News Staff Two right-wing operatives plead guilty in Cleveland to single felony counts of telecommunications fraud…for having placed thousands of false robocalls in Ohio that told people they could be arrested or be forced to receive vaccinations based on information they submitted in votes by mail. Jacob Wohl, 24, of Irvine, California, and Jack Burkman, 56, of … Read more
The Ohio State Highway Patrol responds to a two-vehicle crash in Paulding County that left one man with serious burns, near Grover Hill. Officials say…Lilianna Egia was eastbound on County Road 72…entering the intersection at state Route 637…while Thomas Snell was southbound in a semi on state Route 637. That’s when Snell hit Egia at … Read more
Defiance Police responds to a crash on Grove St. in Defiance. Investigators tell the media…the driver, Erasmo Elias was southbound on Grove Street when his car leaves the roadway…smashing into a tree. Elias was found to be unresponsive and taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. State and local officials are handling … Read more
County commissioners authorize extending the county’s Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area agreement with the city of Bryan on an indefinite basis. It allows customers to purchase alcoholic beverages at participating downtown retailers and carry and consume that beverage in the designated area, generally around the downtown square. Signage is in place to let patrons know the … Read more
Two people were wounded and two others are in custody after a shooting early Sunday morning on W. Water St., in Montpelier. Officials say…Damion Tingley is charged with two counts of felonious assault. He is held at the Correctional Centers of Northwest Ohio. Emily Brown of Bryan, was arrested at the scene for warrants for … Read more
Sentence has been handed down to a man arrested in the 2021 murder of a Steuben County woman. 31 year old Matthew Hoover of Yorktown, Indiana was sentenced to 65 years in the murder of 82 year old Wilma Ball, and 30 years for breaking into her house on Lake James. Hoover entered guilty pleas … Read more
The Williams County Juvenile Court is one of 51 Ohio courts slated to receive a total of $10.2 million dollars in grant funding to help reduce accumulated backlogs of pending court proceedings. The Williams County Juvenile Court gets $376,556 dollars to hire two deputy clerks and one truancy/diversion officer. Projects that received funding include pre-trial … Read more
Staffing issues continue to be a challenge at Hillside Country Living, the county’s nursing home and assisted and independent living facility on County Road 16, north of Bryan. Overall staffing levels of nursing assistants, resident assistants, housekeepers and more have stabilized somewhat as the worst of the COVID pandemic has subsided, Hillside officials said at … Read more
Many changes are coming to the Ohio Turnpike, including to the toll system that will allow for toll-free trips along certain routes. Adam Greenslade, director of governmental affairs, marketing and communications, gave an update to the Williams County Mayor’s Association during their monthly meeting in Holiday City. He said one of the big toll changes … Read more
The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case in which a probate judge rejected a transgender woman’s request to correct her birth certificate, leading to a split in court rulings and guidance on the issue. Attorneys for the Clark County woman argue the judge’s ruling, upheld by the 2nd Ohio District Court of … Read more