Applications for admission to Ohio University have topped 20,000 for the first time in the school’s 209-year history. Freshman applications for the main campus are reportedly running more than 3,000 ahead of last year’s pace, and some 7,000 ahead of 2011. School officials there say the growth comes from increases …
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John Lundy, 91
John Orrin Lundy, age 91, of Port Hueneme, California, and Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on March 24, 2013, following a short illness. John was born in Bowling Green, Ohio, on July 5, 1921, the son of Orrin and Julia (Johnson) Lundy. He was married to Betty McClellan on May 12, …
Read More »Edna McKarns, 96
Edna M. McKarns, 96 years, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where she was a resident. Edna was born January 26, 1917 in Williams County, Ohio to Adam J. and Rose (Goeltzenleuchter) Flightner. She married Willis C. McKarns on October 16, 1949 …
Read More »STRYKER CRASH
Traffic was tied up on US 6 near Ohio 66 near Stryker in Williams County Thursday night following a serious crash. It happened around 7:40 p.m last night when a car crashed head-on into a semi truck. The driver of the car was taken away by air ambulance. Reports say …
Read More »WEST UNITY MAKES NEWS
Some notes from West Unity… Administrator Ric Beals has completed a six month probationary period and council approved his annual salary of $38,000. The Bryan Times reports that West Unity Village Council also approved the second reading of a resolution to oppose a bill now in the house which would reduce village income tax …
Read More »2,500 SOWS TO ARRIVE IN HICKSVILLE
2,500 sows will soon arrive at their new home at Fox Tail Sow Farm near Hicksville. The farm on Jericho Road, is owned by Cooper Farms, and is the company’s first in Defiance County. It will employ at least 11 people full time, and use around 90,000 bushels of corn …
Read More »POLICE CAT KILLERS?
The Stryker Police Department is now under investigation for allegedly killing cats and dumping them in a river. The case has been sent to the prosecutor’s office in Bryan, although as of yet, no criminal charges have been filed. According to the complaint, Stryker officers trapped and shot cats and …
Read More »ASHLEY MAN CHARGED
A man from Ashley has been charged in Steuben County with felony battery to a child younger than 14. 27 year old Danny L. Squier Jr. was arrested Thursday afternoon and held without bond at the county jail pending a court appearance. Squier’s arrest came following a six-week investigation by …
Read More »SIDEWALKS COMING TO WILLIAMS COUNTY
The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced that they will be conducting a sidewalk construction project in Williams County. Officials say that through July, intermittent lane & shoulder restrictions are possible on Maplehurst Avenue between Southwest Drive and South Platt Street in the Village of Montpelier for that sidewalk construction …
Read More »NORTHWEST STATE SPRING OPEN HOUSE
If you are interested in changing careers, updating your skills or earning a degree, you are invited to visit Northwest State Community College’s Spring Open House on Saturday, April 6. The event will take place in the Atrium from 9 a.m.-noon and will include information on certificate and degree programs …
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