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Kamco Industries presented checks totaling $5,000 to the police and fire departments in West Unity late last week. The money will be used to buy new helmets for the fire department and the police will put the donation towards the purchase of three new stun guns and supplies.

West Unity Council ok’d a request for a farmer’s market setup in the village’s Friendship Park. Tim Pickett of Master Plan Feeds got the ok to set up an organic vegetable stand, and he told the Bryan Times he is also working on plans for an organic vendors’ celebration in …

Bryan police arrested Jennifer Vanwinkle on Saturday about midnight for OVI. She was ticketed for other traffic violations on East high Street.

And speaking of goodbyes, the senior class of Bryan High School had their final prom in the gym last Saturday. The 58-year-old gym will be vacated when the new school opens for the combined junior and senior high next school year.

A 50-year family business has ended in West Unity. The Bryan Times details the story of the Taylor family and their pony business, with buyers coming from all over the world for their last auction over the weekend. The family says they’ll stay in business and keep raising ponies, just …

A non-profit behavioral health organization is looking at a site in Napoleon to building a new, 12,000 square foot substance abuse treatment facility. The problem, is zoning. The area will require a change and a meeting to address that was held last week by the Community Improvement Corporation of Henry …

Farmers who want to harness solar energy or learn more can attend a forum next Thursday at the Agricultural Incubator Foundation in Bowling Green. The forum will be led by an Ohio State University Extension field specialist for energy development, Eric Romich. RSVP for the forum through email at rsvp@ciftinnovation.org.

An Edon resident was scammed on Tuesday after he got a call from someone claiming to be an attorney for a friend who needed $1,900 in bail money. The resident wired the money through Western Union before realizing it was a scam. Fortunately, Western Union returned him his money.

Thanks to the Bryan Area Foundation, the Williams County YMCA has surpassed the half-way point in their capital campaign to raise $2.5 million. The foundation donated a half a million dollars, bringing the total raised to $1.3 million. The chairman of the Y’s fundraising campaign, Bill Martin, calls the donation …

A Continental man was arrested for domestic violence. 26-year-old John Pardo was charged after an alleged incident on South Seventh Street. He was transported to the Putnam County Jail on Tuesday.