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Secretary of State Jon Husted named the members of the county boards of elections for Ohio, their new three year terms begin next Tuesday. In Defiance County, Democrat Charles Gray and Republican Steven Sondergaard. In Williams County, Democrat Mark Fox and Republican Scott Towers. The appointments made just in time …
Read More »Blood drive March 14th
The American Red Cross needs donations, and is holding a blood drive at Grover Hill Elementary School on March 14th. The drive is from 1:30 p.m to 5:30 p.m. and you can schedule an appointment or get more info at 800-RED-CROSS.
Read More »School building auctions coming to Napoleon
This is one of those auctions that you kick yourself for missing, so here’s a heads up. The Napoleon Area School District is holding auctions to sell the contents of three elementary schools in March and April. The first is C.D. Brillhart Elementary, it will be Saturday at 10 a.m. …
Read More »Town hall meeting about drug epidemic offers help
The drug problem in northwest Ohio is the topic of a town hall event to be held next week. The event is planned for Ottawa and features a panel of law enforcement, recovering drug addicts and family members, plus representatives from the Ohio Department of Health and the general public. …
Read More »Time will stand still, for a while
The construction at the Williams County Courthouse continues and the clock is the focus of work being done now. Workers will take the clock apart, building new floors and protective walls. The general contractor, E. Lee Construction is from Delphos. They are focusing on repairing and preventing future water damage …
Read More »Which county hands out more CCW’s?
New numbers from the state show Williams County issues more concealed carry permits than larger counties like Defiance and Fulton. Last year, Williams County issued 394 CCW permits, fifty more than Fulton County. And Defiance issued 190 gun licenses. Sheriff’s Clerk Lisa Nye told the Bryan Times that Williams gets …
Read More »Portman on Trump
Ohio Senator Rob Portman has thrown his support behind John Kasich, who took last night’s Republican debate seriously and laid out his ideas for improving the country. Meanwhile, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz spent time throwing insults at each other. Portman is denouncing Trump’s response about the KKK, …
Read More »Williams County looking at costs for cameras and tasers
Williams County Commissioners are looking for bids to buy in-car cameras for their sheriff’s office cruisers, and are looking for two all-wheel drive SUV’s. Five of the 14 vehicles have cameras but they are outdated, having been purchased five years ago. Commissioners instructed the department to get quotes for all …
Read More »Teams sought for basketball marathon
People look forward to it every year, the annual basketball marathon this year will be held March 25th and 26th at the Payne Elementary School gym. Organizers are hoping for 100 ore more teams again this year. Teams pay $100 to play and that includes 10 t-shirts for players. The …
Read More »Commissioners consider reopening closed jail
Paulding County commissioners have ok’d a feasibility study to renovate the current sheriff’s office and hopefully reopen the jail. Right now, Paulding County prisoners are housed in Putnam County. That change happened seven years ago after voters refused an operating levy for the jail and forced it to close. Now, …
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