The storm siren in West Unity is out of com­mis­sion, and West Unity Vil­lage Admin­is­tra­tor Ric Beals, accord­ing to the Bryan Times, told the Williams County Com­mis­sion­ers on Mon­day that it’s beyond repair. Accord­ing to Beals, replac­ing it with a new one would cost the vil­lage $21,000, and that money …

The Pauld­ing County Emer­gency Man­age­ment Direc­tor has been fired. Pauld­ing County com­mis­sion­ers voted unan­i­mously Mon­day to get rid of Randy Shaf­fer effec­tive imme­di­ately. The Crescent-News reports that Shafer was at the meet­ing yes­ter­day, but he left imme­di­ately after the announce­ment that he was being canned. Com­mis­sion­ers said an interim direc­tor …

Sauder Vil­lage will open on April 29 with the unveil­ing of a new grain exhibit and the annual quilt show. The new exhibit will intro­duce vis­i­tors to the impor­tance of grain in north­west Ohio with a focus on plant­ing, har­vest­ing and pro­cess­ing grains both his­tor­i­cally and on today’s mod­ern farms. …

The 15th annual Farm Safety Round-up for third graders in Put­nam County is being held today and tomor­row at the Dale Gerd­ing farm in Ottawa. Ses­sions on safety with elec­tric­ity, trac­tors and PTO, chem­i­cals, water, includ­ing ponds, grain entrap­ment, lawn mow­ers, ATV safety and gun safety will all be held.

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office is try­ing to find a Fre­mont man who they say is wanted for allegedly vio­lat­ing his pro­ba­tion. An arrest war­rant was issued last month out of Steuben Supe­rior Court for 26 year old Corey Wits­man. Offi­cials say he was serv­ing pro­ba­tion after being con­victed last …

Angola Police say a sus­pect in the April 1st rob­bery of the Wells Fargo Bank in Angola, is now in cus­tody in Col­orado. 39-year-old Jason Radi­gan of Michi­gan was arrested on Sat­ur­day on a bank rob­bery charge, fol­low­ing an inves­ti­ga­tion of sev­eral bank rob­beries in the Tri-state area over the …

Martha L. Coburn, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:17 A.M. on Saturday, April 12, 2014, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Coburn was a homemaker and former member of Trinity Bible Church in Edgerton and the Interstate 6 CB Club, of which she was a longtime …

Doris I. Brenneman, age 50, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:45 A.M. on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where she was a patient, after an extended illness. Doris was a 1982 graduate of Montpelier High School and formerly worked for Quadco Rehabilitation. …

Ralph H. Heer, age 92, of rural Stryker, and formerly of Archbold, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Ralph learned to fly at the Angola Airport and spent his lifetime flying. Prior to his retirement he had been a commercial pilot. He served in the Air …

Johannes Damman, age 83 of Wauseon Went to his Heavenly home to be with the Lord.Saturday April 12, 2014 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. He had been a painter and tree trimmer most of his working life. Mr. Damman was born in Ridgeville Corners, Freedom Twp., Henry County, …