It’s all new… from the ground up. The Bryan City Schools’ new master facilities plan is calling for a totally different approach to the district’s building needs, including a new school for grades 6 to 12 at the current middle school site, and renovating the existing middle school. According to …
Read More »THIS LITTLE PIGGY HAS A NEW HOME
Macey has a new home. Macey is a 300-pound sow that was found on April 1 lying near the side of a house along U.S. 20 by Montpelier. A woman on the scene said the pig fell out of a tractor trailer that was traveling around 60 miles per hour. …
Read More »THE SKEETERS ARE COMING!
Get ready… here it comes. Mosquito season is almost here. While the drought of 2012 meant fewer mosquitoes, the wet weather lately may have the opposite effect. That means standing water in fields, yards and elsewhere. Standing water and warm weather — the perfect recipe for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes need standing …
Read More »FBI AGENT GUEST SPEAKER AT ROTARY LUNCHEON
An FBI agent was the featured speaker at the Defiance’s Rotary meeting on Monday. Agent Dave Dustin — based in the FBI’s Toledo office — spoke for about 15 minutes at the weekly luncheon. Dustin said agents locally focus primarily on duties such as combating child prostitution, child pornography and …
Read More »EDGERTON NOW IN NEW OFFICES
The old elementary school on Michigan Avenue in Edgerton is now officially the new village office, after village employees moved in last week. The village offices were formerly in the historic town hall, which was destroyed in a June 2010 storm, and then in the former middle school building on …
Read More »SCHOOLS ON PATH TO SHARE SERVICES
Two local school districts plan to share services in order to save money. On Monday, The Edon Northwest Board of Education approved a plan to share treasurer and psychologist services with Edgerton Local Schools. The change for will go into effect July 1st. Edon Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Kerry …
Read More »CRASH INVESTIGATION COULD TAKE A YEAR OR MORE
What will most certainly be a lengthy investigation is now underway into that Saturday plane crash in Williams County that killed a Michigan pilot and injured his passenger. The Defiance post of the Ohio Highway Patrol and investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration were on the scene Monday following the …
Read More »BOATING SAFETY CLASS TO BE HELD IN PAULDING
A boating education course will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 11 at the Five Span Marina in Paulding County. The course helps Ohio boaters comply with state law that requires operators of engine-powered boats to complete such a course. Cost is $5. Pre-registration is required. To register, …
Read More »ARCHBOLD HONORED BY ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION
Archbold has once again been designed a Tree City. It’s the 30th year that the city has been honored by the Arbor Day Foundation. The designation means the city is committed to forest management by having a tree commission, tree-care ordinance, adopts an Arbor Day observation/proclamation and has an annual …
Read More »WEST UNITY MAN FOUND GUILTY OF WEAPONS VIOLATIONS
45 year old Anthony W. McCoy of West Unity was found guilty Friday after a two (2) day trial, by a Williams County Jury of Having Weapons While Under Disability, a felony of the third degree. According to Prosecutors, McCoy was originally indicted in December for knowingly acquiring, having, carrying …
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