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The Wauseon Police Department and Wauseon Fire Department are jointly warning area residents to be on the lookout this holiday season for scammers claiming to operate on their behalf. The departments issued a joint statement advising that a lot of fundraisers this time of the year try to tug at …

A Napoleon apartment was damaged by fire Monday morning. According to Napoleon Fire Chief Clayton O’Brien the fire was reported at approximately 11:45 a.m. in the 100 block of Derome Drive. O’Brien said there was heavy fire visible from the one-story structure, which contained two apartments. He said one resident …

Heading into Christmas week, gas prices in Williams County have been holding steady which is good news for travelers. According to Gas Buddy dot com, two outlets, Marathon at E Front St & Main St along with Pettit’s at Main Street and High Street share the lowest price for regular …

Recently, Four County Career Center hosted the annual Career Exploration Day for over 1,800 sophomores from the 22 member schools in Defiance, Fulton, Henry, and Williams counties. Each sophomore visited two career and technical programs and heard presentations about the programs from career center junior and senior students and instructors. …

The ball is rolling in Ohio to create the state’s medical marijuana program as a first draft of rules for who can sell medical pot has been released. The state would permit up to 40 medicinal marijuana dispensaries and the cost of a dispensary license would be $80,000 every twoThe …

There weren’t any surprises inside the Ohio Statehouse yesterday as the state’s 18 electors have cast their ballots for Republican President-Elect Donald Trump. The electors and the speakers at this 54th Electoral College spoke highly of Trump. Among them – Ohio’s Treasurer Josh Mandel, who recently announced his 2018 US …

A newly constructed electrical substation should be online in early January according to Holiday City Village Administrator Gary Baker. Baker told village council at last week’s meeting that final testing by contractors and Toledo Edison are nearing completion. The Bryan Times reports council approved additional change orders of $33,000 for …

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 …