B Rock is hav­ing its 35th annual Bliz­zard auc­tion this Sat­ur­day start­ing at 8am. We hold the auc­tion every year at this time, and each year an orga­ni­za­tion in NW Ohio is a recip­i­ent of the pro­ceeds of the auc­tion. This year, it’s the United Way of Williams County who …

The Defi­ance County chap­ter of the Amer­i­can Red Cross has warm­ing cen­ters on standby, as wind chills are expected to be between 10–25 degrees below zero from tonight on into Fri­day. If you or some­one you know needs a warm­ing cen­ter, call the Red Cross at 419–782-0136 or Defi­ance County …

It looks like a lot of local kids will have a short­ened sum­mer vaca­tion this year due to all the win­ter weather we’ve had so far. Accord­ing to the Bryan Times, Stryker Local Schools have eaten up five calamity days and two of their three Bliz­zard Bag days. North Cen­tral …

The Ful­ton County Auditor’s Office has sent out a reminder that Jan. 31st is the last day to renew dog tags in that county. License appli­ca­tions sub­mit­ted after Jan. 31 will be sub­ject to a late penalty. Renewals can be processed at the auditor’s office, 152 S. Ful­ton Street, suite …

Indi­ana State Police say a three-vehicle crash Tues­day morn­ing near Auburn on the icy and snow cov­ered County Road 50, claimed the life of a Kendal­lville man. Police say a dump truck, dri­ven by 57-year-old Steven Westrick of Auburn, col­lided with a south­bound semi, dri­ven by 38-year-old Daniel Lee Crow­ell …

The High­way Patrol says a Hicksville man died in a crash Wednes­day morn­ing on Ohio 49. Police say it hap­pened just after 10 yes­ter­day morn­ing when 45 year old Mark Sin­clair lost con­trol of the vehi­cle, trav­eled off the left side of the road, hit a con­crete retain­ing wall, and …

Loretta M. Strayer, age 49 of Liberty Center passed away in her home early Tuesday January 21, 2014. Loretta was born on February 2, 1964 in Napoleon to Melvin and Annette (Burns) Strayer. She was a devoted Mother and friend to many. She loved her family. She was an animal …

Lowell R. “Bud” Bushong, 94, of Bryan passed away Wednesday morning at his home.  He was born on June 14, 1919 in Madison Township, Ohio to E. Bert and Bertha J. (Fox) Bushong.  Bud graduated from Pioneer High School in 1938.  After high school he married Betty M. Caulkins, and she preceded him …

David P. Oberlin, age 57, of Bryan, Ohio, died Saturday, January 18, 2014, at his home in Bryan. David was a 1974 graduate of Bryan High School and a lifelong resident of Williams County. David Perry Oberlin was born on May 25, 1956, at Montpelier Hospital, the son of Perry …

Lyle E. “Shorty” Manges, age 72, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 11:15 P.M. on Monday, January 20, 2014, in his home, surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Shorty was a 1959 graduate of Edon High School and operated Manges Insurance in Edon for thirteen years, was employed …