In keeping with the May 18, 2016, revision of the overtime exemption rule of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Bryan City Council, at their November 21 meeting, agreed to proposed…
“You gotta be a magician to keep a kid’s attention more’n two minutes nowadays.” ~ Foghorn Leghorn 1951 Although uttered by a Warner Brothers cartoon character 65 years ago, the essence…
If you just so happened to be passing by the Williams County Fairground in the late morning or early afternoon of December 4, and you noticed a lot of traffic around…
At the November 21 regular meeting of the Bryan City Council, Bruce Siders, the Chief of the Bryan Fire Department, used a historical narrative and a fact-filled PowerPoint presentation to request…
Members and guests of the Williams County Township Association convened for their annual banquet and business meeting on the evening of November 17 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Edgerton. Bob…
At their November 14 meeting, members of the Montpelier Village Council learned that the Ohio EPA Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance (DEFA) has awarded $2.3 million to the village towards…
Although not much remains of calendar year 2016, members of the Bryan City Council have decided to use the remaining days in preparation of a project to be referred to as…
Members and guests of the Stryker Area Heritage Council (SAHC) convened for their twelfth annual general meeting on the evening of November 10 in the Stryker United Methodist Church. The women…
Bigger cities might have conducted bigger gatherings, but none resonated with the small town community spirit of the Election Day Supper hosted at the West Unity Presbyterian Church by the West…
The West Unity Chamber of Commerce honored Paul Heisey at its 2016 Annual Banquet at the Kissell Building on the evening of November 9. Bestowing the honor of Citizen of the…
On October 29, the girls of Hilltop convened upon the turf of Daft Field for a powder puff football game to raise post prom funds. On the evening of October 5,…
Shannon Sprague has 14 years of service in as a firefighter with the Springfield Township Fire Department. In those 14 years, she readily admits that she never saw anything the likes…
In a world of ‘prequels’, ‘sequels’ and other timeline jumps, it’s nice to see a play where the original gets a nod, but the new production stands on its own. It’s…
The Village of Fayette, Ohio, is a community of resilient people. Over the past decade, the community has seen its share of tragedies, especially amongst the kids. Those kids have, however,…
Mixed signals were heard about the traffic trends at local food banks at the United Way of Williams County Hunger Summit in the morning of October 27. Representatives of the Eastland…
If you should be driving past the new Bryan High School from mid-November to mid-December, and you wonder why you are seeing the Bryan High School Marching Band outside practicing in…
The Montpelier Lady Locomotives invaded The Hangar in Edon for the opening match of D-IV Sectional play against the Lady Bombers on the evening of October 18. The Belles in Bomber…
Cowabunga, dude! On the evening of October 21, a special pregame benefit dinner was held in the cafeteria of the Archbold High School on behalf of seven year-old Cody Cornell. Born…
As the sunlight began to take the fall chill off the morning of October 23, 69 people gathered in the west parking lot of the Bryan Community Hospital and Wellness Center…
May I introduce to you one Callie Britton of West Unity, Ohio? A member of the Hilltop Class of 2004, Callie is the daughter of Jeff and Teresa Rettig, and the…