News Staff The cost of Bryan Municipal Utilities’ ongoing electric system upgrade project has increased. The city Board of Public Affairs approved a change order…increasing the cost of the project by about $37,000. It will upgrade the city’s mid 1970’s system. Officials say the $1 million dollar project will improve service and reliability for BMU customers. Word … Read more
Republican, Mike Carey, a Trump-backed coal lobbyist, bests a two-term state lawmaker to win an open U.S. House seat in central Ohio…while Democrat, Shontel Brown coasts to victory in a second up-for-grabs congressional district in the Cleveland area. The election results will leave Democrats with a 221-213 advantage over Republicans in Congress, with Brown and … Read more
Bryan’s chief of police, Chris Chapa…is demoted to patrol officer Monday…all in connection to the battle between the former chief and, assistant chief at the time, Gary Mohre. Following a closed, executive session during a Bryan City Council meeting, officials recommend the move. The thought is…while prosecutors in Wood County recommended no charges be filed … Read more
An Edgerton man, sentenced last month in a child pornography investigation…is granted a delay in the date he must report for incarceration. Jarrod Powell, 41, was sentenced Oct. 5 to four to six years in prison…after pleading guilty to four counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor. He was ordered to report to … Read more
An empty vehicle…sitting on railroad tracks…is hit by an Amtrak train in DeKalb County. The car, a 2001 Pontiac Aztec, is totaled after the collision, along US 6. No injuries reported. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department is working with Norfolk and Southern Railroad Police in the investigation.
The Bowling Green City Prosecutor is recommending no charges be filed against Bryan Police Chief, Chris Chapa…who has been on paid administrative leave since Aug. 6, after former Assistant Chief, Gary Mohre told the city council…that following a heated argument between the two, the chief followed him home from work and entered his home…even after … Read more
Bryan City Schools students got to take their masks off seven days ago…and as of Friday afternoon…the district has not seen any new positive COVID-19 cases. The district website shows 16 students are in quarantine from household contact with the virus but no new cases among staff or students. Bryan Schools started its mask mandate … Read more
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has deemed the water withdrawal and consumptive use permit application, submitted by AquaBounty…to be incomplete. They say the document will need to be resubmitted…all this…in connection to AquaBounty’s proposed indoor salmon farm to be located in Pioneer. State officials received their application…to withdraw 3 million gallons of water per … Read more
The Ohio Senate votes unanimously to pass House Bill 291, to designate a portion of U.S. 20 as the Ohio Medal of Honor Highway. The highway spans across the northern portion of Ohio, through Williams, Fulton, Lucas, Wood, Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Lake and Ashtabula counties. The 260-mile Ohio Medal of Honor Highway will help complete … Read more
Initial jobless claims in Ohio have returned to pre-pandemic levels for the first time, that’s according to two weeks of state data. The positive economic news comes even as a fresh state auditor’s report sheds more light on the extent of fraud experienced by Ohio’s unemployment insurance program. The state human services agency reports 7,044 … Read more