Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Thursday certified the official results of the Nov. 8 presidential general election. In total, a voter turnout rate of 71.33 percent was realized in Ohio. State results were slightly higher than in Williams County, where 70.64 percent turned out Nov. 8. More Ohioans …

Margaret M. Reed, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:56 A.M. on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan after a brief illness. Mrs. Reed was employed as a nurses’ aide at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, retiring with more than thirty …

Nancy J. Collins of Edon, Ohio, and Hyannis, Massachusetts, died on November 26, 2016, following complications suffered from a stroke having occurred a week earlier. Nancy was born on January 7, 1943, in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of David Bailey and Helen Mae (Davis) Travis. She graduated from Fredericktown (Ohio) …

Someone has been stealing Christmas decorations around Bryan since Sunday, and whoever it is has upped his or her game. The Bryan Times reports at 7:16 a.m. Tuesday, an employee of Father John’s Brewing Company, 232 S. Union St., reported someone stole a flood light from the premises and later …

Snow plows and brine don’t necessarily predict foul weather. Ohio Department of Transportation plows were out and about Wednesday and brine – a saltwater solution often used to de-ice roadways – was noticeable on major highways last week. However, that does not mean that incliment weather is imminent, according to …

With hunting season in full swing it can be a frightening experience for a hunter when they get lost in the woods. But as the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. When the Pioneer Fire Department reported a hunter got lost Tuesday evening at the Lake La Su …

Crystal Sproles, 55 years, of Bryan, and formerly of Ney, Ohio, passed away in her home with her family at her side. She was born November 11, 1961 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the daughter of the late Forrest and Dorothy Jean (McDaniel) Hueppelsheuser. She attended Fairview High School. Crystal married …

The Defiance Police Department is seeking information on an crash involving a pedestrian that occurred Tuesday morning. According to police, the crash occurred at approximately 9:39 a.m. at the intersection of North Clinton Street and West Sessions Avenue when a pedestrian, who police did not identify, was struck by a …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol will join forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project to focus on OVI enforcement from Friday, December 2 at 12:01 a.m. through Sunday, December 4 at 11:59 p.m. Along with the OSHP, this high-visibility enforcement effort will include state police from Indiana, Kentucky, …

An appeal has been filed regarding a double murder case in Paulding County. 46 year old Bradley Gillespie has filed his appeal with the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals in Lima. Defiance attorney Timothy Holtsberry has been appointed to represent Gillespie during his appeal. On Oct. 31, Gillespie received …