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Robbery Reaction’s Swift

Local res­i­dents are express­ing a mix of emo­tions fol­low­ing the sec­ond rob­bery of Gen­Fed Finan­cial Credit Union in less than two months. On Thurs­day, four armed ban­dits robbed the finan­cial insti­tu­tion and left the scene with an undis­closed amount of money. The Pauld­ing County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI con­tinue …

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Marietta Stuart, 82

Marietta Stuart, age 82, a lifelong resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at Betz Nursing Home in Auburn, Indiana, where she was a resident. She was a 1950 graduate of Edgerton High School and was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in …

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Bob Barnes, 81

Robert C. “Bob” Barnes, age 81, of Delta, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. Prior to his retirement, Bob had been a loading specialist in commercial trucking and had also worked as an automotive service technician for many years. Bob was born …

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Police Searching For Suspects In Armed Robbery

Police are inves­ti­gat­ing an armed rob­bery. It hap­pened early yes­ter­day after­noon at Gen­Fed Fed­eral Credit Union, at 5351 County Road 424, Antwerp. Accord­ing to wit­nesses, at least four or five peo­ple crashed in, and flashed hand­guns and demande money. They then escaped in a sil­ver SUV. No one was injured …

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Missing Student Found Safe

In Edon, the search for a miss­ing per­son is over, and for­tu­nately, the news is good. Edon Police say a young per­son left school and just walked into the woods north of Walz Park on Thurs­day. Police searched the area, then called for more help from other area law enforce­ment …

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Mayor Will Run Again In Defiance

Defi­ance Mayor Bob Arm­strong announced that he plans to seek a fourth term. The 72 year old Demo­c­rat announced on Wednes­day that he planned to pick up his nom­i­nat­ing peti­tions for the May pri­mary. The mayor’s race will be decided in the Novem­ber gen­eral elec­tion, and if re-elected, Arm­strong will …

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Attempted Abduction Reported In Napoleon

Napoleon Police say an attempted abduc­tion involv­ing a female juve­nile hap­pened on Tues­day after­noon. The girl told police she was walk­ing in the 900 block of Haley Avenue at 3:30 in the after­noon, when a black Chevy Trail­blazer pulled up next to her, and the dri­ver asked her to get …

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United Way Well On It’s Way

The fund rais­ing cam­paign of United Way of Williams County is close to the halfway point. As of Wednes­day, the Bryan Times reported that the cam­paign stood at 44.8 per­cent of this year’s $320,000 goal, with $143,361 counted so far. The money will help fund 28 local orga­ni­za­tions, pro­grams and …

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Crime Stoppers Seeking Info

Ful­ton County Crime Stop­pers are ask­ing for your help. On Nov. 30, a home owner on Ful­ton County Road E in Swan­ton, reported that some­one broke into an unat­tached garage and stole an Elec­trolux stain­less steel elec­tric range; an Elec­trolux stain­less steel French door refrig­er­a­tor; a Frigidaire white top load …

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Crash Fatal For Putnam Woman

A Put­nam County woman died in a two-vehicle crash Mon­day after­noon near Grover Hill. The Put­nam County Coroner’s Office says 53 year old Jane Deken of Con­ti­nen­tal, was pro­nounced dead at the scene of the crash , which hap­pened just befor 4pm Mon­day on Ohio 637, north of Town­ship Road …

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