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Central Local Schools Superintendent, Vicki Brunn spoke during this week’s board of education meeting, expressing pride for the school staff and all involved during a bus accident on icy roads last Wednesday morning. A sudden ice storm struck, making area roadways slick. Bus drivers had been ordered to proceed with …

A Bryan woman dies from the flu. The mother of three was in her early thirties. She was admitted into the Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan early last week and was later transferred to Parkview in Fort Wayne. She was eventually taken to an Indianapolis hospital, where she …

An woman is injured after her car leaves State Road 1 and crashes into a tree. DeKalb County deputies say 18-year-old Celina Wood of Butler, was heading north on 1…when she veered east, off the road. She suffered a cut to her left hand along with some internal injuries. She …

A motion to suppress all statements made by a Grover Hill man to police officers is shot down in court. Judge, Tiffany Beckman overruled the motion to quell Tristen Blair’s comments, to law enforcement, this during two separate occasions. Blair is accused in the death of his 3-month-old son. Blair’s …

The Hicksville Village Council signs a resolution, authorizing its revolving loan fund committee to enter into an agreement with Adroit Thinking Inc., doing business as 5-Acre Mill in Hicksville. The woodworking business, located on Ohio 2, entered into the agreement with the village for $200,000, at a mortgage for seven …

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 …