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Count it down, everyone…it is now 37 until Christmas and earlier this week teamwork was the theme as workers from Bryan Municipal Utilities re-attached the Christmas lights cable between the courthouse and buildings on the east side of the downtown square. The cable was detached earlier this year to make …

An Ohio village has removed a town seal featuring a Christian church from government buildings, street signs and various documents after objections by a national watchdog group. The Freedom From Religion Foundation says the village of Archbold also has stopped calling itself a “Christian community” on its website. The action …

Governor John R. Kasich announced this week that he will appoint Barbara Sears to serve as director of the Ohio Department of Medicaid. Sears currently serves as Assistant Director of the Governor’s Office of Health Transformation and is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives. Sears will replace …

GOP State Rep. Rob McColley of Napoleon ran unopposed and was elected Nov. 8 for a second two-year term representing Williams, Henry and Putnam counties. The Bryan Times reports now he’ll have additional legislative duties as he was elected by his colleagues in the House Republican Caucus leadership team to …

A couple hundred people attended an open house to discuss a feasibility study for relocating Ohio 66 away from downtown Archbold. The public meeting that was held Tuesday at Northwest State Community College, dealt with a proposal to relocate Ohio 66 to Fulton County Road 24. The purpose of the …

Phone scams of various types are making their way around the country. Now the Defiance Police Department is advising residents to be aware of an online scam that has been reported locally. According to law enforcement, prospective victims are contacted via Facebook and asked to call a number (202-858-4857), and …

A Hicksville man was sentenced to community control for four years in Defiance County Common Pleas Court for a stabbing incident earlier this year. 26 year old Kevin Mudrack Jr. appeared for sentencing on a charge of felonious assault and was ordered to report medical prescriptions he obtains to his …

Bowling Green State University leaders and police are investigating a complaint in which a university student reported being robbed and called a derogatory slur on campus. University officials did not release the name of the victim. There were no injuries to the male victim, according to BGSU officials. Dave Kielmeyer, …

The village of Montpelier has received a $2.3 million “principal forgiveness” award to be put toward a wastewater treatment plant upgrade, Montpelier Village Manager Kevin Brooks told village council on Monday. Principal forgiveness is similar to a grant, but has tighter deadlines. Brooks state they are working with three engineering …

Toledo police are investigating a homicide after finding a man with a gunshot wound at the scene of a traffic accident early Monday morning. The victim, whom police identified as 42 year old Bill Fell was pronounced dead at the scene at Bancroft and Cherry streets when police responded to …