News Staff The Williams County Health Department reports 4,448 county residents have been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines. A little more than 22% of the county’s population, ages 18 and older, have their shots, now. About 1,300 of those…65 and older…have gotten at least the first of two required, so … Read more
Officers are called in…along with the bomb squad while executing a search warrant at a Hanna St., address, in Ney. The resident, Joe Shiple is arrested on a bench warrant…for not appearing for a Nov court date…on a weapons charge. Then, the police discover two packages, and something that looks like a grenade. The materials … Read more
Crews in Montpelier are dispatched to a utility pole fire in Holiday City, on County Road F at Selwyn Drive. The pole belonged to Toledo Edison…and before the fire team could put out the flames…it had to be deenergized first. They close the road and wait until the utility crew arrives. Once that’s settled…the fire … Read more
Three people are taken to the hospital after a car fails to stop, rolling through a stop sign and crashing into another vehicle on CR 68, near CR 427 in DeKalb County. Officials say Ericka Dissinger, 27, of New Haven was driving east bound on 68…when she tried to stop at a stop sign but … Read more
Elections will be held in August and November to fill a vacant Ohio congressional seat…following the appointment of congresswoman, Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Democrat, whose district includes parts of Akron and Cleveland, has been in Congress since 2008. The primary for Fudge’s seat will be held Aug. … Read more
While Ohio coronavirus cases continue to slowly decline, Gov. DeWine says he can’t predict when remaining health orders might be lifted. The governor outlined the state’s multi-pronged plan it’s using to fight COVID-19, armed with hundreds of thousands of vaccines flowing into Ohio and a continuous increase of mass sites to administer them. He also … Read more
President, Biden is heading to Ohio on Tuesday to tout the benefits of the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan. The trip marks the President’s first visit to the state since entering the White House. His appearance in Columbus falls on the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being signed into law. Biden plans to highlight … Read more
Sauder Village is hosting a Job Fair on Tuesday…from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Sauder Heritage Inn. As Ohio’s largest living-history destination, Sauder Village is looking to hire many friendly individuals to fill a variety of part-time and seasonal positions. Attendees are asked to bring a copy of their resume and a completed Sauder … Read more
The Ohio State Highway Patrol and area police departments get drugs and guns off the streets. The drug sweep also spans across five other states in the region, as well, from Kentucky to Michigan. In Ohio…21 illegal weapon and 246 drug arrests are made. Overall?…539 drug arrests and 78 gun busts. They tout it a … Read more
A Hicksville man…charged with causing a woman’s drug overdose death in December…is arraigned in a Defiance County courtroom. Delbert Drinnon pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter…along with a list of other charges. Prosecutors say Drinnon supplied fentanyl to Amanda Salisbury, 33, of Hicksville…she later suffered a deadly drug overdose. A pretrial hearing is set for … Read more