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A mobile home near Miller City was destroyed by fire early Monday morning. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, at 2:14 a.m., crews from Miller City Fire Department were called to a fire in the 18300 block of Putnam County Road E-16, east of Continental where they found the …

Fred Lord, director of the Williams County Department of Job and Family Services, told county commissioners on Thursday he has reorganized the department to make it more efficient. The Bryan Times reports Lord, who took over as director a year ago, presented a reorganized flow chart to illustrate the changes, …

Fair goers can attend the Williams County Fair for free on Thursday, Sept. 14, thanks to a “substantial” donation by the Williams County beef, pork and dairy producers groups. The announcement was made by Fair Board Vice President Al Bennett at Thursday’s special board meeting. The free admission is all-day, …

Some kudos and high fives for Bryan City Schools and Central Local Schools as they have proven that workplace health is nothing to sneeze at, with both being named among the 150 healthiest workplaces by wellness program manager Interactive Health, which serves more than 3,000 firms in all 50 states. …

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted reminds voters that completed absentee ballots being returned by mail must be postmarked by today. Those who have not yet mailed their absentee ballot are encouraged to drop it off in-person at their county board of elections before the polls close tomorrow night at …

A 79-year-old Defiance man has been charged with two counts of rape involving a child under the age of 13. Miguel Urdiales of the 2100 block of Hawthorne Drive, Defiance, was arrested Thursday afternoon , and remains in custody at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. Sheriff Douglas Engel said …

Unemployment rates throughout the region decreased from February to March, according to the Ohio Department Of Job and Family Services. All but two northwest Ohio counties had an unemployment rate below the statewide, not seasonally adjusted rate, of 5.3 percent. The national rate, not seasonally adjusted is 4.6 percent. Local …

The final pretrial hearing for a Napoleon man and former St. Paul Lutheran School teacher facing 13 counts of sex with minors was rescheduled Tuesday. 28 year old Brian Kressbach who taught eighth grade at the private school, was indicted in January by a Henry County grand jury on four …

At a recent April meeting of the Williams County Board of Developmental Disabilities, newly commissioner-appointed member, Tanya Robarge, was administered the oath of office. Superintendent Debra Guilford reminded the board about the Managed Care Family Forum on Wednesday. Four of the five state of Ohio managed care providers were on …

The United States will collectively fight back against prescription drug abuse this Saturday, April 29, as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On that day, police departments across the country will take part in events aimed at letting residents clear their cabinets of excess and outdated medications, specifically …