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TOM HENRYThe Bladethenry@theblade.com Data centers, critical mineral mining, and agricultural irrigation threaten to deplete the water-rich Great Lakes region of groundwater, a new report issued Wednesday by a major environmental group asserts. Groundwater is a type...

A recent study from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) found water loss at wells in Williams County were likely caused by an irrigation system at a nearby farm. ODNR representatives held a meeting Tuesday night where they detailed the data behind their...

EDON, OH — For 60 years, this one stoplight Ohio town has been known as a place where time appears to stand still. With more than 400 Amish residents settled in and around the rural community that straddles the Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan state lines, it is common to...

The Ohio EPA will move forward to public notice. Public Comment Info DRAFT NPDES discharge permit The public comment period will run until 04/06/2025 at 07:00 PM. Requests for a public hearing, to be on the mailing list or to submit comments, respond within 30 days of...

BRYAN — Williams County commissioners are running out the clock on a potential Ohio Supreme Court appeal, delaying action on a permit request to construct a waterline originally intended for an AquaBounty facility in Pioneer. The commissioners adjourned their meeting...

By Lucas Bechtol lbechtol@bryantimes.com EDON — Sherry Fleming of Williams County Alliance had a simple request for area residents on Tuesday night.“Please, please don’t give up,” she said. The message came during a public meeting of the Alliance, a self-described...