News Staff One man is dead…after his truck goes off the road, hitting a tree. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says…59-year-old Scott Berger was northbound on County Road 2, near County Road C in Fulton County, near Swan Creek Township, in his SUV…when he suddenly ran off the road. The vehicle struck a mailbox, made it back … Read more
As Ohio’s primary approaches, a strict new photo ID requirement is stirring concerns for military veterans and out-of-state college students, in Amish communities and among older voters. Other Republican-led states are moving in the same direction as they respond to conservative voters unsettled by unfounded claims of widespread fraud and persistent conspiracy theories over the … Read more
Archbold Area Schools’ board of education received approval of its precautionary plan at their regular meeting. The board had approved on Feb. 27 its plan to move forward with a levy on the May 2 ballot. On March 14 the board received its approval from the Ohio Department of Education. The district had already taken … Read more
Ohio senators reacting to the East Palestine train derailment proposed state oversight of wayside detectors that can spot railway defects, among other safety provisions, in a nearly $13.5 billion dollar transportation budget that passed Thursday with bipartisan support. The proposal will now go to a joint House and Senate conference committee to work out differences, … Read more
Crews at the Bryan Water Treatment Plant worked to fix one valve and remove another that prevented water from filling the system’s towers. Water department employees were notified of a problem Tuesday afternoon, but their inability to locate and fix the exact problem resulted in Bryan Municipal Utilities issuing a statement on Facebook…requesting users stop … Read more
In DeKalb County…a public defender has been appointed for the man accused of killing an Indiana State Police Trooper earlier this month while fleeing from Fort Wayne Police on I-69. Terry Sands, 42, of Marion is charged with murder and more in the death of Master Trooper James Bailey on March 3. Bailey was attempting … Read more
The Williams County Board of Health passes a resolution that backs a push for a rate increase for Medicaid dental providers in the state budget. The Ohio Department of Medicaid’s budget proposal seeks to increase the dental budget by 15%, which would be a $59.2 million dollars. Last year, 40% of Ohio children on Medicaid, … Read more
The city of Bryan tells residents to stop using water immediately Tuesday evening in a Facebook post…due to a valve failure at the city’s water treatment plant. While the water is safe to drink and there is no evidence of contamination, the city is unable to pump water into the distribution system, city officials say. … Read more
After just under three hours of deliberation, a Williams County jury finds a Pioneer man not guilty on both counts of felonious assault stemming from an incident last year in an emergency room. Ricky Collins, 62, had been charged with assault following an altercation between himself and an emergency room doctor at Community Hospitals and … Read more
The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office says a fight…involving someone with a shotgun led to the arrest of four people…in connection with a drug trafficking investigation…at an East Peachy Road location in. Prosecutors say…it started from a dispute over a recent drug trafficking incident that several people were involved in. Soon…the police arrive…search warrant in hand. … Read more