Bryan Munic­i­pal Util­i­ties’ bud­get for the com­ing year will show an increase over 2014. Part of the rea­son for the increase is the num­ber of large projects planned for 2015. The 2015 bud­get is now pro­jected to be $29,997,000. That’s an increase of about $866,000 over the 2014 bud­get of …

An arrest in Bryan for dis­or­derly con­duct… Bryan Police on Tues­day evening, around 7:15, arrested 40 year old William F. John­son of N. Union St in Bryan, for Dis­or­derly Con­duct. He was released. Bryan Police have opted to with­hold any fur­ther infor­ma­tion about Johnson’s arrest.

A woman was lucky after her car crashed Mon­day morn­ing in Defi­ance on East River Drive, west of East High Street. Defi­ance Police say it hap­pened around 11:30 Mon­day morn­ing, when the woman’s vehi­cle ran off the road, hit a util­ity pole and came to rest in the trees and …

In Williams County, the open­ing day of the one-week white tail deer-gun sea­son got off to a rather slow start. Wildlife offi­cers say only 286 deer were har­vested in Williams County… almost 16 per­cent less than the 340 deer killed on open­ing day last year. Wildlife offi­cers say it’s part …

Travis William Cordy, age 30, of Fayette Thursday November 30, 2014. He worked as a machine operator at many area factories. Travis was born on May 30, 1984 the son of Melvin and the late Virginia (Mauter) Cordy. His hobbies included attending outdoor concerts, coon chasing and going to flea …

Marilynne M. Hill, age 83, of Delta, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014 at Northcrest Nursing Home in Napoleon. She had worked at the former Wauseon Wire Factory. Marilynne was born in Toledo, Ohio on June 6, 1931, the daughter of James and Joy (Woodward) Old. On September 11, 1948 …

Rosemary “Mary” Burns, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:45 A.M. on Monday, December 1, 2014, in her home after an extended illness. Miss Burns was a 1938 graduate of Bryan High School. A true entrepreneur, Mary’s business ventures began in 1949 while she was employed by a glove …

Williams County Sher­iff Steve Towns, along with Ful­ton County Sher­iff Roy Miller and Defi­ance County Sher­iff David Westrick were at the meet­ing Mon­day after­noon as Toledo Mayor M. Michael Collins and Lucas County Com­mis­sioner Pete Gerkin argued over $665.65. It all went down yes­ter­day after­noon dur­ing an exec­u­tive com­mit­tee meet­ing …

The North­west State Com­mu­nity Col­lege Board of Trustees will hold its next reg­u­lar meet­ing on Fri­day at 1:00 p.m. at Defi­ance Regional Med­ical Cen­ter, 1200 Ral­ston Avenue, Defi­ance. Pre­ced­ing the reg­u­lar meet­ing, the board will hold a work ses­sion at the same loca­tion, begin­ning at 8:30 a.m. This is an …

Police and sheriff’s deputies in Defi­ance and Henry coun­ties are get­ting ready for their annual Shop with a Cop and Deputy events. For nearly 20 years, the annual pro­gram has held the event, which pairs kids with law enforce­ment offi­cers who help them pur­chase cloth­ing. This year’s Shop with a …