The Williams County Sheriffs Office is investigating several thefts that were reported last week. Near Edon the Sheriffs Office says someone entered a barn stole a mower with a 60 inch deck valued at $5,000. Near Pioneer someone broke into a barn there and took an A.T.V. worth $1,000. Anyone …
Read More »Williams Commissioners Open Bids
Williams County Commissioners opened four bids Thursday afternoon for the proposed East Annex project. The Bryan Times says the job will involve renovation of the former Miller’s New Market grocery store, converting it to county office space. Fetters Construction of Auburn submitted a total bid of $4,738,000. Midwest Construction Inc. …
Read More »West Unity Gets New Police Cruiser
West Unity Police have some new wheels. At Thursday’s West Unity Village Council meeting, council members were told by the police chief that the village’s new police car has been received and will be put into service right away. It’s a brand new 2013 Dodge Charger police cruiser. The old …
Read More »Severe Weather
Severe weather moved through our region, sending one area man to the hospital after a lightning strike. Three men were working on a vehicle in a garage on Fulton County Road D when lightning struck nearby. One of those men was injured and taken to an area hospital. Officials are …
Read More »Chief Pharmacy No More
The Chief Pharmacy and Wellness Center in Defiance called it quits yesterday. Chief Supermarkets is selling out the pharmacy to Rite Aid, following a decision to move away from the pharmacy business in order to concentrate on food. Chief Supermarkets also owns Rays Supermarkets. Rays Supermarkets had three pharmacy locations …
Read More »Napoleon Accepts Resignations
The retirement resignations of four teachers have been accepted by the Napoleon Area Schools Board of Education. Linda Daugherty; Ruth Aderman; Jeanne Westhoven; and Kathy Vernace all will retire effective June 1. Aderman has served the district for 23 years, Westhoven for 22 years, Vernace for 21 years and Daugherty …
Read More »BRYAN PD REPORT
Bryan Police were called to an apartment Tuesday evening. 20 year old Bayle Hill of 617 South Main Street, Apartment C in Bryan was arrested there and charged with underage consumption and disorderly conduct. Hill was locked up at CCNO.
Read More »SNOW REMOVAL DOESN’T COME CHEAP
Winter is barely over, yet the figures have been added up in Defiance County. Snow and winter weather is expensive! The 2013 snow season has cost Defiance County about $155,000. That breaks down to $28,000 in labor, $13,000 in overtime wages paid to workers, $32,000 which was spend on almost …
Read More »GRASS FIRE
No cause has been listed for a fire Tuesday afternoon east of Ohio 66 in Ridgeville Township. Firefighters were called out just after 2pm Tuesday on reports of a grass fire. The fire spread through a ditch and damaged a wooden fence. Firefighters remind area residents that spring grass fires …
Read More »PAULDING WIND FARM UPDATE
Northwest Ohio Wind Energy representatives on Tuesday, discussed the company’s proposed 100-megawatt / $170 Million wind farm to be located in Paulding County. Officials with National Wind, the company which will develop the project, told those attending the meeting which was held at Wayne Trace High School, that all permits …
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