The great employment numbers continue in Williams County. The non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May rose slightly to 2.6 percent, from 2.5 in April…that’s down from 3.2 percent in March. The mark put it in the top 5 in the state for lowest unemployment rates and continued its stay well …

Millcreek-West Unity Local Schools will be buying approximately seven acres of land at a cost of $6,000 per acre for the installation of solar panels. The equipment will initially be leased by the district. It will be installed through the solar technology firm, Entrust Energy. The district is expected to …

Dylan J. Bible, 23 years, of Bryan passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019 in the emergency room at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan. Dylan was born September 16, 1995 in Fort Wayne, Indiana the son of William A. and Heather D. (Pio) Bible. He enjoyed working as a technician …

Ryan Dangerfield, the suspect in a fatal stabbing in Bryan is picked up by police in Hillsdale County on a voluntary manslaughter charge. Dangerfield was wanted in connection to an attack at the Colonial Manor Motel on East High Street in Bryan. Dylan Bible, the victim, died at an area …

A man facing the court in Bryan on drug charges briefly escapes proceedings. Officers were able to capture Travis Bauer on South Cherry Street, not too far from the courthouse. Bauer was taken to the hospital in Bryan, then taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. The original case …

Police in Auburn arrest a Garrett woman after officers find marijuana, paraphernalia and three pounds of marijuana edibles during a traffic stop on Touring Drive. Police pulled Lacey Issa over after her vehicle was spotted swerving…her car had an expired registration, also.

Ohio’s Department of Transportation says its employees have spent more than 20,000 hours helping with cleanup from tornadoes and other severe weather that swept through parts of the state last month. The department says damage caused in the severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding and landslides has totaled more than $500,000. …

Rudolph Michael Lukey “Butch”, 66, of Pioneer, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at his home. He was born on March 10, 1953 in Hamtramck, MI to Rudolph and Anna E. (Husak) Lukey. Butch graduated from Hamilton High School in Hamilton, IN in 1965. He honorably served his country …

Kurtis R. Liggett, age 53, of Kansas City, Missouri, died unexpectantly at his home in Kansas City, on June 6, 2019.  Kurtis was a 1983 graduate of Edon High School and received his Bachelors Degree in Electronics Engineering Technology from DeVry University.  He accepted a position at Cerner Corporation in …

Norma J. Towers, age 88, of rural Edon, Ohio, passed away at 3:19 P.M. on Sunday, June 23, 2019, in her home surrounded by her family after an extended illness.  Mrs. Towers was the valedictorian of her 1948 graduating class of Edon High School and was a the last living …