Well, at least peo­ple know they work. Reports of a fun­nel cloud Wednes­day night set off Steuben County tor­nado sirens around 9:45pm. No watches or warn­ings had been issued by the National Weather Ser­vice though. Offi­cials say it was a case of bet­ter safe than sorry. The N.W.S. did indi­cate …

A van which was stolen Tues­day in Swan­ton, was recov­ered by Toledo Police. In it, police found poten­tially fatal chem­i­cals, which were, accord­ing to police, mostly still intact. The white 1998 Ford E350 had a 14-foot black, home­made trailer attached to it, and inside the trailer was a Polaris all-terrain …

We recently told you about some pend­ing rate increases at a Defi­ance ceme­tery. Well now, it seems that a group of Defi­ance res­i­dents plan to place that issue on the bal­lot. Ear­lier this month, Defi­ance coun­cil passed an ordi­nance that would have sig­nif­i­cantly raised the rates at River­side Ceme­tery, dou­bling …

Phyllis M. Pattison, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:40 P.M. on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Genesis Healthcare in Bryan where she had been a resident. She was a “5 Star” homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Bryan. Phyllis was born on June …

The State High­way Patrol says at least two peo­ple were hurt and taken to area hos­pi­tals fol­low­ing a two-vehicle crash Wednes­day morn­ing near Mont­pe­lier. Police say it hap­pened around 11 yes­ter­day morn­ing at the inter­sec­tion of Ohio 15 and County Road J, and that at least one per­son was trapped …

In Defi­ance, delin­quent water accounts are becom­ing an issue. Coun­cil, dur­ing their reg­u­lar meet­ing, was made aware that while the per­cent­age of delin­quent accounts isn’t huge right now, it is a prob­lem that needs to be addressed. A com­mit­tee meet­ing has been sched­uled for 6:30 p.m. July 15 in the …

A Wauseon City Coun­cil­man has been indicted by a Ful­ton County grand jury on two felony charges. The indict­ment was handed down Tues­day against Fred Allen, who is charged with tam­per­ing with records and theft in office, both felonies. Accord­ing to the Ful­ton County Prosecutor’s Office, between Jan­u­ary, 2012, and …

Offi­cials at the Cor­rec­tions Cen­ter of North­west Ohio are con­tin­u­ing to dis­cuss the pos­si­ble clo­sure of the work release pro­gram at the regional jail. Jim Den­nis, CCNO Exec­u­tive Direc­tor, pro­vided board mem­bers with addi­tional sta­tis­ti­cal infor­ma­tion but said the pro­gram is still not cost effi­cient to keep oper­at­ing. He said …

Some action from Bryan Police… On Wednes­day after­noon, they arrested 19 year old Gabriel Wil­son, and charged him with dis­or­derly Con­duct after Warn­ing and Crim­i­nal Mis­chief. Addi­tion­ally charges are pend­ing. Wil­son was taken to CCNO. Then last evening just after 6, police arrested 24 year old Cora R. Gonyea of …

Marguerite A. Koch, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:10 P.M. on Monday, June 23, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she was a resident. Mrs. Koch was a graduate of Bryan High School and was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, where she held the longest membership …