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Edgerton man booked for domestic violence

The Sheriff’s Office arrested a man for domestic violence on Tuesday night. 34-year-old Brent Vanhorn of Edgerton was arrested and charged with domestic violence after an incident around 9 p.m. at a home on North Michigan Street. Vanhorn was taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio.

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PPEC almost halfway to Honor Flight goal, still a ways to go

A few weeks ago, we told you about the Paulding Putnam Electric Coop employees working to pay for an honor flight for veterans to DC. Here’s an update on their progress. They need $70,000 to make it happen, and we’re being told the group has raised almost half of that, …

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Three want one job on Williams County Commission

The primary in Ohio is March 15th, and along with a presidential nominee to choose, voters in Williams County will choose a county commissioner. Three people are vying for one open seat. They are Scott Lirot of Bryan, James Orendorff of Bryan and Terry Rummel of Pioneer. The winner of …

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Clinton Street bridge lane closures should be about two weeks long

Work is being done on the Clinton Street bridge area, where workers are taking soil borings as they prepare for the complete bridge replacement in three years. The work will go on for about two weeks, causing lane closures to be aware of. A Cleveland company, PGI Geotech Inc. is …

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Sightings but no luck in finding murder suspect

The man wanted in the death of Hannah Fischer has not been seen, though Williams County residents are calling in sightings of Frank Tracy to the Sheriff’s Department. Three sightings were called in recently and determined not to be the 47-year-old suspect. Fischer was killed in Montpelier in February. The …

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30th Habitat home going up in Pioneer

Habitat for Humanity broke ground on a new home building project in Pioneer yesterday. The new project is the county’s 30th house, and will be purchased by Kayle Vasko for her and her two boys to live in. The house will take about four months to build, with help from …

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HAZMAT deals with crashed, abandoned car

A crashed car leaking fluids was a problem for Paulding County, which asked a HAZMAT team to come and help clean up the oily mess on Monday. At first, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office were told it was an abandoned vehicle on a ditch embankment on County Road 133. The …

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Angola police arrest two on meth charges

In the war on drugs, Angola Police say they arrested two men earlier this week after they found two meth labs in a westside apartment. Police were looking for a wanted person and were investigating possible meth activity in the 1100 block of West Mill Street. Brandon Moon and Mitchell …

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Williams Co. Highway Dept to take bids

The Williams County Highway Department will accept bids for companies to supply them with asphalt emulsion projects. Bid documents will be available at wmsCoEngineer.com. Sealed bids will be opened at 11 a.m. on Thursday March 24th in the commissioners office.

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Hicksville sex offender charged

A registered sex offender was charged with failing to register. Ruben Benavides, a 26-year-old Hicksville man, is charged with failing to notify a change of address.

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