Allen County is preparing to implement Next Generation 9-1-1, a statewide upgrade aimed at speeding up emergency response times and giving dispatchers more accurate caller information.
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On August 5, 2025, at approximately 10:15AM. Troopers with the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol were dispatched to an injury crash involving two commercial vehicles on US 24 at County Road 87.
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Two people were transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Lima Monday afternoon.
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Crews were on the scene of a semi versus train crash for several hours in Putnam County Tuesday morning.
The fire was reported around 8:45 a.m. between mileposts 90 and 89 in Clinton Township, about a half-mile south of Sidney’s corporate limits. Sidney firefighters responded to the scene and quickly extinguished the blaze, which was contained to the cab of the truck. Crews used both water and foam to put out the flames.
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According to a statement from the Lima Police Department, King was traveling north on St. Johns Avenue when he attempted to pass several vehicles at the intersection by moving into oncoming traffic. During the maneuver, he struck two vehicles and was thrown from his motorcycle.
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The American Township Fire Department responded to a house fire on Wednesday afternoon.
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Law enforcement and first responders handling a serious crash on I-75 around Beaverdam Tuesday afternoon.
A two-vehicle crash involving a white pickup truck and a black Jeep occurred Thursday afternoon at the intersection of High Street and Woodlawn Avenue on Lima’s west side, with no immediate report on injuries or a completed police report.
A multiple vehicle crash in Shawnee Township sends two to the hospital.