A non-profit behavioral health organization is looking at a site in Napoleon to building a new, 12,000 square foot substance abuse treatment facility. The problem, is zoning. The area will require a change and a meeting to address that was held last week by the Community Improvement Corporation of Henry …

Jumar “Jerry” Kissinger, 93, of Montpelier passed away Wednesday morning at The Village at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. He was born on March 15, 1923 in Blakeslee, Ohio to Charles C. and Orilla A. (Linn) Kissinger. Jerry graduated from Edon High School in 1941. He served his country …

Mary Ann Gable, 84, of Alvordton passed away early Wednesday morning at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. She was born on October 24, 1931 in Monroe County, Michigan to Edward and Sevilla (Wandt) Guldi. On May 5, 1950 she married Robert P. Gable and he survives. Mary Ann was …

Farmers who want to harness solar energy or learn more can attend a forum next Thursday at the Agricultural Incubator Foundation in Bowling Green. The forum will be led by an Ohio State University Extension field specialist for energy development, Eric Romich. RSVP for the forum through email at rsvp@ciftinnovation.org.

An Edon resident was scammed on Tuesday after he got a call from someone claiming to be an attorney for a friend who needed $1,900 in bail money. The resident wired the money through Western Union before realizing it was a scam. Fortunately, Western Union returned him his money.

Thanks to the Bryan Area Foundation, the Williams County YMCA has surpassed the half-way point in their capital campaign to raise $2.5 million. The foundation donated a half a million dollars, bringing the total raised to $1.3 million. The chairman of the Y’s fundraising campaign, Bill Martin, calls the donation …

A Continental man was arrested for domestic violence. 26-year-old John Pardo was charged after an alleged incident on South Seventh Street. He was transported to the Putnam County Jail on Tuesday.

Fundraising for Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative’s (PPEC) Honor Flight began in January. Employees of Paulding Putnam are raising the money to pay for the Honor Flight Chapter in Northeast Indiana, which serves Indiana and northwest Ohio. PPEC employees began the campaign after finding out there was a waiting list of …

A bill legalizing medical marijuana passed the Ohio House yesterday by a three to one margin. Representative Rob McColley of Napoleon told the Bryan Times that legalization is inevitable in Ohio, as polls now show that most state residents support medical marijuana. The bill does not allow grow operations in …

Time to get your canned goods and non-perishable food items ready. Letter carriers are gearing up for National Stamp Out Hunger Day on Saturday. It’s the nation’s largest one-day food drive that helps an estimated 48-million hungry Americans. A dozen volunteers will help postal carriers pick up and deliver bags …