Two Edon res­i­dents were among those indicted Tues­day by a Williams County Grand Jury. 43 year old Alando Smith and 29 year old Jena Thiel were indicted on charges includ­ing drug traf­fick­ing and child endan­ger­ment. The Bryan Times reports that both are now charged with ille­gal man­u­fac­ture of drugs within …

A vio­lent two vehi­cle crash Mon­day after­noon has left a Swan­ton man in crit­i­cal con­di­tion. The Ohio High­way Patrol reports that 34 year old Derek Molina was dri­ving east on Frank­fort Road just before 6 Mon­day evening, as 35 year old Cor­rie Nijakowski, also of Swan­ton, was dri­ving north on …

Bryan Police report a two vehi­cle acci­dent on Mon­day after­noon in Bryan. Police say 25 year old Brit­tany Payne of Michi­gan, and 30 year old Tiffany M. Bauer Bryan were both east­bound on High Street. Accord­ing to the police report, Bauer stopped for traf­fic at Buf­falo Road. That’s when Payne’s …

Jessie “Bobby” Courtney, 92, of Montpelier passed away Monday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on March 2, 1922 in Jefferson Township to Louis E. and Effie May (Housman) Courtney.  Bobby graduated from Montpelier High School in 1940.  At one time she was a phone operator for General …

Patricia A. Falco, 77, of Montpelier passed away Sunday morning at home.  She was born on June 23, 1937 in Gary, Indiana to Howard E. and Beulah A. (Harmon) Bechtol.  Patti graduated from Montpelier High School in 1955.  She married Dominic “Mickey” M. Falco and he preceded her in death in April 2000. …

A new fire truck might be on the way for Pio­neer Vil­lage. Accord­ing to the Bryan Times, dis­cus­sion of mak­ing a pur­chase before the August dead­line for the upcom­ing levy was post­poned until Pio­neer vil­lage council’s next meet­ing, but coun­cil is begin­ning to look into pric­ing. Bor­row­ing from the village’s …

Pauld­ing County Sher­iff Jason Lan­ders says he plans to hold a series of town hall meet­ings over the next few weeks through­out the county to seek the publics input in regards to plac­ing a jail oper­at­ing levy on the Novem­ber bal­lot. The meet­ings will take place at all eight fire …

A ded­i­ca­tion cer­e­mony at Four County Career Cen­ter, includ­ing an open house for res­i­dents of Williams, Defi­ance, Ful­ton, and Henry coun­ties is planned for Aug. 21st, when vis­i­tors will have their first chance to view the work. A $4 mil­lion project, begin­ning in 2012, involved three phases. Ini­tially, a new …

A Bryan man who was one of four per­sons arrested on metham­phet­a­mine related charges in drug bust back in April at a home near Hamil­ton entered into a plea agree­ment on Mon­day in Steuben Supe­rior Court. 34-year-old Joseph Cotrell pled guilty to a felony charge of aid­ing in the man­u­fac­ture …

Velma “Jo” Ruffer, age 82, of Stryker, passed away early Sunday morning, July 13, 2014 at the Community Hospital and Wellness Center in Bryan. Jo was born in Defiance on May 29, 1932, the daughter of William and Sarah (Roehrig) Steingass. On April 4, 1954 she married Jack M. Ruffer, …