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The Williams County Agricultural Society on Thursday approved its 2017 budget at $579,500, about $125,000 more than 2016’s budget. The majority of the increase is an estimated $100,000 in a single capital outlay for the new goat barn, said the fair board’s accountant, Robin Brinegar, a certified public accountant with …

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating several reports of a scam by a male identifying himself as Donald Holden. The man is asking for money for various reasons, including a Columbus car accident involving his daughter. According to law enforcement, he may be driving an older, maroon or red …

An estimated $2 million street construction project in Pioneer is drawing a lot of interest from local construction companies. The Bryan Times reports a bid opening in county commissioners’ offices Thursday included 10 bids for the project, ranging from $1.95 million to $2.24 million. The estimated project cost was 2.05 …

If you drive past the old Lincoln Elementary School on East Butler Street in Bryan you’ll see nothing but a pile of rubble as the iconic school is now history. Demolition of the structure is all but complete after having gotten underway on Tuesday. It will be followed by nearly …

The Williams County Department of Job & Family Services has filed an appeal of a State of Ohio Personnel Board of Review (PBR) Dec. 1 decision to reinstate fired former employee Cindy Brinkman. The ruling was the result of an appeal by Brinkman of a July 20 PBR decision upholding …

While Ohio Gov. John Kasich has vetoed the so-called “heartbeat bill,” separate legislation is still alive that would legalize the installation of safety incubators, commonly known as “baby boxes.” The amendment legalizing “baby boxes” is included in Senate Bill 332, the so-called “infant mortality bill,” that has passed both the …

28 year old James Powers of Mill Street in Fayette has been indicted by the Williams County Grand Jury on multiple counts of buglary and receiving stolen property. Powers is accused of breaking and entering into homes on North Emmett Street in Bryan and US20-A in West Unity. The thefts …

Ohio State Senator Cliff Hite (R-Findlay) has been elected to serve as first vice chair of the Midwestern Legislative Conference, a nonpartisan association of state and provincial legislators that fosters regional cooperation, information sharing and leadership development. Senator Hite was also slated to serve as chair beginning in 2018. Hite …

The Office of the Comptroller of Currency on Tuesday approved the merger of Commercial Savings Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Commercial Bancshares Inc., into First Federal, a wholly-owned bank subsidiary of First Defiance Financial Corp. The acquisition includes seven, full-service Commercial Savings Bank offices in Hancock, Wyandot and Marion counties …

The Pioneer Village Council discussed baby boxes at its meeting Monday evening, though no action will be taken until the law is finalized. The Ohio General Assembly legalized safety incubators, or “baby boxes” – a padded, heated, enclosed box where mothers can anonymously surrender unwanted newborns – as part of …