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An old friend is leaving us. For the first time in more than 60 years the Sears name goes away in Bryan this summer. The current location will remain under its ownership. Sears ends its run in the area in mid-July. The place will stay open though, some renovation work …

Edgerton Village Council members vote to join Bryan and Montpelier in formally opposing Ohio House Bill 6. The bill would see the creation of a so-called “Clean Air Fund” which entities like American Municipal Power allege masks what they and municipalities statewide believe amounts to a $1 billion bailout of …

North Central Local Schools accepts the resignation of athletic director and assistant principal Brian Hughes and hire girls basketball coach, Greg Waidelich as its new AD on a one-year contract. Hughes, after three years with North Central, will be taking the principal position at Holgate High School.

The Williams County Public Library system will continue its search for a location to build a modernized facility in Pioneer, after a discussion with the North Central Local School Board. A proposal had been made to put the facility on school grounds, on the southwest side of the school building, …

The House approves a bill making it easier for Ohioans to seal records involving low-level, nonviolent offenses to help them move forward with their lives. The legislation passed and headed to the Senate is meant to curb the impact of the state’s addictions epidemic. The bill allows offenders with two …

The Bryan Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting Robert Sprague, the treasurer of the state of Ohio, on Friday, June 28, in the chamber conference room on Lynn St. You can go online to get your seat at the event.

A pedestrian dies on U.S. 24 in Defiance. Officials tell reporters William Wales stopped his vehicle on the right shoulder with the flashers and ignition on. He got out of his vehicle, crossing the westbound lanes of 24…that’s when he was struck and killed by an SUV heading westbound. Wales …

A semi rolls over on Ohio 15. The driver was trying to turn left onto Traxler Drive in Holiday City. He refused treatment and was cited by Ohio State Highway Patrol for failure to control. No other vehicles were involved.

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approves an increase to Bryan Municipal Utilities cable television rates. BMU’s basic cable package goes up $4 per month and its extended basic package, also by $4. The digital basic package increases by a dollar. To help some customers, BMU is offering a $4 …

Ohio governor, Mike DeWine sends a letter to Agriculture Secretary, Sonny Perdue, requesting a USDA Secretarial disaster designation for Ohio, amid heavy rainfall impacting farmers in the state. DeWine notes the rain through the spring planting season has been devastating to Ohio farmers, with flooding and saturated fields preventing them …