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An area solo crash. Officials tell reporters a driver loses control of their vehicle, while heading north on Ohio 15, north of County Road H. They say the car left the road on the west side and plowed through a fenced in field, taking out several fence posts and wire …

Bryan Police arrests a man they believe had sexual contact with an area minor. Warrant in hand, officers arrived at Leslie Tietje place on Sheffield Ave. in Napoleon. He was taken into custody without incident. Tietje worked as an unpaid auxiliary officer for Napoleon Police from 2016, until his resignation, …

Water pressure is restored in Delta after a main break. A boil advisory is in effect at this hour. Officials say the water plant there was alerted to a sharp drop in pressure throughout the system. Village police found the blown 12-inch water main on Helvetia Street, which flooded the …

Voters have another opportunity on Monday to hear from the three candidates squaring off in the March 17 primary for Williams County sheriff. The trio of Republicans will appear and answer questions at a candidates night, sponsored by WBNO/WQCT and The Bryan Times. It will be held at JJ Winn’s …

Bryan Municipal Utilities cable customers can expect another increase in rates. The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approved the changes. The monthly charge for BMU’s basic cable package will be going up from the current $33.74 price to $36.74. Cable rates were last increased in June, by $4 per month …

27 years after it was reported missing, a stolen vehicle is found in the depths of the Maumee River. Construction crews pulled the 1983 Buick Century Custom from the water while removing stone that was no longer needed for the area’s bridge project. The vehicle was reported stolen on March …

A review of whether the State Medical Board of Ohio properly closed about 2,000 complaints, alleging sexual misconduct or impropriety by doctors, is moving much more slowly than initially anticipated. It has been hampered by difficulties in lining up qualified reviewers who are willing to commit substantial time to the …

An Oscar-winning documentary about a glass factory and a photo exhibition on the closing of a General Motors plant are drawing attention to Ohio’s manufacturing legacy and the state of the labor movement. The women behind the projects, filmmaker Julia Reichart and visual artist LaToya Ruby Frazier is on view …

A two car crash on Highway 24 at County Road 232 in Paulding County injures five people. Officials tell reporters the victim was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital. Investigators say one vehicle pulled into the path of another at the intersection, causing the collision. The crash briefly closed 24’s …

In 2019, for the second straight year, the total number of incidents the Bryan Fire Department responded to…increased. In fact, the department’s total number of calls was the highest it’s been in more than a decade. Officials say crews were called to 491 total incidents in 2019, up from 451 …