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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for Toledo Edison customers in and around West Unity, the West Unity (Stryker) 69-kV line rebuild project will replace outdated equipment with stronger structures and modern technology.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 …

As Toledo is ready to reveal what organizers claim will be the largest veteran mural in the world on April 23, a massive new public art project is slated to change the skyline along the Maumee River.  The piece, which will span 13 piers of the Veterans’ Glass City Skyway Bridge, will …

There will soon be a new home for the village of Paulding offices, along with two other village departments.  Following a positive inspection report, the village council decided at a meeting on April 13th to pay $175,000 for the former Hartzog Lumber Co. property at 300 W. Jefferson St.  This …

Three individuals were injured when two boats collided in Lake Erie on Monday.  A representative for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources stated that on Monday, April 20, two boats collided close to Kelley’s Island State Park, resulting in the transportation of three individuals to a Cleveland hospital.   The …

In protest of the district’s proposed “Transformation 2.0” plan, which calls for the closure of several schools, including Harvard Elementary, parents and students protested outside the Toledo Public Schools Board of Education on Tuesday afternoon.  North Summit Street was lined with over a dozen protesters, many of whom had easy …

On Tuesday, April 28th, the Williams Soil and Water Conservation District will host a pond clinic at their headquarters, beginning at 4:30 p.m. with a hot dog roast. At 5:00 p.m., “Top 5 (or Is That 7?) Pond Inquiries” starts. Eugene C. Braig IV, program director of Aquatic Ecosystems at …

The Defiance County Safe Communities Coalition is reminding parents and teenagers that safety should be a part of the plan as prom season approaches.  Prom night increases the number of teenage drivers on the road, and for many, it can be their first experience driving after dark with companions. It’s …

The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission is advancing its mission to collect unpaid tolls from rogue commercial trucking companies. The Commission is publicly identifying 315 commercial trucking companies in multiple states that owe $5,000 each or more in unpaid Ohio Turnpike tolls. A total of 315 trucking companies from 26 …