Indiana State Police say a three-vehicle crash Tuesday morning near Auburn on the icy and snow covered County Road 50, claimed the life of a Kendallville man. Police say a dump truck, driven by 57-year-old Steven Westrick of Auburn, collided with a southbound semi, driven by 38-year-old Daniel Lee Crowell …
Read More »Hicksville Man Killed In Crash
The Highway Patrol says a Hicksville man died in a crash Wednesday morning on Ohio 49. Police say it happened just after 10 yesterday morning when 45 year old Mark Sinclair lost control of the vehicle, traveled off the left side of the road, hit a concrete retaining wall, and …
Read More »B-Rock Blizzard Auction This Saturday
B Rock is having its 35th annual Blizzard auction this Saturday starting at 8am. We’ve held the auction every year at this time to commemorate the Blizzard of 1978, and each year an organization in NW Ohio is a recipient of the proceeds of the auction. This year, it’s the …
Read More »Bryan Salt Supplies Hit Hard
Bryan Mayor Doug Johnson told City Council on Tuesday that the city has already used the 500 tons of rock salt it had stored for the winter. The Bryan Times reports that Johnson said the city then ordered another 194 tons, which was followed by another order for another 73 …
Read More »High Speed Internet Finally To Be A Local Reality
The 21st Century is closing in fast on Bryan.. According to the Bryan Times, customers of Bryan Municipal Utilities’ Internet service soon should notice some faster speeds and better connections. A recent upgrade to the utilities’ current 45 Mbps dedicated circuit to a 500 Mbps ethernet circuit supplied by Sprint …
Read More »Cold Weather Proclamation Issued By Governor
The cold winter weather is back with a vengeance, and it appears as though it’s going to stick around for at least a few more weeks. On Sunday, in response to the unusually cold temperatures, the Governor issued a “propane emergency” for all of Ohio’s 88 counties. The governor’s declaration …
Read More »Count The Homeless
A point-in-time homeless count is held locally as well as across Ohio each year. Statewide, there were 12,325 homeless found during the count, according to the 2013 Ohio Homeless Report from the Coalition on Homelessness and housing in Ohio. This year’s point-in-time count here in our region will take place …
Read More »WEATHER WATCHERS SHOULD APPLY
If you’re looking for a career change and you are fascinated by the weather, you just might want to talk to the folks at the National Weather Service. According to the Bryan Times, the agency is looking for somebody who would like to take over weather observation duties for the …
Read More »PAULDING HOSPITAL AWARDED
Paulding County Hospital has received a clean financial bill of health by auditor of the state Dave Yost’s office. In fact, Paulding County Hospital’s excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award. The Auditor of State Award is presented to local governments and school districts upon the …
Read More »GOV SPEAKS OUT ON PROPANE SHORTAGES
The governor has issued a statewide energy emergency declaration in order to expedite shipments of propane and help ease tight propane gas supplies which have been brought on by the extreme cold weather. Now, the governor is also asking the federal government to take similar steps so that propane gas …
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