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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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Police log

A 27-year-old Swanton man was arrested on Friday. Anthony Roberts was picked up for failure to appear on several traffic violations. He was turned over to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. A West Unity driver was cited for failure to control late last week after crashing her Jeep. Amber Austin …

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Car break-ins on the rise

Bryan police received complaints of 21 vehicle break-ins on Sunday alone. Police Chief Mike Willis says most of the vehicle owners reported nothing was stolen, but five of the complainants did get robbed. Willis says residents need to lock their valuables in the trunk and lock your vehicle.

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Host homes sought for exchange students this summer

Families who want to host a Japanese exchange student this summer are being sought right now. The State’s 4-H program and OSU Extension are working together to line up 100 Japanese youth from 12 to 16 years old and their adult chaperones for a one-month stay from July 23rd to …

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