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The 19th Annual Williams County Junior High Quiz Bowl is set for Mon­day, Feb­ru­ary 23rd, at the Edger­ton High School. Stu­dents from grades 7 and 8 will par­tic­i­pate. It’s all spon­sored by the North­west Edu­ca­tional Ser­vice Cen­ter. Stu­dents from Bryan, Edger­ton, Edon, Hill­top, Mont­pe­lier, North Cen­tral, Stryker, and St. Patrick …

It’s going to be a longer school day for students at North Central schools. That’s because the board of education on Monday, approved a plan to add a half-hour to the school day, beginning on Monday and continuing through March 27th. Adding thirty minutes to each school day, will end …

With overnight lows below zero, and daytime highs running well below normal, Bryan Municipal Utilities wants to remind area folks that a few simple steps could help keep their pipes from freezing. BMU has been called out to many frozen service line calls so far this year, all due to …

It now looks like Bryan Municipal Utilities cable customers will soon be paying higher monthly bills. The proposed changes would increase the basic cable package from $18.75 to $21.65 per month; the extended basic package from $56.90 to $60.25; and the digital basic from $10.55 to $11. A vote is …

In Liberty Center, some new rules are being implemented to prevent misuse and vandalism of the village’s Memorial Park shelter houses. Village Council is concerned because the shelter house, located at the west end of the park, is frequently targeted by vandals. Council vited to close the park from dusk …

The Williams Metropolitan Housing Authority waiting list will be open at the Williams County community offices at 1425 E. High St., Bryan on Monday, Feb. 23 from 1-3 p.m.; next Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 9-11 a.m.; and on Friday, Feb. 27 from 1-3 p.m. Applicants must bring a piece of …

It now looks like Bryan Munic­i­pal Util­i­ties cable cus­tomers will soon be pay­ing higher monthly bills. The Bryan Board of Pub­lic Affairs talked rate increases at Tuesday’s reg­u­lar meet­ing. The Bryan Times reports that the board took no action on the issue, but they did agree that the increases are …

The Ful­ton County Crime Stop­pers pro­gram has released some infor­ma­tion that they hope will help catch some peo­ple they say are respon­si­ble for a theft in the area. In Jan­u­ary, a log split­ter was stolen in Meta­mora. The log split­ter is described as red in color, with a 6.5 horse …

A log­ging acci­dent left one Put­nam County log­ger injured. It hap­pened on Mon­day after­noon when a tree fell on the leg of 53 year old William Rayle Jr of Cloverdale. Rayle was taken to St. Rita’s Med­ical Cen­ter in Lima with unspec­i­fied injuries. It hap­pened Mon­day after­noon just before 2. …

The Defi­ance Area Cham­ber of Com­merce has put out the word… they need a new pres­i­dent. The posi­tion will become effec­tive soon, as cur­rent pres­i­dent Isaac Lee plans to step down, effec­tive March 13th in order to accept the posi­tion of vice pres­i­dent of mem­ber­ship for the Toledo Regional Cham­ber …