John J. Gilbert, 90 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at his home with his family at his side.  John was born February 9, 1924 in Bryan, Ohio the son of the late John and Edith (Calvin) Gilbert.  John was an Army Veteran of WWII.  He married Vivian M. Pendleton …

Hazel Gearhart, 92, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 8:20 P.M. on Monday, August 18, 2014, in the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. She had resided in The Village at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, and had been a lifelong resident of Edon. She was a …

Russell P. Roth, age 83, of Wauseon, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, August 18, 2014 at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio. Prior to his retirement he had worked at LaChoy Food Products in Archbold for 20 years. Russell was born in Archbold on January 14, 1931, …

It now looks like more jobs are on the way to Steuben County. Rock­well Amer­i­can announced on Tues­day, the com­pany is invest­ing more than $325,000 over the next four years to expand its Angola sales and dis­tri­b­u­tion facil­ity. Up to 16 new jobs will be cre­ated in the process. Rock­well …

In Hicksville, the Vil­lage Coun­cil on Mon­day, approved an amended ordi­nance des­ig­nat­ing spe­cial park­ing places down­town in the event of major park­ing prob­lems. The amended ordi­nance allows for 15-minute park­ing in cer­tain areas between 5–9 p.m. The Cres­cent News reports that the move comes in response to a request from …

Williams County Com­mis­sion­ers met on Mon­day, and accepted two let­ters of res­ig­na­tion and approved three sup­ple­men­tal appro­pri­a­tions. Williams County Emer­gency Med­ical Ser­vice Para­medic Sarah Hahn sub­mit­ted a let­ter of res­ig­na­tion, effec­tive Aug. 28. Part-time 911 dis­patcher Kevin Krill sub­mit­ted a res­ig­na­tion, effec­tive imme­di­ately. The three sup­ple­men­tal appro­pri­a­tions included: • $225 …

In Defi­ance, East Sec­ond Street, from Prospect Street to Grover Avenue, is offi­cially open once again. The road had been closed since the begin­ning of June for replace­ment of the Pre­ston Run cul­vert. Sand Ridge Exca­vat­ing of Cloverdale, was the con­trac­tor cho­sen by the Ohio Depart­ment of Trans­porta­tion for the …

Ima Jean Culbertson, 73 years, of Bryan, joined her Heavenly Father on Sunday evening, August 17, 2014 in her home with her family at her side.  Jean was born December 30, 1940 in Mesa, Arizona, the daughter of the late Daniel Webster and Esther Mae (Stewart) Palmer.  She married Donald Leslie Culbertson …

Richard C. Schwarzbek, age 79, of Sherwood, Ohio, and for thirty-nine years a resident of Williams Center, Ohio, died at 7:39 A.M. on Monday, August 18, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center after an extended illness. Mr. Schwarzbek was a 1952 graduate of Edon High School and served in the United …

Indi­ana Con­ser­va­tion Offi­cers, along with offi­cers from the Steuben County Sheriff’s Depart­ment and the Steuben County Coro­ner are inves­ti­gat­ing human skele­tal remains found at Hamil­ton Lake in Steuben County. A per­son walk­ing near the lake dis­cov­ered the remains Sat­ur­day evening near the shore­line. On Sun­day, scuba divers from the Indi­ana …