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The ball is rolling in Ohio to create the state’s medical marijuana program as a first draft of rules for who can sell medical pot has been released. The state would permit up to 40 medicinal marijuana dispensaries and the cost of a dispensary license would be $80,000 every twoThe …

There weren’t any surprises inside the Ohio Statehouse yesterday as the state’s 18 electors have cast their ballots for Republican President-Elect Donald Trump. The electors and the speakers at this 54th Electoral College spoke highly of Trump. Among them – Ohio’s Treasurer Josh Mandel, who recently announced his 2018 US …

A newly constructed electrical substation should be online in early January according to Holiday City Village Administrator Gary Baker. Baker told village council at last week’s meeting that final testing by contractors and Toledo Edison are nearing completion. The Bryan Times reports council approved additional change orders of $33,000 for …

The Williams County Agricultural Society on Thursday approved its 2017 budget at $579,500, about $125,000 more than 2016’s budget. The majority of the increase is an estimated $100,000 in a single capital outlay for the new goat barn, said the fair board’s accountant, Robin Brinegar, a certified public accountant with …

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating several reports of a scam by a male identifying himself as Donald Holden. The man is asking for money for various reasons, including a Columbus car accident involving his daughter. According to law enforcement, he may be driving an older, maroon or red …

An estimated $2 million street construction project in Pioneer is drawing a lot of interest from local construction companies. The Bryan Times reports a bid opening in county commissioners’ offices Thursday included 10 bids for the project, ranging from $1.95 million to $2.24 million. The estimated project cost was 2.05 …

If you drive past the old Lincoln Elementary School on East Butler Street in Bryan you’ll see nothing but a pile of rubble as the iconic school is now history. Demolition of the structure is all but complete after having gotten underway on Tuesday. It will be followed by nearly …

The Williams County Department of Job & Family Services has filed an appeal of a State of Ohio Personnel Board of Review (PBR) Dec. 1 decision to reinstate fired former employee Cindy Brinkman. The ruling was the result of an appeal by Brinkman of a July 20 PBR decision upholding …

While Ohio Gov. John Kasich has vetoed the so-called “heartbeat bill,” separate legislation is still alive that would legalize the installation of safety incubators, commonly known as “baby boxes.” The amendment legalizing “baby boxes” is included in Senate Bill 332, the so-called “infant mortality bill,” that has passed both the …

28 year old James Powers of Mill Street in Fayette has been indicted by the Williams County Grand Jury on multiple counts of buglary and receiving stolen property. Powers is accused of breaking and entering into homes on North Emmett Street in Bryan and US20-A in West Unity. The thefts …