A Florida man has been convicted in federal court of conspiracy and wire fraud in a case involving a Hicksville-based business. A federal jury found 30 year old Justin Pennington of Jacksonville, guilty of one count of conspiracy and nine counts of wire fraud last week. Pennington faces up to …

Leaders of the nascent Williams County Veterans Memorial Heritage Museum have been hard at work, having already received the museum’s incorporation status and working toward its non-profit status. The Bryan Times reports that Joshua Francis, president of the museum board, said citizens interested in being involved in the museum have …

A mobile home near Miller City was destroyed by fire early Monday morning. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, at 2:14 a.m., crews from Miller City Fire Department were called to a fire in the 18300 block of Putnam County Road E-16, east of Continental where they found the …

Eugene R. “Bob” Burkholder, age 78, of Pettisville, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Prior to his retirement in 1997, he had worked for Sauder Woodworking for many years. Bob was born in Pettisville on May 25, 1938, the son of LaVerne and Dora (Miller) …

Ada Lucille Schnur, age 88, of Archbold Ohio, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 in her home. She was born on January 8, 1929 to Allison and Mary (Zaerr) Ledyard in Burlington, Ohio. Ada worked in the factory for the Campbell Soup for over 25 years. She enjoyed sewing, reading, …

Fred Lord, director of the Williams County Department of Job and Family Services, told county commissioners on Thursday he has reorganized the department to make it more efficient. The Bryan Times reports Lord, who took over as director a year ago, presented a reorganized flow chart to illustrate the changes, …

Fair goers can attend the Williams County Fair for free on Thursday, Sept. 14, thanks to a “substantial” donation by the Williams County beef, pork and dairy producers groups. The announcement was made by Fair Board Vice President Al Bennett at Thursday’s special board meeting. The free admission is all-day, …

Some kudos and high fives for Bryan City Schools and Central Local Schools as they have proven that workplace health is nothing to sneeze at, with both being named among the 150 healthiest workplaces by wellness program manager Interactive Health, which serves more than 3,000 firms in all 50 states. …

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted reminds voters that completed absentee ballots being returned by mail must be postmarked by today. Those who have not yet mailed their absentee ballot are encouraged to drop it off in-person at their county board of elections before the polls close tomorrow night at …

A 79-year-old Defiance man has been charged with two counts of rape involving a child under the age of 13. Miguel Urdiales of the 2100 block of Hawthorne Drive, Defiance, was arrested Thursday afternoon , and remains in custody at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. Sheriff Douglas Engel said …