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Last week at a conference held by the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, one of the most sobering statistics emerged. About 190,000 Ohio adults are living on incomes of $2 a day or less. According to the group, about 800,000 Ohioans are living in “deep poverty” which is …

A new Habitat home is being built in Williams County, the 30th so far. The Bryan Times is reporting that about 60 volunteers helped get the structure started on Saturday for Kayle Vasko and her two young sons. Another building blitz is scheduled for Saturday at 8 a.m. and volunteers …

The study to regionalize the Defiance Police Department is no longer being explored. That’s the word from Defiance Mayor Mike McCann’s administration and city police. They’ve come to an agreement and have ended talk of contracting with the county sheriff’s office for police services. McCann said that following the announcement …

It’s life or death. That’s what Williams County Sheriff Steve Towns says about the department’s understaffing problem. He asked the County Commissioners last night at their meeting for additional road deputies. At their last meeting, commissioners asked Towns for documentation to prove his need for additional resources. Last night, Towns …

And looking at gas prices as we wrap up the week, we’re finding $2.15 at the Circle K in Bryan at S. Main and South Street. Prices have been inches up as refineries perform maintenance and switch to their summer blends while demand increases

Long term mortgage rates dropped this week to their lowest levels of the year, another incentive for homebuyers this spring. Freddie Mac mortgages slipped to 3.58 percent on a 30 year mortgage, and 2.86 percent on a 15-year fixed rate mortgage.

A teacher at Continental Local Schools is under investigation for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a student. Putnam County Sheriff Tim Meyer said the investigation stems from “some alleged inappropriate contact” between a high school teacher, who was not named, and a 16-year-old male student. According to Meyer the teacher …

Several drug cases were tried for Montpelier residents. Robert Mitchell pleaded guilty to possession charges and was sentenced to five years of community control and had his 180 day jail sentence suspended. Tyler Bowen received the same sentence for pleading guilty to a felony charge of non-support of dependents. The …

An armed robbery was reported in Angola. Officers were called to the Family Dollar store on North Wayne Street. This is the second robbery in Angola in less than two weeks. This time, the suspect walked into the store and demanded money from the clerks. He’s described as a male …

The man facing a trial for killing a former Paulding County couple residing in Florida has been continued. The suspect, 22 year-old Jacob Langston’s trial was scheduled to begin this week but was continued until June 13th. The man pleaded not guilty to three charges of premeditated homicide and a …