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Move SF Here Sen. Sherrod Brown believes Ohio is the best place for the Space Command headquarters, and he’s working to bring it here. This week…he called on the Biden administration to move the U.S. Space Command headquarters to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton and to move additional Space …

New Pact The Bryan Board of Public Affairs unanimously agrees to a contract with electrical line workers that runs through Oct. 31 of 2025. The agreement is between Bryan Municipal Utilities and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Line Workers No. 245. The Bryan Human Resources Director reports there were six …

The Latest Numbers Crop planting and emerging rates are faring better than average this year, but the warm, dry weather could cause problems. According to a release from the Department of Agriculture, farmers have been utilizing the dry weather to plant their crops at a faster rate than the five-year …

At This Hour… Wildfires in Canada are spreading smoke across the border into the United States, including into Williams County. While the northeastern United States is getting the brunt of the fallout, the Midwest is not escaping the effects. All of Williams County was listed as having an unhealthy Air …

Crash In DKC An Angola woman is in the hospital after a three-vehicle crash near Waterloo…at the intersection of County Road 27 and U.S. 6. Officials tell reporters…49-year-old Lori Bennett was heading south on 27…when she failed to yield the right of way to 74-year-old Kent Whan, who was traveling …

More income tax cuts and a phased-in universal voucher program are among the hundreds of changes in a Republican-crafted proposal announced for Ohio’s nearly $86 billion dollar state budget. The two-year funding proposal already cleared the GOP-led House in April with bipartisan support, but a raucous vote on the floor …

Ohio Treasurer, Robert Sprague stopped in Bryan…discussing his support of a proposed change to the state constitution. Sprague, a Republican, is supporting the proposed change in the constitution that would require at least 60% approval of voters for any future change to the state document. Voters will decide on the …

The window project at the Williams County Courthouse will begin with a demonstration, with the full schedule beginning shortly after. Williams County officials updated the board of commissioners on the project. The contractor plans to start on the fourth floor and work their way down, but it will also work …

The Bryan Council agrees to a contract for prosecutorial services with a local law firm. The agreement is with Rupp, Hagans & Bohmer. Officials say…it allows the city to have the services on a full-time basis without having to pay benefits such as health insurance or sick or vacation time. …

The public is invited to the Spangler Candy Co.’s opening of its new Bit-O-Honey production facility Friday. The event begins at 10 a.m. with a “wrapper cutting” ceremony…with several dignitaries making comments. The event will take place at Spangler Candy Company’s West Campus, on W. Mulberry St., three blocks west …