Williams County News

One person is dead after a train hit a car in Williams County. Troopers say 31-year-old William Figy of Archbold was heading south on County Road 18 outside Bryan around four this morning when he apparently ...

A 31-year-old Archbold, Ohio, man was killed early Monday when the minivan he was driving was struck by a freight train at Williams County Road 18 near this community, authorities said.

Heavy rains fell across northwest Ohio overnight, resulting in the National Weather Service posting flash food warnings for Fulton and Williams counties this morning.

STATUS: Endangered. This mussel survives in less than 5 percent of its former range.

Mistaken enrollment estimates will cost nearly 200 Ohio school districts some of their state funding next year, while 100-plus others will receive more.

Residents of the Hicksville area as well as Williams County will have the opportunity to support their respective Relay for Life events on Friday and Saturday.

Dustiny Dominique and Charles Blue, Bryan, a daughter, 8 lbs. 4 oz. at 9:28 a.m. Friday -- Autumn Sleesman and Jorge Valdez Jr., Napoleon, a daughter, 6 lbs.

Less than two months after a joint board of county commissioners rejected the proposed Lick Creek project, a smaller proposal -- utilizing a different government mechanism -- is being sought by property owners.

A motorcycle crash late Sunday night in the town of Stryker claimed the life of a Napoleon man.

A Napoleon, Ohio, man was killed late Sunday when the motorcycle he was operating crashed on West Lynn Street in this Williams County community, authorities said.

The tornado and severe thunderstorm watches have been lifted. The storm has passed through our viewing area.

Ohio 281 over the Maumee River " Bridge painting project is under way and is reducing traffic to one lane through the work zone.

Defiance Dismissed Sunday " Joe Silva, Defiance. Amanda Brown and daughter, Hicksville.

Got gas? Now you need to protect it as gasoline siphoning is on the rise locally and across the country.

The vision of an outdoor summer concert series in Defiance has been firmly planted inside the mind of Dr.

Area fire crews were fighting three fires Monday morning - a vacant house fire in central Toledo, a fire at an unoccupied mobile home in Springfield Township, and a barn fire near Alvordton in Williams County.

This Williams County seat, already home to the Etch A Sketch drawing toy and Dum Dum pops, soon will have a third claim to fame: gigantic tires.

Rurban Financial Corp. on Friday announced its agreement to acquire NBM Bancorp Inc.

Rurban Financial Corp. of Defiance, Ohio, announced Friday morning that it has signed an agreement to acquire NBM Bancorp Inc.

Ohio's 200th anniversary was celebrated a short five years ago, and many of the barns which helped mark the occasion continue to shine.