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During a special naturalization ceremony at Sauder Village, more than 80 people become new U.S. citizens on Independence Day on the village green. Eighty-six people from 31 countries took the oath of American citizenship during the special ceremony in Archbold.

Plans are finalized for the upcoming fourth annual Kaleb McLaughlin Memorial Ride and Organ Donation Awareness Day on Saturday, in memory of the boy killed in a one-vehicle crash in 2013. Festivities are slated at the Pioneer American Legion Post on First St. The event also will feature a 5k …

The Bryan Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for a few good people for its next Leadership Williams County class. The deadline is July 31 to register for this year’s class.

An institute the late Sen. John Glenn helped envision for promoting professionalism, bipartisanship and civility among elected officials was launched Wednesday. Ohio State University’s Glenn College of Public Affairs will house the institute. Dean, Trevor Brown says it will fill an important gap by concentrating on legislative rather than executive …

Ohio’s Republican senator remains concerned about future access to Medicaid for low-income Ohioans, particularly those receiving help for drug addiction treatment. Sen. Rob Portman visited a drug recovery center in suburban Cincinnati on Wednesday. He said afterward that more changes are needed to a proposed Senate health care plan if …

The Defiance Police Department finds a thousand pounds of marijuana in a U-Haul. Jesus Torres-Salas of Springfield, was stopped on Highway 24 at Ralston Avenue for a traffic violation. A police K9 alerted officers where the marijuana was found. Torres-Salas and a passenger, David Rivera, were taken into custody. They …

The City of Bryan moves forward with a project to install lighting at the Recreation Park varsity soccer field. City council approved a $150,000 donation from the Bryan Soccer Association to the Parks and Recreation Department for the project, which will allow for more games and more playing time for …

A panel of experts will discuss water quality in northwest Ohio and the Great Lakes in Defiance. The nonpartisan forum is open to the public. The idea behind the event, is that voters need information in order to present real facts and reduce the misinformation that surrounds public policy. The …

The Edgerton Village Council starts the process of authorizing and certifying tax levies. Denise Knecht, village fiscal officer, says this year, it won’t involve new ones. Mayor Lance Bowsher agreed, saying it was just normal procedural operations. The council has until October to have all three necessary readings to pass …

A proposal in debate in Washington could mean millions of dollars to build new hangars for a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard. The money would be directed to the 180th Fighter Wing, based at the Toledo Air National Guard Base. A House committee has voted in favor of …