News Staff The northbound lanes of I-69 in DeKalb County. just south of Steuben County are closed for a time…after a semi catches fire. Officials tell reporters…the driver of the big rig was near the mile marker 340 interchange…when he realized smoke was coming from the trailer after a tire had gone flat. He pulled over to … Read more
The Montpelier Village Council is seeking a deadline for people harvesting trees on the Wabash Cannonball Trail. The village took control of a portion of the trail, from County Road 13 to County Road 17, from the Northwest Ohio Rails-toTrails Association about a year ago. Some officials say…a resident in the area is concerned about … Read more
Edon Northwest Local School District’s bus situation during the 2023 school year was in flux, but the outlook for the next school year is more promising. All of Edon’s buses passed inspection on first look as officials praised the staff for keeping the equipment in good shape.
Amazon’s profitable cloud business will invest roughly $7.8 billion dollars by the end of 2029 to expand its data center operations in central Ohio, state leaders announced…further advancing the state’s efforts to establish itself as the Midwest’s technology hub. AWS launched its first data centers in the region in 2016 and currently operates campuses in … Read more
An affiliation between Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers and Parkview Health announced in March will take effect on Oct. 1. The two health care providers signed a letter of intent in March for the two to combine their efforts of providing health care in the region. The two organizations have spent months working on the … Read more
Commissioners for Williams and Fulton counties agree to expenses for maintenance on two ditches that run through both areas. The collections will be for 2024, officials say. Fulton County will pay $872.39.
The Williams County Health Department has reapplied for a Safe Communities grant for the upcoming fiscal year. It will fund the Safe Communities Coalition, which promotes traffic safety and aims to decrease traffic fatalities and injuries through partnering with local schools, public safety agencies and community groups. The Health Education and Preparedness Division Report from … Read more
A two-car crash leaves five people critically injured in the Leo area. Officials tell reporters the vehicle was headed westbound on Schlatter Road while another was going eastbound. Both cars collide head-on. Two men were in one of the cars while a woman and two children were in another. All five people were ultimately taken … Read more
Minors in Ohio would be prohibited from receiving gender-affirming care…and transgender student-athletes would be banned from participating in girls’ and women’s sports…under a multifaceted proposal that cleared the state’s Republican-dominated House in Columbus. The measure folded together two contentious bills that could drastically change the way gay youth live in the state. It has parents … Read more
Firefighters who responded to February’s fiery train derailment in Ohio struggled to immediately identify the hazardous chemicals the train was hauling due to a lack of communication from the railroad. During a public hearing in East Palestine…where thousands of residents had to evacuate their homes because of the derailment…officials asked why Norfolk Southern was able … Read more