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Farmers who want to harness solar energy or learn more can attend a forum next Thursday at the Agricultural Incubator Foundation in Bowling Green. The forum will be led by an Ohio State University Extension field specialist for energy development, Eric Romich. RSVP for the forum through email at rsvp@ciftinnovation.org.

An Edon resident was scammed on Tuesday after he got a call from someone claiming to be an attorney for a friend who needed $1,900 in bail money. The resident wired the money through Western Union before realizing it was a scam. Fortunately, Western Union returned him his money.

Thanks to the Bryan Area Foundation, the Williams County YMCA has surpassed the half-way point in their capital campaign to raise $2.5 million. The foundation donated a half a million dollars, bringing the total raised to $1.3 million. The chairman of the Y’s fundraising campaign, Bill Martin, calls the donation …

A Continental man was arrested for domestic violence. 26-year-old John Pardo was charged after an alleged incident on South Seventh Street. He was transported to the Putnam County Jail on Tuesday.

Fundraising for Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative’s (PPEC) Honor Flight began in January. Employees of Paulding Putnam are raising the money to pay for the Honor Flight Chapter in Northeast Indiana, which serves Indiana and northwest Ohio. PPEC employees began the campaign after finding out there was a waiting list of …

A bill legalizing medical marijuana passed the Ohio House yesterday by a three to one margin. Representative Rob McColley of Napoleon told the Bryan Times that legalization is inevitable in Ohio, as polls now show that most state residents support medical marijuana. The bill does not allow grow operations in …

Time to get your canned goods and non-perishable food items ready. Letter carriers are gearing up for National Stamp Out Hunger Day on Saturday. It’s the nation’s largest one-day food drive that helps an estimated 48-million hungry Americans. A dozen volunteers will help postal carriers pick up and deliver bags …

A Michigan man was arraigned on kidnapping charges for taking his former fiance from Edgerton against her will. Randon Goebel is facing kidnapping, and resisting and obstructing a police officer. Edgerton police contacted Michigan State Police about the incident and he was arrested. Bond was set at $3,000 and a …

During Montpelier’s Board of Education meeting, the members approved a new drug testing policy for students. Beginning next school year, all students in extracurricular activities will be subject to the district’s drug testing policy, not just the athletes. Members also approved a five-year financial forecast for the school system. Lunch …

A Ney man has been arrested and charged with armed robbery from an April 18th incident at the Circle K store in Liberty Center. 25-year-old James Harruff was identified by surveillance video with a gun during the robbery. He’s waiting for a pretrial hearing in Napoleon Municipal Court and is …