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A Payne man was sentenced to a prison for the death of another Payne man. Andrew Martin, 26, was sentenced to a total of six years and 11 months in prison on Monday in Paulding County Common Pleas Court for the Aug. 15 death of Cary Parsons, 50. Parsons was …

The man shot and killed by local law enforcement last weekend has been identified as 59-year-old John M. Anderson of Montpelier. A 911 call from Community Health requested a check on the man after who reportedly had “various illnesses” and “showed signs of depression,” according to the Bryan Times today. …

For those planning ahead, Mayor Doug Johnson told council that on the July 4th holiday this year, which falls on a Monday, trash pickup will take place as usual. The city offices, however, will be closed on Independence Day and the council meeting scheduled for that Monday will be held …

The Bryan Animal Hospital has received the ok from the City Council to build a 4,000 square foot addition onto their Buffalo Road location. The Animal Hospital says they will use the new facility as a vet clinic. They are investing $872,000 into the structure.

The curb along Wesley Avenue and South Portland Street in Bryan will be repaired by the only company that bid for the work, Bryan Excavating. The City Council ok’d the company’s nearly $200,000 plan to repair sections of the curb where needed. The project will begin in July and according …

The Ohio Department of Transportation is planning over $9 million dollars worth of road improvements in Williams County this summer. The Bryan Times is reporting today that most of the work is for resurfacing state roadways, including the section currently being worked on at Ohio 34 from the west side …

The Archbold village council wants to change the township lines, and is moving forward on an ordinance that would petition the county commissioners to make that change. Yesterday, council held the second reading of an ordinance authorizing the village attorney to request the Fulton County commissioners to change township lines …

A Hicksville woman Hayley Hesselschwardt was the third runner-up in the Miss Ohio pageant held Saturday in Mansfield. She won a $3,000 scholarship. She also won the Classical Performance award. The winner of Miss Ohio 2016 on Saturday night was Miss Portsmouth Alice Magoto, crowned at the Renaissance Theatre in …

A Defiance man who pleaded guilty to robbery case that ended in a mistrial for a co-defendant will be sentenced on July 6th. 18-year-old Ruben Perez admitted the robbery charge from an incident on October 18th in Diehl Park where a teenager was assaulted and robbed of his bike and …

Here’s a round up of things to do with your family. The Putnam County Fair begins today at the county fairgrounds in Ottawa at 5 p.m. It runs through Saturday. Tuesday is Kids’ Day at the Putnam County Fair, with children 16 and younger admitted free until 4 p.m. Bryan’s …