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Local farmer Bob Short was recently elected to serve as the first vice president for the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. “It’s the state governing board,” the Alvordton farmer said. Short said he was elected at the annual meeting in Columbus earlier this month by the board …

Need a job? The trucking industry says there’s been a driver shortage for two decades – and that there could be 175,000 unfilled trucker jobs in the next seven years. A bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers have proposed a package of bills that seeks to stimulate job growth in the …

For the first time ever, voters in the May 2 special election in Williams County will sign in using electronic poll books. The Bryan Times reports the so-called e-poll books, which are similar in size to an electronic tablet, replace the paper sign-in poll books for the May 2 special …

Madison Township landowners affected by a ditch petition request by Ronald Huffman agreed Monday to delay a public hearing on the request by 60 days. The delay could give Huffman, Norm Thorp and Ed Sutton time to determine exactly where existing tile is and what work the property owners could …

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is warning that more consumers are reporting tax-related scams with about four weeks remaining until the April 18 filing deadline. In 2017, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office has logged more than 150 tax scams thus far in March, compared to 80 in January, and 175 …

If you happen to hear tornado sirens going off today, it’s just a test. Williams County Emergency Management Agency Director Dawn Baldwin said those tests are usually conducted at 11 a.m. on the first Monday of every month, but because of the state’s Weather Awareness Week, it will be conducted …

Area residents have until March 31 to apply for the Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission’s Winter Crisis Program. The program provides assistance to customers who are threatened with disconnection, have already been disconnected, need to establish new service or are in need of propane, fuel oil or any other bulk …

Absentee ballots for the May 2 special election are now available at the Williams County Board of Elections, pm E. High St., Suite 104, Bryan. Citizens can vote in person at the board office or vote by mail. Absentee ballot request forms can be printed from the website at www.co.williams.oh.us/BOE/index1.htm. …

An enterprise zone agreement with a 15-year, 100 percent tax abatement has been approved for Menards. Holiday City Village Council approved the measure at its regular meeting last week. The company is expected start construction in late spring or early summer for a building adjacent to its existing facilities. Williams …

A man who had been wanted by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department since early February on several felony charges was captured following a police chase Friday night. Around 10:10 p.m. a sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a silver 4-door Pontiac sedan near Pittsford Road and Beecher Road. The driver of …