Power in the Purse selected LifeWise Academy Bryan to receive a donation of $6,800 at their second quarter meeting. LifeWise Academy is a Released Time Religious Instruction (RTRI) program that provides…
GUEST SPEAKER … Erica Krause, from Senator Brown’s office, spoke to the Williams County Mayor’s last Wednesday. (PHOTO BY DANIEL COOLEY, STAFF) By: Daniel Cooley The Williams County Mayors meeting of…
RETAIL AWARD … Recently, Chief Supermarket in Wauseon was awarded the “2022 Excellence in Retail” award by the Fulton County Economic Development Corporation. This award is presented to the outstanding retail…
By: Kevin M. Maynard A little known incident in Williams County history was the planned holdup of Bryan’s Citizens National Bank in 1933 by notorious bank robber John Dillinger. Dillinger was…
By: Daniel Cooley For the last four weeks, COVID cases in Williams and Fulton counties have been above 100 per 100,000 people. Cases in Ohio have now reached the 200 mark,…
COMMISSIONERS … Fulton County Commissioners discuss the annexation petition for the Village of Delta. (PHOTO BY JACOB KESSLER, STAFF) By: Jacob Kessler The Fulton County Commissioners held their first meeting of…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER ELECTRIC GREEN VEHICLES – I hope one day we can switch to electric. From what I can tell we are nowhere close. Electric…
DOCUMENTARY … Williams County Public Library video team was present at the Thursday, May 19, 2022 session of the Williams County Commissioners to record a portion of their actions for a…
Williams County is changing the provider for the alert 86 system. Everyone who wants to continue to receive alerts must sign up again. The County has an emergency notification system that…
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has issued the following statement about the increase in tuition for incoming first-year students by the Ohio State University. “Ohio families are suffering from significant…
Dear Editor Violence in the news: “A Chinese- born gunman motivated by hatred against Taiwan chained shut the doors of a California church and hid firebombs before opening fire on a…
Archbold’s Class of 2022 continued a tradition when Rotary hosted this year’s graduates for the Senior Day luncheon at Founder’s Hall. From left: Reagan Kohler, who plans to major in nursing…
THISTLE RUN … Participants for the Thistle 5K run in Fayette stand at the finish line on Park Street. (PHOTO PROVIDED) By: Jacob Kessler The first annual Thistle 5K Run was…
RIBBON CUTTING … Brooke and Brent Shea cut the ribbon for the grand opening of their second location. In attendance are members of the Wauseon Chamber of Commerce, hospital staff and…
RIBBON CUTTING … Rachel Haas cuts the ribbon in front of her restaurant, One More Bar and Grill in Fayette. In attendance were village officials, friends and employees. (PHOTO BY JACOB…
MONEY FOR PROJECT … Edgerton Village Administrator Dawn Fitzcharles stated that the $209,000 the village received will be applied to the water tower rehab project. (PHOTO BY DANIEL COOLEY, STAFF) By:…
The Fayette Village Council held their meeting on Wednesday, May 11th at 6:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order followed by a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Council first…
The annual Memorial Day Parade in Downtown Edgerton starts promptly at 10:00 am in front of the Edgerton American Legion on North Michigan Avenue and ends at the Maple Grove Cemetery…
By: Daniel Cooley On April 6, the Edgerton Village Council approved an agreement between the Edgerton village and Railroad Enterprises, also known as Covington Box. The agreement is an interconnection agreement…
CAREER BOOTH … Members of the Delta Fire Department interview and talk to students about the important work done at the department. (PHOTO BY JACOB KESSLER, STAFF) By: Jacob Kessler Delta…