News Staff The Bryan city council gives approval for the engineering department to move ahead with several projects for the coming year. Council approved the 2024 asphalt program for the city, which the City Engineer says is estimated at $583,000 dollars. He added that could be changed later if necessary before the bids are actually sought. Council … Read more
Salenbien Trucking and Excavating is poised to perform a nearly $800,000 dollar waterline replacement project for the city. The Dundee, Michigan-based company had the lowest bid at $797,151 dollars…a full 15% lower than the engineer’s estimate. The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approved a resolution, requesting the Williams County commissioners to award the bid to … Read more
Stryker Village Council amends its income tax ordinance, welcome a new member and heard from a candidate running for Williams County Sheriff at its regular monthly meeting. The new council member, Stan Whitlock, takes over for outgoing councilperson Rachel Garcia. He was sworn in along with Sean Ingram for new terms, while councilperson Vickie Cameron … Read more
A representative from the Ohio School Board Association recognizes the Bryan City Board of Education for its efforts to help military families within the district. Marty Rothey of OSBA said Bryan is one of few districts where all three schools (high school, middle school and elementary) have earned Purple Stars. The award is given annually … Read more
The Bryan Police Department is awarded $8,855 dollars from the state to help it complete a project to outfit all officers with body-worn cameras. Last year, the department was awarded $42,428 for the cameras and a dedicated server to archive the video collected. The department received 14 cameras as a result of that round of … Read more
The Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway patrol is investigating an injury crash on County Road O at County Road 1 in Williams County…between a snow plow and all-terrain vehicle. Mason Douglas, 55, was driving the plow westbound on County Road O., clearing snow from the roadway. Chase Prince, 23, was southbound on County … Read more
After Rite Aid declared bankruptcy last year and named nearly 200 stores that were closing due to the process, the Bryan store avoided the list at the time, but it couldn’t avoid another round of cuts. Bryan’s Rite Aid, on W. High St., will close Jan. 25, officials say. Factors for store closings include its … Read more
Ohio Senator, Sherrod Brown and Ohio’s electric cooperatives are working together to fight a proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule…New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units…is meant to combat greenhouse gas emissions, but goes too far, according to Brown. He says … Read more
The appellate case between the Village of Pioneer, AquaBounty Technologies and the Williams County commissioners had its oral arguments. Judge, Reeve Kelsey presided in place of Judge J.T. Stelzer. Kelsey did not make a decision at the conclusion of the hearing. He will use the arguments…along with previously-filed written briefs…to rule on the appeal. The … Read more
Alcohol and slick road conditions are believed to have played roles in a crash in DeKalb County. Officials tell reporters, an SUV, driven by Hailey Dempsey, of Middle Point…was heading north on State Road 1…when she drove off the road and hit a tree. Dempsey was trapped in the SUV and had to be removed … Read more