A Napoleon woman is with­out a home after a fire early Tues­day morn­ing, but her life may have been saved by her dog. Flames were vis­i­ble at 12:20am Tues­day when crews from Napoleon Fire Depart­ment arrived at the Erie Street home of Car­olyn Miller. Miller and her dog, Casper, were …

The Pauld­ing County Fair­grounds may soon have some new barns. Work is under­way to replace the barns that house the poul­try, sheep, goats and swine. An anony­mous $100,000 match­ing dona­tion has been given toward the $250,000 project which will really help the efforts. The three build­ings will each be gain­ing …

James M. “Jim” Thompson, 62 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, June 10, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, following a sudden illness.  James was born July 1, 1950 in Wauseon, Ohio, the son of the late Milburn Charles and Betty Eileen (Kunkel) Thompson.  He grew up in West …

Betty Jane Hesrick, 85 years, of Bryan, passed away suddenly on Monday, June 10, 2013 in the emergency room at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan.  Betty was born December 14, 1927 in Bryan, the daughter of the late Kenneth and Doris (Strup) Hesrick.  Betty was a teacher for 42 years, teaching …

Phillip Allen Wells, age 82, of Ball Lake, Hamilton, Indiana, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013 in his home. Mr. Wells served during the Korean war as a Sargent First Class and then worked as a railroad engineer for over thirty-five years in the Chicago area. He and his …

Eloise Lucille Rigg, 86, Bryan, passed away June 11, 2013 at Hillside Country Living. She was born June 2, 1927 to Virgil and Thora (Mower) Connolly. Upon graduation from Montpelier High School in 1945, Eloise was employed by Dwyer Insurance Agency, owned and operated by her aunt, Bessie Dwyer.  She continued …

Take time to cel­e­brate the rich agri­cul­tural his­tory and rural her­itage of North­west Ohio dur­ing the Dairy Days and Trac­tor Event at Sauder Vil­lage. Guests of all ages are invited to enjoy life on the farm dur­ing Dairy Days from June 11–16. Sauder’s Kim Krieger explains…KIM KRIEGER – 2013 DAIRY …

Bryan Police say they arrested 28 year old Daryl Housh of Napoleon on a war­rant out of Bryan Munic­i­pal Court. Housh is charged with fail­ing to com­plete first timers pro­gram and fail­ing to pay fines. He was served and remained at CCNO.

Stryker Police Chief Steve Schlosser, already sen­tenced in court, received addi­tional dis­ci­pline from vil­lage coun­cil at their meet­ing Mon­day for his involve­ment in the killing of stray cats. The chief had been fined $500 plus court costs after plead­ing no con­test to a first-degree mis­de­meanor May 24. Yes­ter­day, Stryker Vil­lage …

Fire severely dam­aged an Edger­ton home Mon­day morn­ing The blaze started just before 6am at 02867 County Road 6. The home was a total loss at an esti­mated $100,000. The Bryan Times reports that the build­ing was insured, but the renters were not. No one was injured. Julio Machado and …