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Williams County Sheriff Steven Towns provided answers to village council’s questions about dedicated deputy patrol service within Holiday City at Thursday’s meeting. The Bryan Times reports a contract proposed by Towns calls for an officer to work 30 hours per week based on a 10-year average of about 100 calls …
Read More »Average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline fell just over 1 cent nationally
The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline fell just over 1 cent nationally during the past two weeks, to $2.36. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the drop mostly results from a dip in crude oil costs. Here in the Bryan area, according to Gas Buddy dot …
Read More »Ohio Department of Taxation will continue to use an identity-confirmation quiz
The Ohio Department of Taxation will continue to use an identity-confirmation quiz introduced in 2015 during the new income-tax filing season opening Monday. The department says the quiz helps catch phony income-tax returns in an environment where cybercrimes are a risk. A spokesman says 1.8 million people took the quiz …
Read More »Ohio school district reaches a settlement with Sylvania substitute teacher
An Ohio school district has reached a settlement after a substitute teacher said he was fired after making a political statement on Facebook. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio says Sylvania Schools near Toledo has agreed to pay $8,400 in damages and legal fees for teacher Derek Ide. Ide …
Read More »Bryan Mayor Doug Johnson delivers state of the city address
Bryan Mayor Doug Johnson focused on the city’s finances during his annual State of the City report during Tuesday’s regular Bryan City Council meeting. While he was pleased with the overall outlook, he also offered a warning that the city cannot afford to lose any of these particular areas of …
Read More »Williams County Sheriff’s Office may be allowed to keep its satellite office at the county fairgrounds
It appears the Williams County Sheriff’s Office may be allowed to keep its satellite office at the county fairgrounds in Montpelier after all. Under an annual memorandum of understanding between the Williams County Commissioners and the county sheriff’s office, the one-story former fairgrounds caretaker’s house has been used by the …
Read More »Defiance man involved in a high-speed pursuit on U.S. 24 was sentenced to prison Tuesday
A Defiance man involved in a high-speed pursuit on U.S. 24 was sentenced to prison Tuesday in Defiance County Common Pleas Court. 22 year old Ulisses Chagoyan of Blanchard Drive, was given a 59-month prison term by Judge Joseph Schmenk on charges of failure to comply with the order or …
Read More »Paulding Mayor Greg Reinhart confirms police will begin working 12 hour shifts
Things got testy during the Paulding Village Council meeting regarding police department and township issues. During Tuesday’s meeting, Councilman Randy Daeger said he was told by a resident that the police force was going to 12-hour shifts. Mayor Greg Reinhart confirmed that information, adding that it would begin in February. …
Read More »Two people injured Monday morning in a one-vehicle crash near Montpelier
Two people were injured Monday morning in a one-vehicle crash near Montpelier. According to troopers of the Defiance post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, at 8:50 a.m. on County Road R, west of County Road 11 in Williams County’s Bridgewater Township, an eastbound truck driven by 34 year old Dustin …
Read More »Harbor Freight Tools looking to build a new store in Defiance
A discount tool store is preparing to build a new outlet in Defiance. The city’s planning commission approved a site plan proposed on Ohio 66 during its monthly meeting Monday in the city service building. Harbor Freight Tools is proposing construction of a 15,071 square-foot facility with 9,710 square-foot of …
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