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A Meet the Candidates public forum in the election for the Bryan City Council, the Bryan School Board and the Bryan Board of Public Affairs is set for Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the Stoney Ridge Winery, on County Road 16 in Bryan. There will be forums for each of the …

A 14-year-old boy is brought in after a school lockdown at Jefferson High School in Delphos. Word spreads a gun may be hidden on the campus…to be used to carry out a school shooting. The administration immediately puts the school into lockdown mode. Classes are then dismissed for the day …

They won’t name names…but a suspect is arrested in connection to the Sept. 16 bank robbery in Lyons, at the State Bank on E. Morenci Street. The investigation continues.

Police in Defiance want a suspected car thief after a shooting, involving the vehicle’s owner. The victim in the theft tells officers he saw someone driving his vehicle in the area of South Clinton and Down streets in Defiance, and therefore decided to follow the individual. The suspect starts firing …

The old grain elevator on North Walnut Street in Bryan will soon be viewable to a worldwide audience…for its history of paranormal activities. The structure, built in the 1900s, is slated to be one of several examined during the season premiere of the Travel Channel’s “Most Terrifying Places,” a one-hour …

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is partnering with a professional networking website to make it easier for unemployed Ohioans to find jobs. Some 200,000 Ohioans receive state unemployment benefits annually. The pilot program with LinkedIn is intended to make it more convenient for them to apply for …

Two die in a Henry County crash at the intersection of Ohio 281 and Ohio 108, in Flatrock Township. The drivers of both vehicles, Benjamin Illiff, of Holgate, and Joseph Hunt, of Risingsun are the victims. The intersection was shut down for hours. An investigation into the accident by both …

Phillip Taylor, the Bryan man, accused of shooting four dogs at his now-estranged wife’s home following a dispute, now awaits sentencing after pleading no contest to one felony count of animal cruelty and more in a Williams County courtroom. Taylor faces a maximum of four years in prison, as well …

The Ohio Ethics Commission wants the Williams County Board of Elections to forward one of two election complaints filed recently against Shaun Fulk, a candidate running for Williams County sheriff. The complaint, filed by a Bryan resident, alleges Fulk wore a Stryker police uniform while he campaigned for sheriff at …

Early numbers show attendance at this year’s Williams County Fair was up by about 5,000 to 7,000 people over past years. Fair officials say the Blue Oyster Cult/Rare Earth classic rock concert on Sept. 7, was well-received. They add concert attendance was less than the Fair Board had hoped for, …