News Staff Ohio prison officials shouldn’t be able to extend certain inmates’ time behind bars because the law that enabled that is unconstitutional, attorneys for two imprisoned men argued Wednesday before the state Supreme Court. At issue is part of a 2019 law that lets Ohio’s Department of Rehabilitation and Correction argue for the parole board to … Read more
The Williams County Board of Elections gets the OK to begin renovations to create a new, smaller secure office within their current board office in the East Annex. Officials say…with the number and seriousness of the security directives coming from the Ohio Secretary of State’s office…which oversees the state’s elections…they need a space within their … Read more
Construction is beginning on the Arche Solar project in western Fulton County. The project is expected to create about 200 jobs across the supply chain during construction and provide over $30 million dollars in revenue to several public entities over the life of the project, the company said in a statement this week. BP’s 50:50 … Read more
A Defiance man…originally charged with attempted murder for an incident involving his mother…is placed on community control at the victim’s request during his sentencing hearing. The court in Defiance placed Zachery Billings, on community for four years on charges of kidnapping, a first-degree felony; and domestic violence. Billings had pled guilty to the charges back … Read more
We made a mistake yesterday during the newscast…the demolition derby at the county fair is back on Friday…like the year before last. Sorry about that. We said it was set for the first night of the fair.
County Commissioners on Monday approved a new position at the Williams County Job and Family Services office that would assist with kinship care issues. Kinship care is a temporary or permanent arrangement in which a relative or any non-relative adult with a long-standing relationship or bond with a child takes over the full-time, substitute care … Read more
Caleb Turnbull is selected to join the Bryan City School District Board of Education. Turnbull will fill the seat vacated by Mike Stockman. He says he thought serving on the board would be a great opportunity to give back to the community and to the students in the school district. Adding to his desire to … Read more
A tractor trailer accident Friday temporarily shuts down an Ohio Turnpike overpass. Officials say it resulted in a fire underneath the bridge carrying traffic across Ohio 15/U.S. 20A. The blaze was concentrated directly under the bridge, in the westbound right shoulder of the Turnpike. It shutdown of all westbound lanes on the Turnpike and on … Read more
A lawsuit…objecting to Ohio’s school voucher program…may proceed, after a Franklin County judge denied the state’s motion to dismiss. Ohio’s Attorney General’s office argued that student and school district plaintiffs lacked standing to sue and the courts have already settled the issue. The lawsuit argues that the EdChoice program diverts funding from public schools to … Read more
In an effort to make the Williams County Fair less hectic for kids and fair board members, the 2023 fair will be back to eight days a week. This year, the event will run from Sept. 9th to the 16th at the Williams County Fairgrounds in Montpelier. In addition, they moved the demolition derby from … Read more