News Staff A foggy morning raised some concerns for the annual Fourth of July Fly-in Breakfast. But skies cleared up to let planes begin landing around 9 a.m. and the warm, dry weather brought a crowd to the Williams County Regional Airport to look at planes and cars and have a pancake breakfast in the hangar.
Ohio lobbyist, Matt Borges gets five years in prison for his part in the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history. He avoided the much harsher sentence received by former House Speaker Larry Householder, the scheme’s mastermind, by accepting responsibility and apologizing before the judge. Black nonetheless rebuked Borges for his role in preventing Ohioans the … Read more
The Williams County Port Authority is adding two more houses to the county after the board approved some building contracts. Two different contractors, both of whom have worked with the port authority on other projects were selected to construct houses in two communities in the county. Andelynn Homes will build a house on N. Oak … Read more
Three people are in the hospital solo rollover crash on Interstate 69. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says…47-year-old, Dawn Dedrick-Boyle had been heading north on I-69 just south of Auburn when traffic started to slow down for a broken down big rig. Officials tell reporters…a vehicle in front of Dedrick-Boyle abruptly hit the brakes…she swerved … Read more
Wildfires in Canada have once again spread a haze over parts of the U.S., including Williams County, harming the air quality. As of Wednesday, all of Williams County had an air quality rating of unhealthy, that’s according to the Environmental Protection Agency. However, the worst was yet to come as by noon an interactive map … Read more
Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history and taken immediately into custody, a judge declaring that “the court and the community’s patience with Larry Householder has expired.” The 64-year-old Republican tensed only slightly as U.S. District Judge … Read more
The Corrections Commission of Northwest Ohio decides to keep one piece of equipment. Following a leak in a radiator associated with an emergency backup generator at the local jail, officials sought bids for a replacement of the generator. They researched the current unit and found it is only 20 years old, while it also only … Read more
Edgerton’s school board received project proposals and approved quotes from Fitzenrider/Air Force One, a commercial HVAC contractor from Defiance, to replace two chillers and the control system in the main school building. Edgerton currently has three chillers used to cool the building that are 20 years old and in need of replacement. The proposal brought … Read more
Lawyers disagreed sharply in arguments before the Ohio Supreme Court over whether $8 million dollars in assets, belonging to the state’s former top utility regulator…should have been frozen after he was caught up in a sweeping Statehouse bribery investigation. The state’s attorney told justices that Sam Randazzo was spending down criminal proceeds when Republican Attorney … Read more
There will be no major projects in Williams County performed by the Ohio Department of Transportation this year, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t work happening. Officials from ODOT District 2 met with the Williams County commissioners to update them on what will be going on in the county. In August, crews will be making … Read more