News Staff Bryan’s police and fire chief were both promoted to regular full-time status during city council’s regular meeting on Tuesday. Greg Ruskey and Doug Pool were hired at the end of December 2021 to lead the city’s police and fire departments, respectively. With their six-month probationary period over, council unanimously approved the mayor’s recommendation they be … Read more
A driver…who drove his car onto the train tracks in DeKalb County…tells police…that was what his GPS directed him to do. Officials tell reporters…the 18-year-old Fort Wayne man got out of his car after it got stuck on the tracks along County Road 59…and called 911. Shortly after, the car was then hit by a … Read more
Just days before what may have been the biggest ever gathering of people in Bryan at one time, the world famous local band Girl Named Tom has postponed its free concert. The band, comprised of three siblings from Pettisville, was set to play at the Fountain City Amphitheater Saturday evening as part of the annual … Read more
The Edon Village Council approves entering into an agreement for engineering work on the city’s the sewer plant replacement project. The village advertised a request for qualifications for engineers…only Bell Engineering responded. The cost…68 thousand dollars, officials say.
Pioneer Village Administrator Al Fiser gets a national award from the American Public Power Association. The Larry Hobart Seven Hats Award recognizes managers of small utilities serving fewer than 2,500 meters. With a small staff, these managers have to assume multiple roles…including planning and design, administration, public relations and more. Fiser received the award while … Read more
Several people are taken to the hospital after a crash site at Behrens and Adams Ridge roads in Defiance County’s Adams Township. Two vehicles are involved in the wreck. No word on the extent of the injuries. The roadway was closed for a time, during the post-crash investigation…as crews cleaned up the crash site. So … Read more
In Archbold…the village council declines to oppose provisions of a new state bill…concerning fireworks within town limits. The panel discussed an emergency ordinance…concerning Ohio House Bill 172, but decided to take no action, opting out of its provisions.
Williams County Commissioners and county Drainage Manager Brian Fritsch met Thursday by video conference with commissioners of DeKalb County…to discuss shared maintenance costs for drainage ditch No. 670, which runs through both counties. Officials say the permanent maintenance fund for the ditch, which crosses into DeKalb County from the southwest corner of Williams County, currently … Read more
The Van Wert Police Department is looking for at least one suspect involved in a break-in Saturday morning at a Van Wert home…on Burt St. They say it was a home invasion. The initial investigation found Johnie Patrick, 88, was sleeping when someone entered the front door of Patrick’s home, waking him up. Patrick called … Read more
A DeKalb County home went up in flames Sunday night, prompting several fire and emergency crews to respond to the scene. The initial call came in around 10:50 p.m. for a fire at 6925 County Road 62. Crews arrived to find the east half of the house engulfed in flames along with a vehicle that … Read more