Now that the interstate speed limit has been raised to 70 mph, the State Highway Patrol is writing fewer tickets. However, the patrol is reporting more crashes in those speed zones. A spokesman for ODOT says that since the speed limit increased, cars are moving only slightly faster than they …

Last week at a conference held by the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, one of the most sobering statistics emerged. About 190,000 Ohio adults are living on incomes of $2 a day or less. According to the group, about 800,000 Ohioans are living in “deep poverty” which is …

A new Habitat home is being built in Williams County, the 30th so far. The Bryan Times is reporting that about 60 volunteers helped get the structure started on Saturday for Kayle Vasko and her two young sons. Another building blitz is scheduled for Saturday at 8 a.m. and volunteers …

The study to regionalize the Defiance Police Department is no longer being explored. That’s the word from Defiance Mayor Mike McCann’s administration and city police. They’ve come to an agreement and have ended talk of contracting with the county sheriff’s office for police services. McCann said that following the announcement …

Wilma E. Maybee, 93, of Montpelier passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016, at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. She was born on May 18, 1922 in Bridgewater Township to Clifford F. and Vera J. (Wheeler) Decker. In 1939 she graduated from Camden High School. On December 24, 1939 she …

John H. Mergenthaler, age 82, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 8:15 A.M. on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, in his home at Nettle Lake after an extended illness. Mr. Mergenthaler was a graduate of Fostoria (Ohio) High School and attended Capital University and Bowling Green State University. He was a veteran …

Morgan Laraine Towne, 1 day old, of Bryan, entered the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, with her mom and dad at her side. Morgan entered this world on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at the Auburn Birthing Center, Auburn, Indiana, …

Donald B. Rickels, 81 years, of Sherwood, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Twin Rivers – Genesis Healthcare in Defiance. Don was born June 21, 1934 in Paulding County, Ohio, the son of the late Edward B. and Ruth (Bryan) Rickels. He married Patricia A. Hosler on October 13, …

It’s life or death. That’s what Williams County Sheriff Steve Towns says about the department’s understaffing problem. He asked the County Commissioners last night at their meeting for additional road deputies. At their last meeting, commissioners asked Towns for documentation to prove his need for additional resources. Last night, Towns …

And looking at gas prices as we wrap up the week, we’re finding $2.15 at the Circle K in Bryan at S. Main and South Street. Prices have been inches up as refineries perform maintenance and switch to their summer blends while demand increases