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A Williams County grand jury has indicted West Unity man on a variety of sexual offenses, some of which involve minors.  57 year old Larry H. Crabtree, of West Unity, was charged with first-degree rape. He allegedly had intercourse with an 8-year-old girl on or around December 19.  Additionally, he …

Now that funding is available, an extra task for the Wabash Cannonball Trail project has been granted.  Four miles of the route between county roads 13 and 17 are to be paved, according to village authorities. Re-decking a bridge is another aspect of the project. The project is expected to …

Three Defiance County Fire Departments responded to a farm accident in the 26000 block of Flory Road on Tuesday, and a helicopter ambulance was requested.  Rescue personnel from the Jewell, South Richland, and Defiance fire departments were dispatched to a farmstead at 28474 Flory Road at approximately 10:32 a.m., according …

On April 27, 2026, at approximately 7:13 P.M., the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a report of a commercial semi-truck on I-75, driving down an embankment and overturning, in Bath Township, Allen County. Almazbek Omurzakov, age 50, from Greenville, South Carolina was southbound on I-75 …

The Williams County Next Generation 911 Planning Committee has approved the county central communications’ pursuit of a new dispatch phone system.  In order to transition to the next generation of 911 technology, officials have previously said that the current phone system has reached the end of its useful life and will need …

Recent Paulding County commissioner meetings were dominated by issues related to economic development and an annexation petition.  A resolution authorizing the annexation of Carryall Township property to the Village of Antwerp was passed by commissioners. The Ohio Department of Transportation is the owner of the 27.68 acres of land. The property is situated …

During a recent meeting, the Wauseon Exempted Village Schools Board of Education took a step toward asking voters to make the district’s income tax permanent.  The first of two resolutions required to put the levy on the November ballot was approved during the board’s April meeting.  This will include the …

For children aged 4 1/2 to 6, the Defiance County Safe Communities Coalition is providing two complimentary “Safety Town” programs.  For kids starting kindergarten or first grade this autumn, Safety Town is an engaging program. Children will learn vital safety skills through practical exercises, such as bicycle, school bus, pedestrian, …

A proposal to address flooding and possibly add wetlands space with a walking track close to the Bona Vesta neighborhood is in the works.  Todd Roth, the Williams County Engineer, met with the commissioners on Thursday to provide them an update. Over the years, and most recently earlier this month, there …

During its regular meeting on last week, the Defiance City Schools Board of Education discussed storm damage to the roof of the elementary school building and briefly discussed Ohio’s efforts to do away with property taxes.  Superintendent Bob Morton told the board that around 21 areas within the elementary school …

After entering a guilty plea to counts of pandering in Fulton County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday, an Archbold man received a jail sentence.  26-year-old Nicholas Hartrick earlier entered a guilty plea to two second-degree felonies: one count of pandering sexually oriented content involving a young or impaired person and …

The board of education of Paulding Exempted Village Schools adopted a new three-year contract with a union that represents certain district employees Tuesday.  The three-year agreement with Local 550 of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees will begin on August 1st and expire on July 31th, 2029.  There are …

A multi-county manhunt for a man wanted in connection with a gunshot in March that injured two people came to an end on Thursday when U.S. Marshals detained a Columbus shooting suspect in Sandusky.  Members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested 38-year-old Dwayne Rheubottom at a home …

About 11 miles of a high-voltage power line in eastern Williams County are being rebuilt by FirstEnergy.  To lower outage risks for Toledo Edison customers in and around West Unity, the West Unity (Stryker) 69-kV line rebuild project will replace outdated equipment with stronger structures and modern technology.  The goal of the work, …

In a civil complaint in Defiance County Common Pleas Court, a local man was sentenced to pay five people more than $100,000 for defrauding property owners after promising to fix their homes.  The Ohio Attorney General’s Office filed the lawsuit against Joseph Schlosser in September. At the time of the …