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A new road, named for a much respected mayor. Johnson Drive, named in honor of longtime Mayor, Doug Johnson, will connect Bement Street to Brunicardi Way at the industrial park in Bryan. The announcement was made during the State of the City presentation at the city council meeting. Johnson was …

Bryan city officials approve a bid for a water main replacement project on Townline Road. The contract was awarded to Underground Utilities Inc., of Monroeville. Bryan Municipal Utilities officials says Underground Utilities’ bid was the best and lowest among the seven that were received.

A broken fuel line, connecting a tank to a backup generator at a BMU substation breaks, causing quite a mess. Officials say a routine check at the County Road C location found around one thousand gallons of diesel fuel was all over the ground. Officials stress, the fuel did not …

One person is dead after a crash in Steuben County on Van Guilder Road, north of County Road 660. Investigators say a vehicle driven by Megan Johnson, 16 of Camden was southbound on Van Guilder at a high rate of speed. Johnson loses control of her vehicle in a curve. …

Four people are hurt after a two vehicle crash at the intersection of State Road 827 and County Road 300 North in Steuben County. Investigators tell reporters one car was westbound on 300 North when it crested a hill, ran a stop sign and struck a northbound car. Officers think …

A search warrant is executed on a residence south of Ney in connection with a marijuana-growing operation. Deputies arrived on the scene of a home Mulligans Bluff Road. Once inside, the growing operation was soon discovered. No arrests have been made at this time. The investigation by state and local …

A Defiance man is brought in after officers in Williams County raid a motel room. Gabriel Gutierrez had a warrant, charging him with leaving the scene of an accident, drug possession and other criminal charges. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Corrections Center of Northwest …

Ohio 1st District Sen. Rob McColley of Napoleon is appointed to the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission. The legislature authorized the creation of the Commission in 1949, which oversaw it’s construction, completed in 1955. The panel consists of seven voting members and three non-voting members. Six are appointed by the …

Tyler Wilson, of Defiance was indicted in a Williams County court room on drug and heroin possession charges. Authorities allege back on May 23, he had methamphetamine and heroin on him when officers arrested him. Wilson has another court date, soon.

A convicted sexual predator is back in trouble. Deion Austin of Bryan, faces the court on one count of failure to notify the authorities that he moved. Officials say he failed to provide written notice at least 20 days prior to changing the address of his residence. Austin was convicted …