A fugi­tive trea­sure hunter plans to plead guilty to a con­tempt of court charge related to his refusal to tes­tify about gold he dis­cov­ered from a his­toric ship­wreck. A plea agree­ment in fed­eral court last week in Colum­bus, now means the the case of Tommy Thomp­son will move for­ward. The …

Kathryn Kay Smith, age 64, of Stryker, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Prior to her retirement she had worked at Sauder Manufacturing in Stryker. Visitation will be held from 2:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Grisier Funeral Home …

Bryan Police report the arrest of a Bryan woman on Thurs­day. 33 year old Rachel Willitzer of Buf­falo Road in Bryan was charged yes­ter­day with dis­or­derly con­duct and with resist­ing arrest. She was taken to CCNO. No word from police on what exactly was behind the inci­dent that lead up …

Charges of mur­der and felo­nious assault that had been lev­eled against an Edger­ton man, accused of beat­ing a 3-year-old Colum­bus girl to death, have been dropped. Police in Colum­bus how­ever, are quick to point out that the inves­ti­ga­tion into the case against 24 year old Tyson Reli­ford is still mov­ing …

On Wednes­day at Fairview Junior High School, North West­ern Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive put on a high volt­age safety demon­stra­tion to edu­cate the stu­dents on how to stay safe in sit­u­a­tions where downed power lines may be present. Dur­ing the pre­sen­ta­tion, the stu­dents were shown, in graphic detail, what hap­pens when any­thing …

North­west State Com­mu­nity Col­lege is one of a few select sites across the coun­try that will be host­ing an exhibit to sup­port cul­tural aware­ness and under­stand­ing through the muti­fac­eted art from of cal­lig­ra­phy. North­west State Com­mu­nity Col­lege is host­ing a spe­cial exhibit, The Gen­e­sis of Chi­nese Writ­ing and the Art …

Today is Good Fri­day, and many area offices and busi­nesses will be closed or observe short­ened hours, while oth­ers are main­tain­ing a reg­u­lar sched­ule. Bryan city offices, includ­ing munic­i­pal court, are closed, although trash pickup will take place as reg­u­larly sched­uled. Williams County offices close at noon. As for the …

Laura Jean Jellison, age 64, of Wauseon died unexpectedly Sunday March 29, 2015 in her home. Prior to her retirement she had worked for the former Sheller-Globe Corporation and had also worked as an LPN for Community Health Professionals Hospice. Ms. Jellison was born on April 28, 1950 in Detroit, …

Margaret Ann Boucher, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Margaret had been the Kitchen Manager at Colonial Manor in Bryan for many years before becoming a caretaker for her daughter. She enjoyed playing Bingo. Margaret …

An attor­ney in a Pauld­ing County aggra­vated mur­der case now intends to file a change of venue motion. The Cres­cent News reports that the request has been filed by one of the attor­neys rep­re­sent­ing 59 year old Steven Noff­singer of Defi­ance. Noff­singer is charged with aggra­vated mur­der in rela­tion to …