A two-vehicle collision on Friday night claimed the life of a Defiance motorcyclist and critically injured another man.  The collision happened at approximately 7:24 p.m. on U.S. 6 near milepost 5 in Williams County’s St. Joseph Township, east of Edgerton, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Defiance post. Defiance resident Charles Ivey was pronounced …

A head-on collision on U.S. 6 in Williams County killed a Defiance man and injured another driver, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a minor injury crash involving a commercial vehicle. The crash occurred yesterday at 3:55 p.m. on State Route 49, north of Edon in Florence Township, Williams County. The preliminary investigation revealed a 2022 Freightliner commercial semi-tractor trailer, operated by Curtis W. Smith, 41, Pioneer, …

WILLIAMS COUNTY, Ohio (WOWO) - A crash involving a semi hauling paint products caused a major fire, power outage, and road closure in Williams County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 3:55 p.m. Monday on State Route 49 north of Edon in Florence Township. Investigators say a 2022 Freightliner semi driven by 41-year-old Curtis Smith of Pioneer was traveling south when it went off the right side of the road and struck a utility pole. The truck then returned to the roadwa

Judy Ann Fosburg, age 82, of Edon, Ohio and formerly of Hamilton, Indiana passed away peacefully with her family at her side, Friday night, June 12, 2026, at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice.  Judy was born February 28, 1944, in Center Township, Ohio to the late Clyde L.  and Leona C. (Mack) Smith.  She was …

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he National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Steuben County in northeastern Indiana... Northeastern Allen County in northeastern Indiana... De Kalb County in northeastern Indiana... Defiance County in northwestern Ohio... Northwestern Paulding County in west central Ohio... Williams County in northwestern Ohio... * Until 1215 AM EDT. […]

The May sales tax distribution amount for Williams County was just made public by the Ohio Department of Taxation.  Sales in the county in March are the source of the payment.   $534,689.23 was given to Williams County. In contrast, the county got $615,582.26 from sales in April three months earlier.  The county received $589,739.56 …