A two-vehicle crash Friday morning on West High Street in Bryan took the life of an Indiana man. 69 year old Joseph Newman of Hamilton Lake, was eastbound on West High Street when he was rear-ended by Paul Brown near the intersection of Avenue A. Bryan Police say both Newman’s …
Read More »Tennessee Shootings Hit Close To Home
The shootings in Chattanooga, Tennessee have hit home here in our area. Paulding High School graduate Randal Smith, a logistics specialist in the US Navy, died over the weekend after he and four Marines were shot at a recruiting center in Chattanooga last Thursday. Smith succumbed to his wounds at …
Read More »Jumped Through The Sunroof!
Two juveniles who police say jumped from a moving vehicle on State Route 120 Sunday morning, were flown to an area hospital for treatment of their injuries. It happened just before 7 yesterday morning, when the two were found lying in the road with serious injuries. The Samaritan Helicopter was …
Read More »Mailboxes Damaged Throughout Williams County
Vandals have been active this week in Williams County. Police say at least 10 Williams County residents have discovered over the past several days, that their mailboxes have been targeted. Three such instances were reported Wednesday morning outside of Bryan, Stryker and West Unity. The Bryan Times reports that on …
Read More »Theft From Elderly Widow Earns Archbold Man Prison Time
An Archbold man is headed to prison for two years after pleading guilty to stealing $37,500 from an elderly Bryan widow over a five-year period. 27 year old Keith Pedigo could have had as long as a three-year sentence for third degree theft from an elderly person. IN addition to …
Read More »Two Indiana Men Injured In Roll Over Crash
Two men from Indiana were hurt in a Wednesday afternoon crash that happened in Defiance County. The driver, 18 year old Christopher McBride of Huntington, Indiana, was taken to ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital. A passenger in the vehicle, 19 year old Aaron Franks, also of Huntington, was flown to Parkview …
Read More »Vandals Strike In Bryan
Vandalism has hit Bryan! Bryan Police say several vehicles in the city were vandalized by someone who used spray paint. It happened on Tuesday night, and fortunately for the vehicle owners, the paint was apparently water based, so it seems to be washing right off. Bryan Police have launched a …
Read More »Margaret Ann Gerken, 80
Margaret Ann Gerken, age 80, of Archbold, passed away Wednesday morning, July 15, 2015 at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier. She had worked at Strydel in Stryker, and then for Sauder Woodworking in Archbold, where she retired after 20 years. Margaret was born in Napoleon on May 12, 1935, the daughter …
Read More »No Picnic Tables At Fairgrounds
The Williams County Fair Foundation Board met recently, and decided to nix the purchase of picnic tables for the fairgrounds. Previously, the board had agreed to spend about $2,000 for picnic tables at the fairgrounds. But after discussion, a motion to purchase the tables, using the proceeds of a recent …
Read More »Ohio Department Of Education Under Fire
State school board members on Tuesday, accused the Ohio Department of Education of breaking the law by throwing online schools’ failing grades out of a charter school evaluation this year. According to the Plain Dealer in Cleveland, School Choice Director David Hansen was bound by law to include online school …
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