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The construction at the Williams County Courthouse continues and the clock is the focus of work being done now. Workers will take the clock apart, building new floors and protective walls. The general contractor, E. Lee Construction is from Delphos. They are focusing on repairing and preventing future water damage …
Read More »Which county hands out more CCW’s?
New numbers from the state show Williams County issues more concealed carry permits than larger counties like Defiance and Fulton. Last year, Williams County issued 394 CCW permits, fifty more than Fulton County. And Defiance issued 190 gun licenses. Sheriff’s Clerk Lisa Nye told the Bryan Times that Williams gets …
Read More »Portman on Trump
Ohio Senator Rob Portman has thrown his support behind John Kasich, who took last night’s Republican debate seriously and laid out his ideas for improving the country. Meanwhile, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz spent time throwing insults at each other. Portman is denouncing Trump’s response about the KKK, …
Read More »Williams County looking at costs for cameras and tasers
Williams County Commissioners are looking for bids to buy in-car cameras for their sheriff’s office cruisers, and are looking for two all-wheel drive SUV’s. Five of the 14 vehicles have cameras but they are outdated, having been purchased five years ago. Commissioners instructed the department to get quotes for all …
Read More »Teams sought for basketball marathon
People look forward to it every year, the annual basketball marathon this year will be held March 25th and 26th at the Payne Elementary School gym. Organizers are hoping for 100 ore more teams again this year. Teams pay $100 to play and that includes 10 t-shirts for players. The …
Read More »Commissioners consider reopening closed jail
Paulding County commissioners have ok’d a feasibility study to renovate the current sheriff’s office and hopefully reopen the jail. Right now, Paulding County prisoners are housed in Putnam County. That change happened seven years ago after voters refused an operating levy for the jail and forced it to close. Now, …
Read More »Job fair for Cedar Point
Here’s a sign of spring. Cedar Point is dusting off the rides and getting things ready for another season. Opening day is May 7th. A job fair will be held Sunday, March 6th. You can find out more at Cedar Point’s website.
Read More »Commander says VFW is not for sale despite rumor
In Pioneer, Ron Kirkendall is denying a rumor that his beloved VFW Post is for sale. The Commander of Post 8628 says an anonymous letter proposed to sell the post or merge it with another organization. Kirkendall says if the membership actually supported the Post, there wouldn’t be problems. He’d …
Read More »Car once owned by murder victim Fischer crashed recently
A man who bought a car from Hannah Fischer, who was killed last month, crashed that vehicle over the weekend, and the dead woman’s name came up as the owner. That caught law enforcement’s attention, but they quickly learned the man who wrecked the car, 32-year-old Matthew Baldwin, never transferred …
Read More »Ambulances donated to local paramedic program
Four County Career Center teaches students to be paramedics, and now the school brings a little more “real world” to the classroom with the donation of two pre-owned ambulances from ProMedica Transport Network. The company is replacing its ambulances this year and offered the older ones to the school to …
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