An issue with Oakwood’s EMS that will impact Paulding village is discussed during the Paulding council meeting. The village received word Oakwood can’t handle calls from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, due to a personnel shortage.

Federal workers are in Ohio and ready to begin assessing the damage left behind by tornadoes that swept through 10 counties last week. Hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed and many more damaged during the outbreak that saw at least 18 tornadoes touch down in western Ohio. The survey …

Williams County elections officials invite the public to become familiar with the county’s new voting equipment, this at an open house at the county elections office on E. High St. in Bryan, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday in June. Earlier this year, the state appropriated $114.5 …

Richard S. Richards, 74 years, of Alvordton passed away Monday, June 3, 2019 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan. Richard was born June 20, 1944 in Batavia, Ohio, the son of the late George and Minnie A. (Kagy) Richards. Richard served our country in the United States Army during …

Lisa M. Ketchum, age 52, of Monclova, Ohio and formerly of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio.  She was born on March 5, 1967, in Toledo, Ohio, to Lee and Pauline Sweet.  Lisa attended and graduated from Robert E. Lee …

Bryan’s City Council is publicly opposing Ohio House Bill 6. The panel voted against the legislation, which mainly deals with bailing out the state’s two nuclear power plants by way of a new charge to Ohioans’ electric bills. The plan would generate about $200 million annually through charges tacked onto …

The Ohio Supreme Court denies an appeal by Bryan City Schools in its attempt to prevent the reinstatement of treasurer’s office employee, Janet Hageman. In 2014, Hageman reported the 2012 purchase of a $1,351 laptop, printer and protection program by BCS Treasurer, Rob Rosswurm with his own funds for his …

A Waterloo man is badly hurt after a car rear ends the tractor he was driving, on County Road 27 near County Road 18…between Waterloo and Ashley. Cody Wickerham was driving the tractor on the road when the accident occurred. Wickerham was thrown from the tractor. Medics took him to …

The office of Congressman Bob Latta will host casework on-site, where staff members will be available to assist constituents with any federal department or agency issue, on Thursday, June 13 at the Montpelier Police Department. Residents are not required to RSVP, but should contact Latta’s office if they have any …

Patsy A. Thierry, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:05P.M. on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she was a resident. Patsy was a cook/dietician at the Williams County Jail and Bryan Hospital. She worked at the former Palace Bowling Alley, which her parents owned …