News Staff Williams County will be forming its own committee to address the growing homeless issue. For at least three years, representatives of various agencies in the county have been meeting quarterly with a representative of the Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission…to try and address the problem. NOCAC holds similar meetings with other counties it represents. On … Read more
After a deadly school bus crash last summer, a task force convened by Gov. Mike DeWine recommends more training, driver benefits and safety features…but not a seat belt mandate. How and when safety upgrades are made would be up to individual school districts, the governor said at an event, releasing the Ohio School Bus Safety … Read more
Williams County as well as one of its communities will be celebrating longevity mile markers this year. Officials announced last year that Williams County would be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the formation of the county government this year. This celebration takes the place of the bicentennial of the formation of the county, which was … Read more
President, Biden will visit the eastern Ohio community that was devastated by a fiery train derailment almost one year ago, accepting an invitation from the East Palestine mayor to see firsthand how the cleanup of spilled toxic chemicals and the recovery are coming along. Mayor Trent Conaway, a conservative who does not support Biden, says … Read more
The Williams County commissioners are considering limiting access to the covered bridge at the county fairgrounds due to vandalism issues. The commissioners met with Toby Fenicle, a Williams County Fair board member who provides maintenance at the fairgrounds. He says some of the problems include…people breaking into buildings on the grounds and doing damage inside … Read more
Gov., DeWine approves major three economic projects within the state, and one of them is expected to bring 180 jobs to Defiance. MetalX, a recycling plant, based in Fort Wayne, will bring a new plant…called MMX to Defiance…that is anticipated to generate $14.4 million dollars in new annual payroll to the area along with the … Read more
A pharmacy in Defiance is robbed…and officials believe it is part of a series of thefts in the area. Officers from the Defiance Police Department responded to Okuley Pharmacy for a burglary complaint. They found signs of forced entry…and several controlled substance medications had been taken from a locked cabinet in the business. Due to … Read more
Ohio politicians may be poised to consider whether the state might break its unofficial moratorium on the death penalty by following Alabama in using nitrogen gas to execute inmates. Ohio hasn’t executed anyone since 2018. In 2020, Gov., DeWine declared lethal injection no longer an option, citing a federal judge’s ruling that the protocol could … Read more
Ohio Sen. JD Vance has introduced a bill that would allow states to secure their border with Mexico. It comes on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court decision, allowing the Border Patrol to cut razor wire on the Texas-Mexico border. The wire was installed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbot along the banks of the … Read more
The company behind a proposed senior housing development in Bryan is making its fourth application for funding to the state. A year ago, Frontier Community Services, a Chillicothe-based provider of services to children and adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, came to the Bryan City Council with a proposed senior housing development. Officials at the … Read more