News Staff A new T-Mobile retail store will be moving into the former Family Video building at 1020 S. Main St in Bryan. T-Mobile’s building permit to start renovations on the building was approved at the Bryan City Council meeting this week. The contractor has not yet been set, but the estimated cost for interior renovations are … Read more
Ohio deer hunters harvested 71,932 white-tailed deer during the 2022 gun week that concluded on Sunday…that’s according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. In the same week-long period over the past three years, hunters checked an average of 68,534 deer. In 2021, the weeklong number was 70,381. Williams County hunters bagged … Read more
A new round of leasing of the 150 acres of county-owned farmland around the county’s Hillside Country Living facility drew three bids at the bid opening at the county commissioner meeting. The land is in five parcels…totaling 151.1 acres east and west of Opdycke Park, at county roads 16 and I. The current lessee is … Read more
An Ohio school says an internal dispute over security prompted a last-minute cancellation of a weekend children’s storytelling event…featuring performers in drag…amid a planned protest by a far-right group. The Red Oak Community School’s “Holi-Drag Storytime” event was to have been held at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus, where the school is based. … Read more
Ashley Epling has been hired as the new executive director of the Williams County Economic Development Corporation. Her hiring was announced in a media release by the WEDCO Board of Directors. Epling, of Pulaski Township, will begin her duties on Jan. . She replaces former director Megan Hausch, who resigned to move with her husband … Read more
The village of Pioneer has joined the Ohio Market Access Program, administered by the Ohio Treasurer’s Office. OMAP is a credit enhancement program that leverages the state’s excess liquidity and high short-term credit rating to help improve market access and lower borrowing rates for local governments. Since its 2014 launch, OMAP has supported more than … Read more
Ohio House lawmakers advance a proposal…meant to ensure that gun owners’ lawfully held firearms and ammunition aren’t seized by the government during natural disasters, public health crises or other declared emergencies. The bill that cleared the Republican-led House also would deem certain firearms businesses essential during those emergencies, temporarily extend concealed carry licenses that would … Read more
As part of the Patrol’s ongoing efforts to make Ohio roadways safe, troopers continue to focus on impaired driving this month and throughout the holiday season. Since 2019 there have been 49,785 impaired driving-related crashes on Ohio roadways, killing 2,497 people and injuring 30,280 others. Alcohol and drugs played a role in more than 50 … Read more
Street reporting shots fired at a vehicle. Indiana State Police detectives were subsequently called to assist the Auburn Police Department with the shooting investigation. Through the course of the investigation officers identified the alleged shooting suspect as Joseph Fisher, 39 from Fort Wayne. Through the investigative process it is alleged that Fisher became enraged with … Read more
Authorities say the thin width of a road caused a minor crash involving a school bus in DeKalb County. Officials say the vehicle was traveling southbound near the 1500 block of County Road 77 as an Indiana Michigan Power bucket truck was traveling northbound. When both vehicles attempted to pass each other on what police … Read more