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Two new awards will be presented at this year’s Bryan Area Chamber of Commerce banquet, held at the newly renovated Williams County Family YMCA. This time, instead of presenting the Bryan Business Person of the Year, the chamber will look to honor two businesses, one large and one small. The …

Officials are getting the word out a serious increase in influenza cases and flu-related hospitalizations has been reported by area Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in recent days. For the safety of patients, hospital staff and the community, health officials have implemented heightened precautions at Bryan and Montpelier Hospitals. They …

A gas leak alarms residents near Salem Township. Salem Fire Department officials told reporters a portion of State Road 327 was shut down for a time from HWY 20 to CR 100 South. Crews with NIPSCO were on the scene to fix the problem. NIPSCO gave the all clear for …

A Napoleon family lost everything in a house fire on S. Perry St. When they got there, firefighters found the back of the home fully engulfed. No injuries were reported…no one was home at the time. The blaze remains under investigation by the Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office. Officials say crews …

Two northwest Ohio motorists sustained injuries in a crash west Ridgeville Corners. Andreya Grzegorzewksi, of Bryan, was flown to Mercy St. Vincent. The driver of the second vehicle, a semi, Steven Diemer of Continental, was taken to Fulton County Health Center, in Wauseon. Witnesses told officers Grzegorzewksi was southbound on …

There’s a whole network of satellites, underwater robots and scientific tools watching for toxic algae on Lake Erie. Ohio State University is starting a multi-year project that will try to sort out how often and when rivers, lakes and reservoirs are likely to see algae outbreaks in the future and …

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force says the number of visitors to the southwest Ohio facility dropped for the third straight year. About 829,000 visitors came to the museum in 2017 compared to 850,000 the previous year. The museum reported nearly 860,000 visitors in 2015. The museum has …

The Williams County Health District says statewide, 2,104 hospitalizations have been reported this flu season, through Jan. 5. That’s compared to 369 during the same time last year. There have been 10 hospitalizations for flu in Williams County, compared to just two at this time in 2017. In light of …

Two men are seriously hurt in a crash on the Indiana Toll Road, near mile marker 140 in the eastbound lanes, four miles west of the Angola exit. Investigators say the car went over the median, crashing head-on into a semi that was traveling eastbound. Jeffrey Stroike, of Broken Arrow, …

A man, whose 1989 Supreme Court case affirmed flag burning as protected speech, sued the city of Cleveland on Thursday, along with police officers and conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones, for their roles in his arrest when he tried to burn a flag at the Republican National Convention in 2016. The …