News Staff Bids will be opened this week on a project in Defiance County…one of several improvements on Power Dam Road. A new culvert was installed, recently, in preparation for a widening project, between the Paulding County line and Campbell Road, near the Power Dam. The road will go from 19 feet to 22 feet. It gets … Read more
President, Biden pledged 3D printing technology will help return factory jobs to the U.S. and reduce inflationary pressures…as he traveled to Ohio…with a Senate seat in play…to make his case for the future of manufacturing. Inflation at a 40-year high and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine have caused growing uneasiness about the economy … Read more
Fresh off a victory in the first real test of his power as GOP kingmaker, former President Donald Trump enters the next stretch of the midterm campaign emboldened and facing new risks. Trump’s late-stage endorsement of JD Vance in Ohio’s GOP Senate primary catapulted the “Hillbilly Elegy” author to victory in last week’s election, reinforcing … Read more
The Bryan Board of Public Affairs rejects the lone bid for a project in the Deerfield subdivision. The city has been working to replace direct buried electrical lines in subdivisions around the community. BMU went out for bids in March and opened the lone bid, which came in at $137,386. Too high.
Garrett Mayor, Todd Fiandt asks Police Chief Roland McPherson for his resignation, citing performance-related issues. In March, the DeKalb County prosecutor claimed that a 2020 death investigation was significantly compromised…because police didn’t follow protocol. In May 2020, Garrett Police responded to a home…where David Converset’s wife reported his death. When a police captain and sergeant … Read more
A worker at the Hillandale Farms operation northeast of Defiance dies in an accident Monday afternoon on Rosedale Road. Officials tell reporters…Sergio Ical-ba, 21, of Hicksville, died when he became caught in a conveyer belt. Hillandale Farms on Rosedale Road in Hicksville Township is a large producer of eggs…with millions of chickens housed in the … Read more
Ohio’s political mapmaking panel met again Wednesday ahead of a court-ordered Friday deadline to fix a fourth set of invalidated legislative maps. The GOP-controlled commission convened without state Senate President, Matt Huffman, who stepped down Tuesday, and House Speaker Bob Cupp, who stepped down Wednesday. Both are Republicans. Huffman said his successor, GOP state Sen. … Read more
Supporters of recreational marijuana legalization in Ohio have sued state legislative leaders in an anticipated dispute over whether a legalization referendum can appear on this November’s ballot. The lawsuit was filed in Columbus…in a belief that Ohio’s Republican legislative leaders will argue petitions gathered by the pro-marijuana group weren’t submitted in time to allow a … Read more
In a tight race for Williams County commissioner, Bart Westfall held a slim lead over Steve Towns and Debra Holbrook Beevers in unofficial election night results. The Bryan Times reported results that include 20 of 28 county precincts and do not include the 1,214 ballots that were scanned late Tuesday, due to an early election … Read more
More on that problem…Williams County elections staff had to work their way through an issue with printed ballots early on Election Day Tuesday. It was discovered and corrected within a few hours and did not affect election integrity, officials say. Soon after the polls opened at 6:30 a.m., precinct workers found they were unable to … Read more