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Nearly 150,000 absentee ballots have been requested with about three weeks to go before the state’s March 17 presidential primary. Election officials say 18,189 votes have been cast statewide so far. The primary gives state Democrats their first chance to indicate who they want to enter an almost certain face-off …

Bryan High School is getting $10,000 in funding for a new course offering. In December, Bryan City Schools approved a new graduation requirement, starting with the Class of 2024, which calls for all students’ completion of a semester of a Personal Finance course. The new Personal Finance graduation requirement will …

Williams County’s EMS and fire communication lines are open and functioning, as ongoing technical issues arose this weekend. Officials say the system is up and running, but there are still a few problems. Officials believe it is a circuit issue. The primary paging system runs from the 911 Communications office …

In Holiday City…the three Republican candidates for Williams County Sheriff addressed concerns about their history, discipline and qualifications at a candidates night event. Hosted by WBNO/WQCT and The Bryan Times, the trio answered questions that ranged from morale, the Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force and a list of other concerns that …

Defiance Police has identified the owner of a vehicle, found last week submerged in the Maumee River. The owner was found through an old article in an area newspaper. The 1993 story indicates Erik Johansen reported the theft of his 1983 Buick Century, valued at $1,500, while it was parked …

A Defiance man dies in a two vehicle crash outside of Defiance, on Ohio 111, near Hammersmith Road. Officials say Fabian Aguilar of Oakwood, was southbound, when he failed to negotiate a curve, hitting a pickup truck, driven by Rex Wimmer, of Defiance, head on. Aguilar was taken to Defiance …

A fire at Scottdel in Swanton leads to the partial demolition of one of the company’s buildings. Officials say shortly after returning to the Swanton Fire and Rescue Station from a prior incident, a firefighter noticed black smoke coming from Scottdel Cushion Plant #4, on Zeiter Way. Approximately half of …

A Sherwood man is arrested in connection to a break-in at Goebel Wrecking, on Ohio 34. Eugene Terrell now faces a list of charges. He was taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. He has a court date in Bryan, soon. They say Terrell was taking car parts. While …

Assaulting a referee would become a crime punishable by a fine and community service hours, under legislation pending in the Ohio House. The latest version of the bill would make an assault on referees before, during or after a sporting event, or in retaliation for their decisions, a first-degree misdemeanor …

Crews respond to an injury crash on County Road 10. Officials say the driver of a pickup blew a stop sign at the Ohio 34 intersection. There, another car plows into the side of the truck…sending both vehicles off the roadway. The driver of the car is hurt and was …