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Defiance County man has been charged with rape

A Defiance County man has been charged with rape after an alleged incident at his residence Saturday morning. 36 year old Clint Krill, 36 of The Bend Road in Sherwood, was arrested by the Defiance County Sheriff’s Office and taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio, rural Stryker. According …

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Williams County has only one countywide contested race on the ballot

Voters in Williams County have only one countywide contested race on the ballot this election, when they decide between Republican Terry Rummel and Independent Rodney Miller for the open county commissioner seat. Miller or Rummel will replace Alan Word, who decided in June of 2015 not to run for re-election. …

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Post office snafu forces state to re-issue ballots in northwest Ohio

With just days to go before the election, hundreds of absentee ballots are having to be re-issued in northwest Ohio. Secretary of State Jon Husted said there was a problem when the ballots got hung up in a post office in Michigan. Husted described the situation as being completely unacceptable. …

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Jeanette A. Miller, 97

Jeanette A. Miller, 97, of Montpelier passed away Monday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. She was born on August 9, 1919 in Grand Ledge, Michigan to Archie and Mertie (Allen) Schavey. Jeanette graduated from Grand Ledge High School in 1937. She earned her RN degree from St. …

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Defiance man sentenced in Paulding County double murder case

A judge handed 43 year old Bradley Gillespie of Ashpacher Road in Defiance two consecutive 15-year to life sentences Monday morning for two counts of murder, with a gun specification on each charge for the murder of two Paulding County residents. The charges stem from the deaths of Paulding residents …

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Final work being done on South Clinton Street project in Defiance

Commuters who drive on South Clinton Street in Defiance will be getting some good news later today. A construction schedule provided by the city of Defiance notes that traffic on South Clinton Street should be restored by the end of the day. Only northbound travel has been allowed on South …

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Williams County Economic Development Corporation has “four or five” potential projects in its current business development pipeline

The Williams County Economic Development Corporation has “four or five” potential projects in its current business development pipeline, WEDCO Executive Director Matt Davis told county commissioners Thursday. The Bryan Times reports according to Davis, the potential projects represent up to 120 new jobs and $50 million to $60 million in …

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Flu season officially underway in the Buckeye State

Flu season has officially begun in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that everyone six months old and older get the flu vaccine to protect against seasonal flu viruses. In Ohio, flu season begins in October and runs through …

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Richard E. Herman, 72

Richard E. Herman, age 72, of Reading, Michigan, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:40 A.M. on Friday, October 28, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Herman had been employed at ITT Tubing for many years and had worked at several other area factories. He enjoyed working on lawn mowers …

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David J. Trachl, 74

David J. Trachl, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Community Health & Wellness Center- Bryan, where he had been a patient. Mr. Trachl was a veteran of the US Army and US Navy. He had been a truck driver and worked at AirMate in …

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