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A Chance To See The Candidates

Voters have another opportunity on Monday to hear from the three candidates squaring off in the March 17 primary for Williams County sheriff. The trio of Republicans will appear and answer questions at a candidates night, sponsored by WBNO/WQCT and The Bryan Times. It will be held at JJ Winn’s …

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New Cable Rates Coming

Bryan Municipal Utilities cable customers can expect another increase in rates. The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approved the changes. The monthly charge for BMU’s basic cable package will be going up from the current $33.74 price to $36.74. Cable rates were last increased in June, by $4 per month …

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A Blast From The Past

27 years after it was reported missing, a stolen vehicle is found in the depths of the Maumee River. Construction crews pulled the 1983 Buick Century Custom from the water while removing stone that was no longer needed for the area’s bridge project. The vehicle was reported stolen on March …

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OH Med Review Board Having Problems

A review of whether the State Medical Board of Ohio properly closed about 2,000 complaints, alleging sexual misconduct or impropriety by doctors, is moving much more slowly than initially anticipated. It has been hampered by difficulties in lining up qualified reviewers who are willing to commit substantial time to the …

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A Film On OH Manufacturing Makes Waves

An Oscar-winning documentary about a glass factory and a photo exhibition on the closing of a General Motors plant are drawing attention to Ohio’s manufacturing legacy and the state of the labor movement. The women behind the projects, filmmaker Julia Reichart and visual artist LaToya Ruby Frazier is on view …

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Crash On 24

A two car crash on Highway 24 at County Road 232 in Paulding County injures five people. Officials tell reporters the victim was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital. Investigators say one vehicle pulled into the path of another at the intersection, causing the collision. The crash briefly closed 24’s …

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New Fire Numbers Released

In 2019, for the second straight year, the total number of incidents the Bryan Fire Department responded to…increased. In fact, the department’s total number of calls was the highest it’s been in more than a decade. Officials say crews were called to 491 total incidents in 2019, up from 451 …

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Area Writer Gets A Break

Wauseon native, Storm Humbert is among 12 writers to be honored on April 3 at the 36th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards in Hollywood, Calif. The Writers of the Future writing contest was initiated by Hubbard in 1983. The 428 past winners of the writing contest have published 1,150 …

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Rupp Going Out Of Business

An old friend leaves us. After a century and more, Rupp Furniture & Mattress is going out of business. Since its beginning in 1908, the store has had as many as seven locations throughout the northwest area, including Archbold, Ridgeville Corners, Wauseon, Stryker, Hicksville, Napoleon and Bryan. The company announced …

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Fire At BTL

No one is hurt after an indoor vehicle fire at Bryan Truck Line. Crews from Montpelier, Bryan and Florence Township responded to the blaze on Ohio 15. A company official told reporters workers there believe the fire began from an electrical problem in a semi. The fire led Montpelier officials …

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