News Staff In Fulton County…the Grand Jury indicts charging individuals with Fulton County crimes, according to the Fulton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Joseph Dollarhide, of Toledo is accused of on nine counts of Nonsupport of Dependents. Michaela Spencer of Bryan is indicted on one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs and more in a 2022 incident. Larry … Read more
Gov., DeWine announces…nearly $50 million dollars in funding will go toward 11 jails in Ohio, including the one in Williams County. The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio will receive more than $4.6 million…for security upgrades…and a new operations center for staff members. The security upgrades will include secure cell doors in a unit of the … Read more
Garrett High School students, participating in the school’s building trades program, help install solar panels on a home that also had been built by students…all of this…in the Brennan Estates neighborhood, next to Garrett High School. In fact…several of the homes in the area are entirely built by students. The school’s building trades program has … Read more
The Village of Stryker is working to purchase the water tower on Railroad Street. City officials tell the media…the village is in the process of purchasing the water tower at the old A Schulman building on Railroad Ave. Schulman sold the property in 2021 to Stryker. They add…the new owners wanted more money than the … Read more
Two men are arrested following a narcotics investigation in Antwerp. Officers executed a search warrant at Road 230…after an investigation into potential distribution of narcotics. 61-year-old Jimmie Keeler and 33-year-old Robert Philpot now face a list of charges. Seized during the search warrant was suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia along with a large amount cash. … Read more
A 22-year-old Bryan man…reported missing since November…shows up at the Bryan police station, early Wednesday. Officials tell reporters…Noah Johnson confirmed there was no foul play involved in the incident, and that he had left the area of his own free will.
Sen. Sherrod Brown wants to make it easier for farmers to sell their products locally through this year’s Farm Bill. Part of that will be to renew and update the Local FARMS Act of 2017 along with the Local Agriculture Market Program. His interest in extending the bill comes from roundtables he has held with … Read more
Paulding County officials, spoke at the Edgerton Village Council meeting about how local entities in Williams County are prepped for a potential train derailment. First of all, they wanted to make clear that the vast majority of train derailments often do not release hazardous materials. Less than 35 of an average of about 1,500 train … Read more
An attempt to improve the Iron Horse River Trail in Montpelier is stalled after no bids were received for the project. The village got $1.2 million dollars in grants from the Ohio Department of Transportation for the project, which would fully fund it. Officials reached out to two companies that had expressed interest in bidding … Read more
Poor physical and mental health seems to be on the rise in Williams County adults, and it is affecting the daily lives of some residents. Those are some of the results seen from the most recent Williams County Health Assessment, which was presented to county commissioners, this week. Adults surveyed reported 4.6 days in the … Read more