News Staff The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports nine deaths on Ohio’s roadways over Memorial Day weekend…that comes to fewer fatalities than last year, when there were 20. When compared to the previous three-year average, the number of fatalities dropped by 49% this year. In Williams County, there were 261 traffic stops, with no fatal accidents.
Expect to see work begin soon on phase 1 of the Bona Vesta storm sewer improvement project. Williams County Commissioners signed a contract for the job…which is expected to improve flood control and drainage in and around the residential subdivision north of the 127-County Road 15.D intersection. Bryan Excavating submitted the winning bid. The project … Read more
A recount by the Fulton County Board of Elections confirms the new Fulton Township fire levy failed during the May election. The proposed five-year, 1-mill levy was trailing 74-72 on election night…and after the official count it was tied at 74 votes for and 74 against. Following the recount, it was still tied, meaning the … Read more
A driver is arrested after leading police on a pursuit…northbound on I-69, in DeKalb County. Officials say the driver was suspected of having an expired driver’s license. When the deputy tried to pull the vehicle over near mile marker 329 in Auburn, the driver did not stop. Indiana State Police deployed stop sticks north of … Read more
The number of people in Ohio, age 16 and older, who received their initial COVID-19 vaccine…jumped 33% in the week after the state announced its million-dollar incentive lottery, though an analysis shows vaccination rates lag well behind what they were in March and most of April. In the week after the May 12 announcement about … Read more
Activity across the Ohio housing marketplace saw a big gain in April, as sales increased 18% compared to a year ago, that’s according to Ohio REALTORS. Home unit sales in April 2021 reached 12,986. The average sales price across Ohio in March was $236,800, a 17% increase from 2020.
One person dies in a house fire in Van Wert, on West Crawford Street. When crews get to the scene…heavy fire and smoke is coming from the first story of the house. On their first search of the home, they find the victim…dead…in the living room. It takes around an hour and a half to … Read more
A man drives through a soybean field in Hicksville…hitting a cement culvert…as he tried to go back onto the road. Officials tell reporters Allan Schliesser is westbound on Buckskin Road…when he goes off the right side of the roadway. He goes through the field, to re-enter the street on Rosedale Road…instead…he hits the culvert. Alcohol … Read more
Two people are hurt after a wreck on the east side of Edgerton. Witnesses tell officers…a northbound vehicle on County Road 4.50…ran into one…going eastbound on U.S. 6, at the St. Joseph River bridge. The case continues.
A Toledo woman is sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. Yisenya Flores pled guilty earlier this month to murder and child endangerment in the September 2019 death of 5-year-old Anjuan Hare. Prosecutors say Flores told emergency responders the child had jumped from a bed because he wanted to fly like Spider-Man, but his … Read more