News Staff A levy…helping to fund infrastructure projects throughout Bryan received a mixed response from voters during Tuesday’s primary. The Bryan Times’ reports…votes were narrowly against…with 391 people voting no and 388 people voting yes for the levy. The results did not include all precincts…or the ballots from across the county that were scanned late Tuesday. The … Read more
A Roman Catholic priest…accused of sexually assaulting minors…including when he was pastor in Montpelier and Blakeslee from 1984 to 1994…has been defrocked. Church leaders in Rome have affirmed the Toledo Diocese’s decision in 2019 that Nelson Beaver, charged with sexual abuse of minors during the late 1980s or early 1990s, be removed from the clergy. … Read more
The Bryan City Council on Monday paved the way for a major expansion project at a longtime area manufacturer. The Airmate Company is expanding its 40,000-square-foot facility, on County Road D, by about 26,000 square feet to accommodate increased demand. To meet safety regulations, the facility needs a more robust sprinkler system, which cannot be … Read more
The former Edon Northwest Local Schools building will get a brownfield assessment thanks to a state grant. Gov., DeWine announced $60 million dollars in brownfield remediation and assessment grants last week, including a $25,848 grant for the Edon school building. The property consists of eight vacant structures that were the site of the district’s school … Read more
A Defiance woman dies in a solo crash, Saturday morning on Ohio 15. Officials tell reporters…Tracy Perez was heading northwest, just southeast of Ashpacher Road in Noble Township. That’s when the vehicle went off the left side of the roadway…crossing over. Then…the vehicle overturns. The wreckage bursts into flames. Perez was wearing her seatbelt when … Read more
At this hour…the OHP is investigating a fatal crash on U.S. 20A at Ohio 109 in Delta. Officials say…one vehicle went over the center line in the crash. The case continues.
The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio Board unanimously agrees to solicit a request for proposals for new electronic monitoring services. Executive Director, Dennis Sullivan says the current equipment is outdated and the software system is no longer supported. He estimates the cost of a new electronic monitoring system at about $160,000. The funds would come … Read more
In Continental…the demolition of the town’s old water tower began after being postponed from its original date due to bad weather. The demolition will continue with the removal of the foundation going on this week. The new tower holds 150,000 gallon of water, an increase of 50,000 over the old one.
Authorities charge a man in the fatal shooting death of a Defiance resident in South Carolina…while wounding the victim’s daughter. James Lewis, 46, Murrells Inlet, S.C., will be charged with murder, attempted murder, burglary and more. Jim Thomas was found inside his daughter’s residence…dead. Lewis also is charged with shooting Thomas’ daughter, Christine Thomas. They … Read more
A male teen who was struck and killed by a CSX train in Hicksville on April 15 has been identified. Logan Schambers died when he was hit by the train along the railroad tracks, east of Miller Road.