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Tom Kochert is sworn in in Bryan as the new Sheriff of Williams County. Kochert has previously served as a volunteer special deputy for about four years. He won the GOP primary for sheriff just over a month ago. The COVID-19 pandemic slowed down the swearing in of a new …

Ohio will make sure that hundreds of non-compliant law enforcement agencies meet statewide performance standards, and it will add guidelines to that list for responding to mass protests. Governor, DeWine also is creating a new state office to recruit more black and female officers…all in response to George Floyd. The …

Students in Indiana will return to school in the coming months, but what that looks like will vary widely across the state. State Superintendent, Jennifer McCormick addressed teachers and administrators during a webinar, emphasizing the freedom local leaders have to determine how their schools will operate during the coronavirus pandemic. …

Most of Indiana’s casinos can reopen their doors as soon as next week under coronavirus safety plans they have submitted. The 13 state-regulated casinos have been closed since mid-March… coronavirus. The Indiana Gaming Commission required casino safety plans to include how they would encourage 6-foot distancing between gamblers and limit …

A crash at West High Street and Townline Road in Bryan. A car and pickup are involved. At least one person is hurt. The investigation continues.

The first drive-through COVID-19 test in Williams County is administered at Bryan Community Health Center. Officials at the facility on South Main Street hope the new, by-appointment testing process will help local efforts. It is a live virus test, in which a health center professional provides a cotton swab similar …

A McClure man is accused of shooting and killing his brother. Randall Ottinger, is charged with murder in Damascus Township. Officers were dispatched to a County Road 6 location on a shots fired call. Ottinger surrendered immediately. He is at the jail in Stryker. The victim has been identified as …

Gov. DeWine delays three additional executions as the state continues to struggle to find an adequate supply of drugs for lethal injection. DeWine attributed the need for the reprieves to the state’s ongoing inability to obtain drugs from pharmaceutical companies. DeWine has said for months he is concerned that drug …

Police find drugs at a Montpelier home after an investigation. Officers…search warrant in hand…arrive at the S. Monroe St. address. Drugs, including fentanyl and paraphernalia are picked up by police. Heath Karnes is arrested and charged with felony drug possession and jailed at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. Craig …

Around two dozen people gather at a corner in downtown Bryan to show their support for Black Lives Matter. No problems reported.