A house in Holgate was gutted by flames Tuesday morning. The Crescent News reports that crews from six area fire departments responded in the bone chilling cold. The first call came in just after 10 Tuesday morning, for the fire at 322 South Wilhelm Street, at a home owned by …
Read More »Frozen Pipes? Here Are Some Tips
It’s cold out there, and lots of reports are coming in locally about frozen pipes. With that in mind, a few safety reminders… Experts say you should never use a torch to thaw pipes. The best way to address the problem is to prevent it from happening in the first …
Read More »Cooper Farms Buys Land
A major area farming company has bought some land in Williams County. The Bryan Times today reports that Cooper Farms has purchased 160 acres at the southwest corner of Ohio 6 and County Road 7 in Williams County at auction for $1.15 million. The site is described as mostly open …
Read More »Blaze Hits Angola Mobile Home
In Angola, investigators say it was a portable heater used to thaw frozen pipes that sparked a fire Monday morning at Jimmerson Lake. The fire started under a trailer, and quickly spread to the entire structure, causing an estimated $2,000 in damages. Nobody was hurt. The Angola Fire Department was …
Read More »Dangerous Dog Ordinance Delayed In Wauseon
A third and final reading of legislation that would have removed pit bulls’ “vicious” label from the city code in Wauseon, was never held during Monday night’s council meeting, after it was discovered the measure hadn’t actually passed on second reading. The oversight, according to the Crescent News, was due …
Read More »Major Cutbacks And Job Losses At Bryan Times
In another sign of changing times, The Bryan Times will soon mark the end of an era. It was announced on Tuesday, that the press room and mail room at The Bryan Times will soon be shutting down, and all printing operations will be transferred to Fort Wayne, Ind. According …
Read More »Cold Weather = No Steaks!
It seems this arctic blast is affecting everything… Now, it is affecting a steak dinner. That’s right, there will be no steak supper this month at the McClure United Methodist Church. The church has told us that they have cancelled the monthly baked steak supper, that was scheduled for Friday, …
Read More »Willaims County DARE Program “Iffy”
Questions are swirling around the future, or lack of a future, of the Williams County DARE program due to funding issues. The program is operated through the Williams County Sheriff’s Office, which now reports a shortage of future funding from the Williams County commissioners office. The Crescent News reports that …
Read More »Bryan Police Report Listed
Bryan Police report the arrest on Monday of a Bryan man. Police say they pulled over 35 year old Corey Perez of East Perry Street in Bryan and then charged him with OVI, violation of the open container law, and failure to control his vehicle. Perez is free for now… …
Read More »Home Destroyed By Flames In Montpelier
Williams County firefighters were called out to a house fire in Montpelier Friday morning. It happened at the Rory Mercer home on East Main Street around 7:30 Friday morning. Investigators say it appears that the fire started on the second floor of the home, and all those living there were …
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