Con­sumers and busi­nesses will see their elec­tric bills go up if Gov­er­nor Kasich signs a new bill rolling back Ohio’s energy effi­ciency and renew­able energy stan­dards, accord­ing to a let­ter sent to the gov­er­nor on Wednes­day by a coali­tion of 51 com­pa­nies and 21 orga­ni­za­tions. Mean­while, the governor’s office said …

A flag dis­posal cer­e­mony is set for next week in Bryan. If you have an old, tat­tered flag, drop it off at the Bryan Fire/Police com­plex, Senior Cen­ter, Bryan Cham­ber of Com­merce or at the office of the Bryan Times. You can also bring old flags to the flag dis­po­si­tion …

Defi­ance City Coun­cil has decided that there will be no changes, at least for now, with regard to River­side Ceme­tery rate increases. Coun­cil decided to wait at least another week before vot­ing on rate increases that were announced last week. Under the pro­posal to increase fees, some rates at River­side …

LeNore L. Heer, age 85, of Stryker, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2014 at the Fulton County Health Center. Prior to her retirement she had worked at Metal Forge in Stryker and then Hayes-Albion in West Unity. LeNore was born in Bryan on July 7, 1928, the daughter of …

Stu­dents at Antwerp Local mid­dle school raised more than $350 dur­ing the final weeks of the school year for the Cys­tic Fibro­sis Foun­da­tion. The stu­dent coun­cil orga­nized the fundraiser in honor of Cheyenne May­nard, a future Antwerp stu­dent with cys­tic fibrosis.

Pauld­ing County Hos­pi­tal has found a new Chief Exec­u­tive Offi­cer. And they didn’t have to look far to find him. Randy Ruge, cur­rently the hospital’s Chief Oper­at­ing Offi­cer, will replace Gary Adkins as CEO. Adkins has resigned, effec­tive June 30th, to become pres­i­dent of Parkview Noble Hos­pi­tal in Kendal­lville, Indi­ana. …

Rodney A. Fuller, 30 years, of Bryan, passed away suddenly, Saturday, May 31, 2014 in his residence.  Rodney was born August 15, 1983 in Montpelier, the son of Rod D. and Melody Kay (Haynes) Fuller.  He attended Hilltop High School.  Rodney was a factory worker, having worked at Mansion Homes, Menard’s, Bil-Jaks and …

Edger­ton res­i­dents will be asked to approve a 3/4 per­cent income tax increase in the Novem­ber elec­tion. The Edger­ton Vil­lage Coun­cil approved the bal­lot issue at Monday’s meer­ing. Edger­ton res­i­dents cur­rently pay a 1 per­cent income tax.

A kinder­garten teacher has been charged with child endan­ger­ment after she was caught on cam­era appar­ently push­ing one of her stu­dents up against a wall and grab­bing his face and shirt. Pros­e­cu­tors filed a mis­de­meanor charge yes­ter­day against Bar­bara Williams, a teacher at Riverdale Local Schools. Williams had already been …

Ren­o­va­tions are under­way at the Defi­ance pub­lic library. Cur­rently crews are work­ing on the lower level of the build­ing, where the new children’s library will be located. Library offi­cials say the work being com­pleted now is just part of a larger ren­o­va­tion project that has been five years in the …