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Roll up your sleeves another Clean Up Your Parks Day is planned Saturday in Defiance. This year’s annual event – considered by the city a kickoff to the parks season – is scheduled from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at any of Defiance’s public parks. Volunteers can show up with gloves and equipment …

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs (BPA) has passed a resolution to end city-provided email service, and heard from a resident that doesn’t like the decision. According to the Bryan Times, during the last BPA meeting, Bryan Municipal Utilities Director Derek Schultz proposed ending the email service due to the …

A trial is underway in Fulton County Common Pleas Court where 29 year old Devon Harris is charged with murder among other charges in the death of a 3-year-old in 2022. Jury selection for the trial took more than five hours, but the 12 jurors, and two alternates were chosen, …

An annual report from the Ohio Attorney General’s office shows the need to reform Ohio’s process for capital punishment. The “Capital Crimes Report” is an annual report from the attorney general’s office and, following its release Monday, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost called for reforms to the state’s system for …

Change is getting closer as a new tolling system on the Ohio Turnpike will result in a new toll plaza in Williams County and a limited area of toll-free access. According to the Bryan Times, Jeff Landel, superintendent of the Western Division of the Ohio Turnpike, said recently a new …

A major decision. A 2019 law banning most abortions in Ohio is unconstitutional following an abortion referendum last year, the state’s Republican attorney general said in a court filing Monday. The filing comes after abortion clinics asked a Hamilton County judge to throw out the law since Ohio voters decided …

The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced that the Ohio 15/18 bridge over the Tiffin River in Defiance County will now close on May 20 and not on April 15 as stated previously. This will help coincide with the reopening of the U.S. 127 bridge over the Maumee River, according …

The Williams County commissioners were updated recently on a solar field project proposed for Springfield Township. According to the Bryan Times, the 1,100-acre field would be located at county roads 22 and D-75 and would include a substation, though Chris Snider of National Grid Renewables said the size could be …

Remember the recent, horrible tornado that swept through Logan County now, McDonald’s owner/operators from throughout Ohio donated $10,000 worth of McDonald’s Arch cards to United Way of Logan County. The United Way and partnering agencies will distribute the cards to those across Logan County affected by the recent tornado and …

According to the Ohio Department of Transportation the following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Williams County in the coming weeks. All pending work is weather permitting. U.S. 6 at Ohio 191, north of Stryker, will be restricted through the work zone for tree trimming. Ohio 49 near …