After a lengthy executive session to discuss employment, the Williams County commissioners will be looking for a new director for Williams County Job and Family Services. Sharon Borton will be the interim director, until a new director can be hired, officials say. At a meeting last month of the county …

Pioneer and AquaBounty Technologies file a second appeal of the Williams County commissioners’ decision to deny their use of a right of way. Oral arguments have been set for January. AquaBounty wants to build two utility lines, one for raw water and one for treated water on county right of …

After 40 years of being closed to the public, the stairs leading to the Carnegie Library in Bryan are open. The Williams County Public Library Bryan branch held a ribbon cutting and open house for the stairs and other renovations at the library on Sunday. Fixing the stairs was something …

Voters in Ohio will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana, but people on both sides of the issue say more hangs in the balance than simply decriminalizing the drug. Supporters of legalization say Ohio can reclaim tax revenue being lost to states such as Michigan, where marijuana is legal, and …

Edward B. Keck, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023, in the loving company of his family. Ed retired from the Ohio Gas Company as a service technician. He was a hard working man with a love for farming. Ed could be found attending tractor …

Harold Douglas Lashaway, 65, of Pioneer passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born on November 7, 1957 in Bowling Green, Ohio to Harold R. and Edna L. (Weaver) Lashaway.  Doug attended North Central High School and was in the United …

Donald G. Laney, age 78, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 7:20 P.M. on Friday, November 3, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.  Don lived the majority of his life in the Antwerp area where he worked at Tri-Wall Container in Butler and Crook-Miller in Hicksville; and …

A train hits and kills someone near the 4700 block of County Road 3 in Garrett. DeKalb County deputies are called to the CSX tracks in the area of County Road 3 and County Road 48. There, investigators confirm the victim was struck by a passing train and pronounced dead …

The battle over how to teach reading has landed in court. With momentum shifting in favor of research-backed strategies, known as the “science of reading,” states and some school districts have been ditching once popular programs, amid concerns that they aren’t effective. A legal fight in Ohio centers on a …

Abortion access is expected to play a central role in the 2024 elections. The preview comes next week, when Ohio voters decide whether to enshrine reproductive rights in their state Constitution. The amendment is the only abortion question on any state’s ballot this year, a spotlight that has generated intense …