News Staff Two people are hurt in a two vehicle crash along Paulding roads 71 and 144, three miles west of town. Officials say both SUV’s collided in the intersection…sending them into the ditch. One driver was flown to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, in serious condition. The second driver was taken to Paulding County Hospital. State … Read more
Two Williams County teens are accused in separate rapes of preteen girls. One of them…Jacob Lambert, 19, of Montpelier, is accused of having sex with an 11 year old girl, back in August. The case continues, at this hour.
After a year of learning upended by the pandemic, Ohio students would have extra time to take state-mandated tests…under an emergency measure passed unanimously by the Ohio House. The bill now heads to Gov., DeWine’s desk, where he will sign it into law. It gives juniors and seniors the ability to substitute final course grades…for … Read more
The Stryker Village Council agrees to lease 15 acres to National Grid Renewables…in support of a local solar farm. The lot is on Ohio 2 at County Road E.50. By the time construction is complete, Williams County Solar LLC is expected to cover an estimated 1,500 acres in Springfield Township, south and east of the … Read more
Beginning Friday, Ohioans, 40 and older…are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination. Gov. DeWine makes the call. The Williams County Health Department is asking everyone eligible to sign up for the vaccine as soon as possible. Right now…roughly 200 spots are still open at the vaccine clinic. Also…the county has 720 doses available for the clinic … Read more
As COVID-19 vaccination efforts ramp up across Ohio, the state Department of Transportation is providing extra funding to help local transit agencies and health departments…ensure all eligible can get to vaccination sites. The Rides for Community Immunity program will provide $7 million dollars…distributed across all 88 counties to help get Ohio’s most vulnerable populations transportation … Read more
A powerful Ohio lobbyist…who spent decades at the center of many of the state’s significant policy battles…is found dead in Florida…as he faced charges in a sweeping federal bribery investigation. Neil Clark, 67, was found by a bicyclist in an isolated area of Collier County, Florida, where he had been living. Clark had pled not … Read more
On Monday, April 5th, ODOT is beginning a two and a half month closure on the section of US 20A, between US 20 and SR 15 in Williams County…for a resurfacing and bridge rehabilitation project. The detour will be US 20 to SR 15.
A coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups sued the U.S. Census Bureau last year…to stop it from ending the 2020 census early…out of fear a premature finish would undercount minority communities. Now, that coalition is attempting to block the state of Ohio from trying to force the statistical agency, under a new administration, … Read more
State wildlife officials are urging Indiana residents to destroy invasive zebra mussels that could be hiding in so-called moss balls sold for aquariums. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says aquarium owners should destroy any Marimo moss balls they have purchased this year from any aquarium or pet supply store because they might contain the … Read more