The Putnam County Historical Society will be holding its 28th annual Christmas open house at their museum. This year’s event will be held Friday from 6–9 p.m. and Sunday from 1–4 p.m. Victorian doll houses will be on display during the open house. This year the PCHS is sponsoring a …
Read More »TAX SEMINAR SET
Tax preparers and farmers who file their own farm tax returns can participate in Ohio State University Extension’s agriculture and natural resource tax issues workshop on Dec. 19 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The day-long webinar-based workshop features professor Phil Harris of the University of Wisconsin, a leading expert in farm …
Read More »NSCC INDUCTS MEMBERS INTO HONOR SOCIETY
Northwest State Community College recently inducted the first members into the Alpha Delta Chapter of the Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society. Eleven students joined the new national honor society for associate degree registered nurses. Among the students inducted were, from Williams County.. Kelly Woodring of Bryan; from Defiance County, …
Read More »FULTON HUNTING FATALITY
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office reports that one person was killed in a hunting accident Royalton Township Tuesday afternoon. The victim is reportedly a 21-year-old from Oregon, Ohio. Investigators say the victim, who they have not yet publicly identified, was pronounced dead at the scene of an apparent a gunshot …
Read More »WILLIAMS COMMISSIONERS MAKE APPOINTMENTS
Williams County Commissioners accepted one resignation and made two appointments Monday. Department of Job and Family Services Social Services Supervisor Geri Severs submitted a letter of resignation for retirement, effective Dec. 31. The board accepted it “with regrets,”. The Bryan Times reports this morning that Commissioners also appointed Ned Allen …
Read More »STAFF CHANGES AT BRYAN BOARD OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approved several staff changes at its meeting Tuesday. According to the Bryan Times, the board agreed to reclassify Lisa Rohlof from account clerk II to account clerk III and to award a merit raise to Mandy Frank, account clerk II; both work in the …
Read More »HENRY DRUG BUST
An early morning drug bust last weekend in McClure led to an arrest and seizure. The Henry County Sheriff’s office reports that they executed a search warrant at 430 Main Street in McClure at 2:32am Sunday. One woman is in custody, but the sheriff’s office says more people are being …
Read More »HOLIDAY TRAFFIC STATS
Provisional numbers released Monday by the Ohio State Highway Patrol show there were 13 people killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving Holiday which is two below the four-year average. During the reporting period, which began Wednesday, November 27, at 12:00 a.m., and ran through Sunday, December 1, at 11:59 p.m., …
Read More »ACCUSED RAPIST HEADED TO TRIAL
A man accused of raping three young girls between 1999 to 2010 will stand trial in Williams County Common Pleas Court. 40 year old Daniel Bignell Jr of Montpelier faces 14 felony counts of sexual abuse. According to The Bryan Times, the alleged crimes involve three girls. Each knew Bignell …
Read More »TOY GIVEAWAY
The holidays are fast approaching, and the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Fayette will be giving away toys again for Christmas. The giveaway dates this year are this Thursday and Thursday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, 409 E. Main …
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