News Staff The attorneys for a Bryan pastor…charged with multiple zoning code violations…files suit in federal court, seeking a temporary restraining order against the city. Pastor Chris Avell of Dad’s Place, is charged with 18 counts of misdemeanor zoning violations related to allowing people, mostly transients or homeless, to reside on the property, violating the city’s zoning … Read more
A fire damages a home office, at 406 Oakwood Court in Lakeland Woods. Bryan Fire responds to the call. Officials say…the blaze was contained to the office. The flames were out in minutes. The area had electric issues that either caused the fire or resulted from the fire, they add. No injuries and little damage … Read more
A Defiance woman, charged in Williams County with felonious assault…files several motions with the court…related to showing self-defense. Samantha Smith, 38, filed in Williams County Pleas Court. The assault charge is a second-degree felony. The first motion asks for the prosecuting attorney to release all video currently in the office’s possession, or that of the … Read more
The three Republicans…vying to take on Democratic incumbent, Sherrod Brown this fall in Ohio’s competitive U.S. Senate race…clashed bitterly in their first statewide debate Monday, lobbing personal attacks and accusing each other of shifting political positions aimed at wooing GOP primary voters. Businessman, Bernie Moreno…Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose…and state Sen., Matt Dolan…generally agreed … Read more
The City of Bryan will be applying for a state grant to help clear roads while being more environmentally friendly to state waterways. Cities, townships, counties and other governmental agencies can apply for single grants of up to $75,000 dollars through the state’s H2Ohio program and its Chloride Reduction Grant Program. Williams County previously announced … Read more
While a Bryan pastor faces multiple zoning violations for allowing people to live at his church, documents released by the city allege other, more serious crimes may have been committed on the premises. Chris Avell, pastor of Dad’s Place, on S. Main St., pled not guilty earlier this month to 18 counts of zoning violations … Read more
The Waterloo Marshal’s Office is investigating a crash that left 1 dead and 2 injured Thursday afternoon. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says…the initial investigations revealed the driver of a pickup truck was eastbound in the 500 block of West Union Street…when it crossed the center of the road…crashing head-on into another vehicle. The driver … Read more
The legal dispute over whether it was appropriate to freeze $8 million dollars in personal assets belonging to a former top Ohio utility regulator caught up in a federal bribery investigation continues. In a ruling…the Ohio Supreme Court reversed the Tenth District Court of Appeals’ decision…and reinstated a lower court’s order, allowing Sam Randazzo’s assets … Read more
A Nappanee teen dies while helping tow a vehicle from a ditch. The LaGrange County Sheriff’s Department reports…a car driven by Jon Helmuth, 16, slid off the road on the east side of S.R. 5 near C.R. 750 S. A truck driven by Jacob Nickerson, 32, of Warsaw was attempting to pull Helmuth from the … Read more
A second transgender candidate…running for a seat in the Republican-majority Ohio House…is at risk of being disqualified from the ballot…after omitting her former name on circulating petitions. The Mercer County Board of Elections is set to vote on whether Arienne Childrey, a Democrat from Auglaize County and one of four transgender individuals campaigning for the … Read more