Paul L. Abbey, age 47, of Archbold, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday evening, September 2, 2014, in his home. He was a former Security Guard for Campbell foods in Napoleon. Paul was born in Jamestown, New York on June 9, 1967, the son of Richard and Kay (Kahler) Abbey. He …

Betty Jane Damman, age 80, devoted wife, loving mother, adoring grandmother and doting great grandmother, passed away peacefully at Hospice of Northwest Ohio on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 from the combined complications of pneumonia and congestive heart failure. Betty was born to Carl and Emma Clark on April 12, 1934 …

Another reminder that you shouldn’t drink and drive, or drink in pub­lic. Not only is it dan­ger­ous and ille­gal, but it will even­tu­ally catch up with you, and it will cost you a lot in the end. Bryan Police nabbed some­body for it yes­ter­day, and now they are on the …

Demand is up at some local food pantries, and that’s trou­ble­some news. The Bryan Times reports that Open Hands Car­ing Hearts wor­ship cen­ter, the site of a food give­away on Tues­day night, was filled with peo­ple eager to get their hands on boxes of food such as grapes, bread, meat, …

A two-vehicle crash Wednes­day morn­ing in Put­nam County left one man dead. I hap­pened on Ohio 115 near Put­nam County Road M in Union Town­ship just before 5:30 yes­ter­day morn­ing, when a trac­tor trailer dri­ven by 36 year old Shane Baker of Fre­mont, Indi­ana was attempt­ing to back into a …

It’s going to be fun for the entire fam­ily when the Williams County fair begins Sat­ur­day, start­ing with a cham­pi­onship rodeo. Other events planned this year include lots of coun­try music, and great enter­tain­ment. The fair will run through Sept. 13. Admis­sion to the fair is $5 with chil­dren age …

Edger­ton Coun­cil this week, approved the third read­ing of an ordi­nance autho­riz­ing a con­tract for data pro­cess­ing soft­ware, train­ing, con­ver­sion, instal­la­tion and related hard­ware. The new sys­tem will be installed before the end of the year. Coun­cil also passed the final read­ing of a res­o­lu­tion autho­riz­ing an appli­ca­tion for par­tic­i­pa­tion …

Alfred Rippa, age 97, of Wauseon, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at the Fulton County Health Center. Alfred had been an executive chef for many years, having retired from the Hillsdale Country Club. Alfred was born in Vineland, New Jersey on February 25, 1917, the son of Charles and …

Kendall N. “Kenny” Traxler, 69 years, of West Unity, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 at his residence.  Kenny was born May 24, 1945 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late Lauren and Francile (Clark) Traxler.  He was a 1963 graduate of North Central High School.  Kenny was an Air Force veteran.  He …

It’s going to be fun for the entire fam­ily when the Williams County fair begins Sat­ur­day, start­ing with a cham­pi­onship rodeo. Other events planned this year include lots of coun­try music, and great enter­tain­ment. Coun­try artist Dustin Lynch will per­form on Sun­day. Admis­sion to the show is $18 for grand­stand …