News Staff Defiance County is seeking public comments regarding the Evansport Road bridge maintenance project on County Road 150, over the Tiffin River. The county, in partnership with ODOT, is proposing to replace the bridge beams and north abutment. Also, the existing guardrail will also be replaced and the roadway to the north will be elevated to … Read more
It will cost each of the five member counties a little less to house their lawbreakers at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio in 2023. Each member county will pay $69.95 per day per inmate in 2023, officials say. The new rate follows a downward trend over the past five years, when members paid a … Read more
The new hangar under construction at the Williams County Regional Airport is under budget but behind schedule, that’s what Airport Authority President, Brent Wilson tells county commissioners on Thursday. The building is envisioned as both an emergency staging facility by the county Emergency Management Agency…which currently does not have a dedicated place in case of … Read more
A Thursday morning crash in DeKalb County sends a passenger to the hospital on complaints of knee and neck pain. Officials say 52-year-old Cathy Brooks was westbound on County Road 68…approaching the intersection of County Road 35. Brooks said she stopped at the intersection and did not see the other vehicle, driven by 50-year-old Jennifer … Read more
Ohio’s Republican option for U.S. Senate visited Defiance Wednesday afternoon as did the state’s treasurer and lieutenant governor, just a day after a number of other candidates came through and several days before election races are decided on Tuesday. The visit by first-term incumbent Treasurer, Robert Sprague…Lt. Gov. Jon Husted…and Senate hopeful JD Vance to … Read more
Northwest State Community College and the Support Staff bargaining unit of the Northwest State Community College Education Association have approved an amended agreement. At the Board of Trustees meeting, it was noted that negotiating teams for the College and the Support Staff entered into negotiations in August to review salary and wages for the current … Read more
Ohio Republicans will seek to retain their hold on every branch of state government this Election Day as Democrats look to a competitive U.S. Senate race as a possible pickup. The top race has Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan facing Republican JD Vance for the chance to succeed the GOP’s Rob Portman, who’s retiring. Ryan, … Read more
The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a drive-by shooting. No injuries reported. Deputies were called to Road 72 in Blue Creek Township.
A Henry County grand jury returns an attempted murder charge in a recent strangulation case. Craig Heuerman was indicted. The case continues.
Williams County residents have been turning out to vote early this year, keeping the County Elections Board busy. The General Election is Nov. 8 and early voting is already underway across the state. As of late Tuesday morning, 1,154 people have come to the elections office to vote, officials say. In all…1,341 people have returned … Read more