The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approves the promotion of Derek Schultz to the position of water superintendent. Schultz has two decades of experience in the water industry. He has been BMU’s water treatment plant supervisor since 2013. BMU received six applications for the position and interviewed two candidates before …

Jill Marie Smyth, 63 years, of Hamilton, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020, in her residence with her family at her side.  Jill was born August 6, 1957, in Saranac, Michigan, the daughter of the late Gordon and Keitha (Rowley) Possehn.  She was a 1975 graduate of Saranac High School.  …

David L. Burkhart, age 73, of Fairborn, Ohio, passed away at 10:15 P.M. on Sunday, November 15, 2020, at Riverside Healthcare Center in Dayton, Ohio, where he was resident. Mr. Burkhart was a 1965 graduate of Edgerton High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Programing from Wright State …

North Central Local Schools go to remote learning…it’s the second district in Williams County to do so…coronavirus. District officials confirm 14 students and staff have tested positive for COVID-19 this school year. 25 staff members are either quarantined or have tested positive. 160 students are also under quarantine. Remote learning …

A crash in DeKalb County kills two drivers on C.R. 27, just south of C.R. 6, two miles south of Ashley. Officials tell reporters Izah Webb, of Griffith was southbound on 27. There, the vehicle goes over the center line…smashing head on into another car. Kevin Heath was the driver …

A Waterloo man is hospitalized after he loses control and crashes on CR 24 in DeKalb County. Michael Baker drove off the gravel roadway, hitting a tree, officials confirm. Baker was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by emergency crews. He was taken to an area hospital …

Gov., DeWine finds himself on the receiving end of criticism by President, Trump and praise by President-Elect Joe Biden…with the result being an early focus on the 2022 elections. All this…after the President tweets DeWine needs a primary challenger. The president’s remark came a day after DeWine said on CNN …

Olen Earl Stutzman, age 87, of Wauseon went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 14, 2020. He was born on August 22, 1933, in Wauseon to the late Steven and Kathryn (McKimmy) Stutzman. On March 6, 1955, Olen married Mary Ann (Norden), and she survives. Olen graduated from …

Opponents of the death penalty in Ohio are calling on lawmakers to enact a capital punishment ban during the lame duck legislative session, lasting the next five weeks or so. The Senate legislation, one of several death penalty abolition bills over the years, was introduced in early March. Death penalty …

Health officials across Ohio warn of a dark winter, with limited intensive care unit beds…if the new surge in coronavirus cases is not curbed in the next few weeks. The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Ohio has risen over the past two weeks from 23 hundred plus …