News Staff After a few mild flu seasons, the virus is back with a vengeance across the state and county. The Williams County Health Department is reporting higher influenza cases at Bryan and Montpelier hospitals this year compared to 2020 and 2021. Data from the Ohio Department of Health show that influenza-associated hospitalizations in the state peaked … Read more
Ohio hunters checked 15,163 deer during the extra weekend of deer gun hunting on Saturday, Dec. 17 and Sunday, Dec. 18, that’s according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. In the same two-day period over the last three years, hunters took an average of 12,944 deer. Hunters took 9,619 deer on … Read more
Edgerton will be able to clean up a contaminated brownfield property next year with the help of nearly $5 million dollars in grants through the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program. Last week, Gov., DeWine announced $88 million for 123 brownfield remediation projects throughout the state. This involved the second and third round of applications for the … Read more
Questions remain after Bryan City Council voted unanimously to end the contract of Rhonda Fisher, Bryan city attorney and municipal prosecutor. Fisher has served as city attorney since being hired Dec. 27, 2001. The termination came after an hour-long closed, executive session at the end of the Bryan City Council meeting. No reason or clarification … Read more
The Williams County Land Reutilization Corporation had a special meeting to accept a Montpelier property. W. Main St. in Montpelier was one of three sites they received a grant for to help with demolition. At the board’s previous meeting on Dec. 9,, officials said the village may be interested in the property for new homes.
County commissioners commit $350,000 dollars in 2023 and pledge $700,000 more in 2024 and 2025 to the Williams County Port Authority….to help their efforts to develop housing in the county. Commissioners unanimously agreed after a request for the funding by the WCPA board chairman. For years, the county has identified a need for housing and … Read more
The Swanton Village Council is considering changing meeting times for 2023. A change would require a change to village code and rules of council at an upcoming Council meeting, likely the first of the year. The most likely change would be moving up the council meeting start time to 6 p.m. from 7 p.m. It … Read more
A man is in critical condition after a crash in DeKalb County. Officials tell reporters…23-year-old, Marshall Davis was heading east on CR 28. He drifted off the road while approaching a stretch of road with curves. While Davis attempted to bring the vehicle back onto the road, it overcorrected and rolled over two times…he was … Read more
In Van Wert County…an investigation is underway…after a man is found dead in a vehicle at a rest area off of U.S. 30. A trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol was performing a rest area check on eastbound 30 in Union Township. It was at that time when 40-year-old Donald K. Richardson Jr. of … Read more
A Bryan man is facing charges of kidnapping and multiple counts of attempted murder and rape. Sammy Celestine was one of 23 people indicted by a Williams County Grand Jury earlier this month. All the charges stem from incidents occurring on or around Nov. 26, officials say. Each of the counts have several specifications, including … Read more