Coronavirus cases dip slightly…while hospitalizations continue to rise in Ohio. The Health Department reports 1,236 probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19…down from Friday’s record of 1,679 cases, statewide.

Heads up motorists…when out and about…look for orange barrels and lane restrictions for some new paving between now and October on the 1.5-mile stretch of Route 127, from Bryan to the Defiance County line. The cost?…$761,414 Two other projects in the county will close sections of roadway from now through …

Williams County Commissioners approve preliminary site work for a communications tower…needed for the installation of the Multi-Agency Radio Communication System. A site on County Road D.50, northwest of Bryan, was selected for the tower. Once finished, it will be 180 feet tall.

No injuries reported after a cement truck rolls over in Bryan, along Townline Road at High Street. Officials say the driver was checked out by medics at the scene and released. The investigation into the crash continues at this hour.

An Ohio order, requiring masks to be worn in public, may include a lot more counties soon…as the coronavirus continues to spread in the state. Governor DeWine was on NBC’s “Meet the Press”…he said he is still considering a statewide mask mandate. On Thursday, the Republican governor ordered Ohio residents …

Gov., DeWine vetoes a bill that would have prohibited criminal penalties for violations of state or local health orders related to the coronavirus. The GOP sponsored legislation, would have allowed fines of not more than $100 for violating a local order and not more than $150 for violating a state …

Larry J. Barns, age 68, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 10:09 A.M. on Saturday, July 18, 2020, at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier, Ohio, after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Barns was a graduate of Camden-Frontier High School and served in the United States Army. Larry was employed …

Betty M. Richmond, 96 years young, of Hicksville, Ohio passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, amidst fireworks and full moon lunar eclipse.  Betty was born August 18, 1923, in Paulding, Ohio, the daughter of the late Walter James and Florence Ione (Gustin) …

A suspect outruns police. Officers with several agencies give chase at North Clinton Street and Elliott Road in Defiance County. By the time the pursuit approaches Flory Road, west of Christy Road, officers call off the chase. The suspect remains at large at this hour.

A former Bryan dog groomer, caught abusing pets on video last summer, is found guilty in a Fulton County courtroom. Theresa Taylor faced five counts of cruelty to a companion animal. The jury of eight men and four women deliberated for over three hours before returning the guilty verdict. She …