The Bryan Area Foundation had its semi-annual meeting yesterday and pronounced the foundation in excellent financial condition. The chairman, Chip Wood, revealed that the assets are now 22 million dollars, and that will allow the foundation to give out nearly 700 thousand dollars in future scholarships and grants. IN 45 …
Read More »Salt Adequate in Williams County
The Williams County Engineer issued a report this week that will make officials in other counties envious. Engineer Todd Roth told the Williams County Commissioners that the county has around a thousand tons of road salt stored for the upcoming winter season. He says since it can be extended with …
Read More »Ranking Calls Oregon, Ohio, 9th Most Centrist Town in USA
A web site called Livability.com wanted to find the places in America where the population is mostly centrists politically; not leaning either to the left or to the right, but smack dab in the middle. And coming in at9th in the country for centrism is Oregon, Ohio. The study shows …
Read More »New Top Cop in Archbold
Archbold has a new police chief. Joseph Wyse has already been with the ARchbold police department for 18 years and is an Archbold native. He takes over from Chief Martin Schmidt to was with the department for 35 years. The Village Council chose him from 35 resumes not only from …
Read More »Bryan School Principal Resigns Under Cloud
The Bryan Board of Ed accepted the resignation of the Lincoln Elementary School principal, Tammy Darrow. They made no mention of what was behind the resignation but the Bryan police chief confirmed he had received a complaint from the Superintendent about misappropriated funds in reference to Ms. Darrow. An investigation …
Read More »November Edon NW Teachers Strike Looms
The Edon Northwest Teachers Association has given notice they are ready to strike as early as the first week in November if an agreement on a new contract isn’t reached next week. Evern a state mediator was unable to bring both sides together when they met last week. Their three …
Read More »Local Police Practice Weapon Reaction Skills
Police officers and deputies are honing their weapons reaction skills at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy sessions set up in the county’s East Annex Building on High Street. Active shooter computer simulations are set up in a state program to test and improve the judgement of law enforcement officers. …
Read More »Bryan Cable May Lose Channels
The Bryan Board of Public Affairs says it is not inclined to raise cable TV rates for customers as much as it would have to to continue carrying Fort Wayne’s NBC amd CBS affiliates and so may drop those channels. Passing on the proposed increases for those channels would boost …
Read More »Robert Whitmer, 90
Robert V. Whitmer, age 90, of Wauseon, passed away Monday evening, October 20, 2014 at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home.
Read More »Gordon Bauer, 73
Gordon L. Bauer, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:50 P.M. on Saturday, October 18, 2014, at Genesis Health Care – Bryan Center. Mr Bauer worked as a Utility worker, Job Setter and later in Maintenance at Champion Molded which became Bryan Custom Plastics and is now JCIM in …
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