A man has been arrested after making threats in Henry County. The Bryan Times reports that 37 year old Valentino Garza of Defiance was arrested Tuesday evening at Alex Products when he reported for work there. Garza is accused of threatening the business in online comments on Facebook after the …
Read More »WILLIAMS COUNTY VARIANCE REQUEST DENIED
The Williams County Board of Health on Tuesday, denied a variance request. Cory Notman had been granted a variance in 2009, allowing him to hook up a mobile home to the sewer on his property in Kunkle while he was renovating the house to live in. Now, according to The …
Read More »DEFIANCE ANNEXATION ACCEPTED
Defiance City Council sealed the deal on an annexation near U.S. 24 and Carpenter Road on Tuesday night by approving an ordinance accepting the annexation on Commerce Drive. It brings about 46 acres of Richland Township into the city next to Johns Manville’s Carpenter Road plant and just south of …
Read More »BLOOD DRIVE TODAY
The American Red Cross of Defiance is holding a blood drive today from 2–7 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in the fellowship hall at 400 Wayne Avenue in Defiance. All donors today will receive a cooler tote bag. To save time and schedule an appointment, call 800–733-2767.
Read More »FIRE IN DEFIANCE
No one was injured, but some vehicles and a garage were destroyed by flames Tuesday in Defiance. Firefighters were called to 700 Perry St. at about 6:25 p.m. When crews arrived, the garage and a truck were heavily involved. Two vehicles were destroyed by the fire, one inside the garage …
Read More »OHIO IRS CONNECTIONS
Some Ohio conservatives who say they were targeted by the Internal Revenue Service are heading to Washington as federal investigations widen into the agency’s handling of tax-exempt applications. Several activists on Wednesday described IRS treatment they suspect was politically motivated. The Justice Department is opening a criminal probe into improper …
Read More »WILLIAMS LISTS TWO FIRES AND A CRASH TUESDAY
Two fires and a two car collision kept emergency responders in Williams County busy Tuesday afternoon. Just before 3pm, Edgerton firefighters were called out to a blaze at a mobile home on County Road 9 just south of Ohio 24. No one was home at the time and no injuries …
Read More »EDON PLANT CLOSING
The fight is on to save jobs in Edon. The former Diversified Machine Inc., now called Chassix Inc., announced on April 23rd that the company plans to close the Edon plant by February 2014, and most employees are expected to be released by the end of 2013. Approximately 76 workers …
Read More »BRYAN POLICE PICK UP A MAN
Bryan Police say that on Tuesday at 7:00 AM, they arrested 33 year old Joshua D. Maag of Sycamore Lane, Bryan on two bench warrants out of Bryan Municipal Court. The first warrant was for failing to appear on a show cause hearing regarding theft and the second was for …
Read More »NO DECISION FROM NAPOLEON ON ANOTHER LEVY ATTEMPT
No decision has yet been made by the Napoleon Area Board Of Education about placing another operating levy on the November ballot. Last week, district voters rejected a 0.5 percent school income tax that would have generated $1.15 million annually for operations. It was the third time in 14 months …
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