Hous­ing addi­tional pre-trial offend­ers at the Cor­rec­tions Cen­ter of North­west Ohio (CCNO) to alle­vi­ate poten­tial over­crowd­ing at the Lucas County Jail in Toledo was dis­cussed in depth dur­ing a spe­cial exec­u­tive com­mit­tee board meet­ing held Mon­day. Jim Den­nis, CCNO Exec­u­tive Direc­tor, said the option is being prompted by a rul­ing …

A Stryker man is miss­ing, and police are ask­ing for your help to find him. Stryker Police are search­ing for 39 year old Thad Grapengeter, and they say if you know where he might be, you should call 911. Grapengeter was reported miss­ing by his fam­ily late Mon­day after­noon. Accord­ing …

Crews from four Defi­ance County depart­ments were called out to fight a fire at a mobile home on Tues­day evening. The call for help came in from the trailer on lot 33 along Ohio 15, just across from the Defi­ance County Air­port a lit­tle after 10:30 Tues­day night. When fire­fight­ers …

A pro­posed tax levy renewal, to be used for the pur­pose of gen­eral per­ma­nent improve­ments, passed 70 to 30% in the Edon School Dis­trict. The new levy will be effec­tive for 5 years.

Williams County vot­ers on Tues­day, showed their sup­port for read­ing, seniors and health. A five-year, 1-mill renewal levy for Williams County Pub­lic Library oper­a­tions passed with around 73 per­cent approval. The Williams County Depart­ment of Health request to renew a 1-mill, five-year levy was also approved. Ser­vices for senior cit­i­zens …

Though all results are unof­fi­cial until cer­ti­fied, here’s the lat­est from yesterday’s vot­ing in Williams County, accord­ing to results pro­vided by the Williams County Board of Elec­tions: Issue 2, the 1-mill, 5-year renewal levy to fund the Maple Grove Union Ceme­tery Dis­trict, passed. Issue 3, the 1-mill, 5-year renewal levy …

Ann T. Lutz, age 59, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 3:38 P.M. on Sunday, November 2, 2014 at her daughter’s home near Defiance. Ann had worked at the former Plastec company in Bryan for many years. She was a member of the Bryan Fire Department Auxiliary, the Bryan Eagles …

William L. “Uncle Willy” Haynes, age 85, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 11:50 P.M. on Sunday, November 2, 2014, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Haynes was employed for many years at the feed mills in West Unity, Fayette, Montpelier and Tedrow, worked at Hayes-Albion Corporation until …

Rosalie J. Trausch Sanders, 87 years, of Bryan, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014 in her residence.  Rosalie was born December 25, 1926 in Montpelier, the daughter of the late Clair and Ruth (Valley) Roush.  She was a 1944 graduate of Montpelier High School.  Rosalie married Simon J. Trausch on November 14, 1946 …

Bryan Police col­lared a wanted felon on Mon­day. Police arrested 40 year old Steven Shaull of Mont­pe­lier, charg­ing him on a felony war­rant from Williams County Court on a pro­ba­tion vio­la­tion. Shaull was turned over to the cus­tody of the Williams County Sheriff’s Department.