News Staff Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers filed felony drug charges against a Florida woman after a traffic stop in Wood County…when troopers seized 33 pounds of cocaine, worth approximately $1,073,000 dollars. Paige Hamilton, 32, Palm Bay, Fla., was booked into the Wood County Jail…charged with possession and trafficking in drugs, both first-degree felonies. If convicted, she … Read more
An Archbold woman was among those injured in a crash east of Montpelier. Officials tell reporters…Kayla Perry was eastbound on County Road K. Meanwhile…Anestazia Brace was southbound on State Route 15. Officials say…Perry failed to yield the right of way and struck Brace. Both vehicles went off the east side of State Route 15. Both … Read more
A late Ohio Supreme Court decision has thrown a monkey wrench into the Williams County Board of Elections preparation for the upcoming election. On Tuesday, the Ohio Supreme Court voted 4-2 that Tore Maras should be allowed to run as an Independent candidate for Ohio Secretary of State. She had originally been denied a spot … Read more
The mural being painted on a Bryan water tower is beginning to take shape and the artist may begin sooner than expected. The current painters have also outlined the lettering…spelling out Bryan Ohio on the stem of the tower, and will also outline the Dum Dums lollipops that will be a main feature of the … Read more
A woman was hospitalized Friday afternoon after slamming into the back of a semi-truck, on State Route 101 about halfway between Woodburn and Butler. DeKalb County officials say…Joy Forester, age 62 of Fort Wayne was northbound on 101 when she rear-ended the back of a big rig…that was stopped and waiting for traffic in order … Read more
Campaigning for a northwestern Ohio congressional seat, Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, once describing “tough” conditions, including a lack of running water that forced him to go more than 40 days without a shower. Military documents obtained by The Associated … Read more
A conservative podcaster who embraces former President Donald Trump’s discredited claims of a stolen 2020 election…is eligible to run for Ohio secretary of state this fall, the state’s high court made the ruling. Tore Maras, who calls President, Biden “resident not president” and embraces aspects of the QAnon conspiracy in her “Tore Says” podcast, will … Read more
The Edon Village Council learned this week two building projects are nearing completion. Village Fiscal Officer Heidi Bidwell reported the maintenance building should be finished within the month. She also said the village’s salt barn is nearing completion. The structure will be 16 by 20 feet and hold 40-50 tons of salt. Big garbage pickup … Read more
Three men are arrested after a homeowner interrupts a burglary late Wednesday morning, all this, at an East Division Road address in Steuben County’s rural Scott Township. Officials tell reporters the homeowner came home to find that the residence had been broken into…and soon sees two male intruders, still inside the home. The man gets … Read more
The City of Wauseon’s new Fire Chief, Phil Kessler, took the oath of office at the City Council meeting. Mayor Kathy Huner also read the resignation letter of former Fire Chief Rick Sluder. Sluder left the position, effective Sept. 11, to take a position as the Chief Deputy Fire Marshall for the State of Ohio.