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A new superintendent at Bryan City Schools is selected. Current Director of Secondary Education, Mark Rairigh will take on the role. Pending board approval, Rairigh will officially begin his duties on August 1, when current Superintendent Diana Savage will have her title changed to assistant to the superintendent. Savage will …

Many sectors are struggling to maintain operations during Ohio’s coronavirus restrictions. With that said, several Fulton County meat processors and retailers have found themselves barely scratched by the widespread upheaval. Designated essential services were exempt from the state’s wholesale business closings…in order to provide meat products to their communities. While …

The reopening of Ohio day care centers and gyms will resume this month. State campgrounds will open May 21 and motor vehicle bureaus on May 26, although state officials urged residents to do as much vehicle renewal online as possible. Water parks and swimming at amusement parks are still off …

Home sales are down in northwest Ohio, including Williams County and the city of Bryan…coronavirus. In the county, new listings for single-family homes fell only slightly from 46 in April 2019 to 32 in April 2020. At the same time, pending sales dropped from 49 to 33…closed sales from 36 …

Gary Mohre…the interim Williams County sheriff…files paperwork with the county elections office to run as a write-in candidate for the office in the Nov. 5 general election. Mohre was appointed interim sheriff on March 18. Prior to that he served as police chief of Blakeslee for almost 30 years. He …

Crews in Bryan, Montpelier and Florence Township fire departments take on an attic fire on Maplehurst Avenue in Montpelier. No one was injured in the blaze. Officials suspect a faulty electrical system in the home is the culprit. An investigation is underway by both state and local officials.

The Indiana State Department of Health opens a coronavirus testing site at the New Haven Adams Township Fire Department, on Hartzell Road. Hours?…Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. You must register to get tested at the facility.

Defiance Police arrests a woman after she rams a patrol car on Greenler Street. After crashing into the back of the police car…officers say Carole Ysasaga tried to run. A car chase ensues…the officer forces Ysasaga’s car to spin out… and she is soon arrested. She’s in Stryker, now. The …

The three-day jury trial is postponed for Thomas Smith, 24, of Toledo, who faces felony charges of murder and more after the stabbing death of a Montpelier woman in late February. The trial’s start date was postponed to May 29…coronavirus. Smith is accused of killing Danialle Swan, 24, of Montpelier, …

Montpelier Schools is forecasting several years of deficit spending in the coming years. Officials tell reporters they are expecting roughly $1.5 million dollars in deficit spending by the end of 2024. The coronavirus isn’t helping the situation, officials expect a 5% drop in revenue from income tax because of it. …