the state have gotten at least the first dose of the vaccine…roughly 47% of the population. In Williams County, the number is 13,291, or 36 %. According to state data, the county estimated 38 cases per 100,000 people over … Read more
Members of the Ohio House expel Larry Householder, the federally indicted Republican ex-speaker…in a bipartisan vote that invoked their powers to remove a member for the first time in 150 years. The GOP-controlled House voted 75-21 to remove Householder, of Perry County, approving a resolution that stated he was not suited for office because of … Read more
Revised financial estimates mean an extra $3.3 billion dollars for lawmakers, crafting the upcoming state budget. With the news, Gov., DeWine urges lawmakers to be conservative when factoring in the windfall, calling it one-time money, attributable to federal pandemic aid. The updated forecasts call for an additional $1.7 billion dollars next year and $1.6 billion … Read more
The Ohio Senate approves legislation to legalize sports betting in Ohio…along with a bill to allow college athletes for the first time…to earn money based on the use of their names, images and likenesses. Both bills now go to the House for consideration. The sports betting bill would allow 53 licenses to be issued for … Read more