Jo Ann Valentine, age 69, of Wauseon passed away Monday February 10, 2014 in her home. Prior to her retirement she had worked at Northwest Products. Jo Ann was born on November 15, 1944 in Morenci, Michigan the daughter of Clair and Charlene (Whitaker) Valentine. She enjoyed sewing and spending …

Forrest J. Hagelberger  of Bryan and formerly of Pioneer passed away early Monday morning at Genesis Healthcare Center in Bryan. He was born February 5, 1929 in Jefferson Township to Clyde Oliver and Dimmie (Cook) Hagelberger.  He graduated from Kunkle High School in 1947. After graduation, Forrest served in the Army Tank …

Waunetta J. Seward, 93, of Montpelier, Ohio passed away peacefully in her sleep early Monday morning February 10 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home.  She was born March 2, 1920 to Velma (Winzeler) and Silas Hoag.  On March 30, 1942 she married her high school sweetheart Robert Seward (Bob) and they lived a …

Bryan City School officials are crediting Chief Financial Officer Rob Rosswurm with finding some $1.5 million in long-term savings to the taxpayers. The Bryan Times reports that the board of education on Monday night reviewed a report by Rosswurm on the financial arrangements for the district’s upcoming building program. Rosswurm …

The Angola Fire Department has released a statement about a fire late last week in that community. According to investigators, it was a ceiling-mounted heater that caught fire in a Steuben County Highway garage last Thursday. Investigators say a gas leak on the outside of the garage was likely caused …

A woman was accidently shot in the head Sunday evening at her home. 42 year-old Becky Smith of McClure was taken by LifeFlight to Toledo Hospital where she was last listed in critical condition. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office reports that Smith and her husband were in their barn trying …

The fundraising campaign for The United Way of Williams County is almost complete, but according to United Way officials, if you haven’t yet given, it’s still not too late. According to the Bryan Times, the campaign has hit 95.1 percent of the goal of $316,000, and now has $300,649 banked …

Thanks to a grant from the Ohio Department of Education, Paulding Exempted Village School District will be getting more than a half million dollars to be earmarked for laptops for some 600 middle and high school students next year. The $600,000 grant will go toward providing laptop computers for students …

Doris J. Smith, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:20 P.M. on Sunday, February 9, 2014, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mrs. Smith was a 1944 graduate of Edon High School and had worked at Stough Paint Store for sixteen years until her …

The inves­ti­ga­tion con­tin­ues today into the murder-suicide last week in Defi­ance that made national head­lines. Plans are being made for the funer­als of 68 year old Robart Garza, SR; his 61 year old wife Chris­tine; their 42 year old daugh­ter Zoila; and their 15 year old grand­daugh­ter, Rebecca. Inves­ti­ga­tors say …