North Central High School is turning into a pile of rubble and memories. The demolition has begun on the school which was built in 1922. Bystanders watched as crews began tearing away at the beautiful old building. Even the principal Tom Rettig got a chance to use an excavator and …

Law enforcement tells us that gun ownership spikes after high-profile shootings like the one in Orlando. And in Ohio, concealed carry permits and gun ownership are at an all-time high in Ohio, according to data from Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office. More than 500,000 residents – 4 percent of the …

Donna I. Cooper, 87 years, of Bryan, and formerly of Savannah, Georgia, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016 in her home with her sisters by her side. Donna was born February 23, 1929 in Defiance, Ohio the daughter of the late David L. and Kathryn M. (Hipp) McLain. She was …

Glenn D. Semer, 84, of Pioneer passed away Monday morning at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. He was born on August 18, 1931 in Alvordton to Ray and Myrtle Leone (Freese) Semer. Glenn graduated from Alvordton High School in 1949. He served his country in the United States …

The Williams County Family YMCA Capital Campaign just received another $400,000 donation. The Bard Family Foundation made the gift and that brings the campaign almost to its goal. A renovation plan to add a fitness center, and other large improvements was launched in March with a goal of raising $2.5 …

The Sheriff’s Department says that the mailbox vandals are back in the county, and told the Bryan Times that its difficult to solve these cases in the rural areas without witnesses. Sheriff Steve Towns asks residents to get a vehicle description if you can and call in tips to the …

A Napoleon man was arrested on a rape charge last weekend. According to Napoleon Police Chief Robert Weitzel, 24-year-old Craig Jones is being charged with rape and appeared in Napoleon Municipal Court on Monday morning. The alleged sexual assault occurred Saturday in Napoleon and involved an adult female. A warrant …

Defiance Mayor Mike McCann is asking city parks board members to join him in a plan to remove the Bronson Pool, which has been closed for years, and keep the bathhouses and pump building in hopes of being able to use them in the future. The project got an original …

In Steuben Superior Court, 37-year- old Jason Little was found guilty of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender by a jury. The case was decided after five witnesses testified for the prosecution, and the defendant also took the stand. The jury returned a guilty verdict in just under fifteen …

Some residents in Steuben County are concerned about a large cattle operation ran by Noah Schmucker. According to WANE.com The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has recently granted Schmucker a CFO permit which would allow him to have up to 880 cattle on the farm. Residents who live nearby are …