Findlay residents employed outside the city won’t be receiving a municipal income tax credit. On Tuesday, Findlay City Council discussed the tax credit idea with council members dismissing it as fiscally risky and fundamentally unfair. Offering a credit for Findlay residents who work outside of the city, and pay another …
Read More »Henry County Commissioners Learn Of Court House Sensors
In a recent update from Palmer Energy, the Henry County Commissioners were told that the first two floors in the Henry County Courthouse have been fitted with sensors to help control heating and air conditioning, as part of an energy upgrade. The controls also help the maintenance department more easily …
Read More »Donnabelle Coy, 94
Donnabelle Coy, age 94, of Stryker, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at the Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold. Donnabelle was born in Bryan, Ohio on March 4, 1920, the daughter of Floyd and Ethel (Deck) Impton. On May 2, 1938 she married Harlan Coy, and he preceded her …
Read More »Cecelia Rittenhouse, 71
Cecelia E. Rittenhouse, 71 years, of Bryan, passed away suddenly, Monday, March 24, 2014 in the emergency room at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo. Cecelia was born May 7, 1942 in Newark, Ohio, the daughter of the late Victor and Effie E. (Lewis) Cahill. She was a 1959 graduate of Bryan …
Read More »Edgerton Budget Adopted
Edgerton Council met Tuesday and adopted an appropriations budget for this year, which includes village expenditures of $5,878,717. The largest appropriations were $892,129 to the general fund; $226,515 for street maintenance; $293,150 for fire expenses; $325,655 to the water fund; and $2,873,246 to the electric fund. The Bryan Times reports …
Read More »Williams EMS Getting New Ambulance
A new ambulance is on the way to the Williams County Emergency Medical Service. Williams County Commissioners on Monday voted to approve spending $155,612 for a 2014 Chevrolet/GMC G4500 diesel ambulance. The order for the new ambulance is being placed, and the expected delivery date is on or around August …
Read More »Bryan House Fire Investigated
Flames damaged a Bryan home on Sunday to the tune of about $80,000. The call came in just after 5 Sunday afternoon when someone passing by the house on County Road 15 noticed smoke coming from the attic. Firefighters report that strong winds on Sunday made the fire difficult to …
Read More »9–1-1 Repairs Made
After being disabled by a cut telephone cable, the Putnam County 911 system is now once again, fully operational. It was on Monday that we told you that the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said that some people were not able to call 911 due to a telephone line being cut. …
Read More »This Guy Lost His Marbles
Somebody really did lose their marbles on Monday… The Crescent News reports that thousands of fiberglass marbles spilled onto the roadway Monday morning just after 10:30 in Defiance on Ottawa Avenue near Columbus Avenue. A container of marbles fell off the flatbed of a Thomas Keller Trucking semi driven by …
Read More »Sauder Gets Huge Contract
Sauder Woodworking Co. of Archbold, which has been making products for Ikea’s American subsidiary since 2007, has been awarded a new five-year contract by Ikea, the Swedish home furnishings retailer, that could create between 150 to 250 new jobs at the Fulton County plant. Sauder Woodworking will supply Ikea with …
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