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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, …

Four transgender people, challenging an Ohio rule preventing people from changing the gender listings on their birth certificates, have won their day in court. U.S. District Court Judge, Michael Watson denied the state’s request that the lawsuit filed by the ACLU, Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Ohio be dismissed.

Michael Loop pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter charges in the killing of a Cecil man in 2018. Loop had been facing a charge of aggravated murder in the death of Phillip Koenn. Sentencing is set for Monday in a Paulding County courtroom. Prosecutors say Loop, in a fit of rage …

Brandi Berry, a former part-time bookkeeper, pleads guilty to the theft of more than $100,000 from the church school that employed her. A March grand jury indictment alleges that she stole funds from St. John Lutheran School from 2016 to 2018. They say she also forged several checks as part …

State election officials are reviewing about 1,000 more Ohio voter registrations that were flagged for cancellation during a recent purge to assure they weren’t improperly deleted. Secretary of State, Frank LaRose’s office undertook the review after Democratic state legislative staffers said they’d identified another flaw in the state’s system for …