Former Bryan City Council President Mark Kelly was among those indicted Tuesday by a Williams County grand jury. Kelly was charged with felony theft. According to the indictment, Kelly is accused of stealing money from the society from November of 2009, to last August. Initial indications place the amount of …
Read More »FORMER GRAIN ELEVATOR OPERATORS CHARGED
Three operators of a former area grain elevator were indicted by a Fulton County Grand Jury yesterday. According to a release by The Fulton County Prosecutor’s Office, 55 year old William Fricke of Wauseon, 60 year old Steven Brink of Archbold and 36 year old Todd Gerig of West Unity, …
Read More »POWER OUTAGES
Thunderstorms rolling through our area on Tuesday left some people in the dark. According to Toledo Edison, some electrical customers in the city of Defiance along with Adams Township in Defiance County and some customers in Washington Township in Henry County had power disrupted yesterday morning. In Fulton County, some …
Read More »CRASH IN SHERWOOD
A three vehicle crash in Sherwood Monday morning. The Ohio State Highway Patrol at Defiance says a man named Joe Plummer was driving a Dodge pickup east on Ohio 18 at 7:20 a.m. as 47 year old Fred Kreiner of Wauseon was driving a Ford F-350 south on U.S. 127, …
Read More »BRYAN SCHOOL SECURITY UPPED
The Bryan City Board of Education on Monday evening, voted to use $14,000 from the district’s permanent improvement fund to install security cameras and buzzers at every single entrance at every one of the district’s five school buildings. With the new system, school buildings will be completely locked down during …
Read More »STOLEN CALF
A $1,000 reward is being offered by Steuben County Crime Stoppers concerning the disappearance of a Holstein Calf. The black and white calf was taken from the intersection of State Road 120 and County Road 925 East near Clear Lake on Sunday morning. The animal is six to seven weeks …
Read More »ARCHBOLD COUNCIL TALKS WATER RATE INCREASE
Archbold village council met on Monday. Council passed an ordinance that will provide for a water rate adjustment. The water-rate increase will take place in the June 2013 billing statement and reflects a 1 percent rate increase. Archbold officials say the increase for the average resident will be less than …
Read More »DEFINANCE LEGISLATION COULD HELP THOSE WITH OVERDUE UTILITY BILLS
Defiance City Council is considering legislation that would assist financially distressed persons aided by local charities to pay their utility bills. An ordinance concerning deferred payment plans on utility bills is scheduled for a first reading by council tonight. The proposed ordinance would give the utilities billing office director limited …
Read More »BRYAN PD BUSY
Bryan Police made several arrests over the weekend… On Saturday night around 1:15, police arrested 57 year old Robin Griffin of Main Street in Bryan. Griffin was charged with marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. In an unrelated arrest on Sunday, Bryan Police picked up 65 year old Robert …
Read More »STRYKER AREA HERITAGE COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL PROGRAM
The shooting of a top radio personality, the murder of a child in Williams County, a man targeted by a notorious gang and the worst tragedy at a school in America…all stories that were covered by a reporter from the area and all will be featured in a program this …
Read More »