A cor­rec­tions offi­cer at the North­west Ohio Juve­nile Deten­tion, Train­ing and Reha­bil­i­ta­tion Cen­ter has been charged in con­nec­tion with the sex­ual bat­tery of a juve­nile under court cus­tody. 27 year old Robert R. Plotts of Hol­gate, is accused of com­mit­ting the crime on or around May 11. Accord­ing to the …

Williams County Com­mis­sion­ers voted unan­i­mously last week to fire Hill­side Coun­try Liv­ing Exec­u­tive Direc­tor Terry Schollmeier after a review of atten­dance records showed that poli­cies were incon­sis­tently fol­lowed. Accord­ing to the Bryan Times, “Cer­tain employ­ees were dis­ci­plined for atten­dance issues and oth­ers are not.”The inves­ti­ga­tion was com­pleted by an inde­pen­dent …

The Bryan City Schools facil­i­ties plan will go before the vot­ers this fall if the state comes up with it’s por­tion of the costs. Last night, the school board voted to place a 7.45-mill, 28-year bond issue on the Nov. 5 bal­lot. Accord­ing to the Bryan Times, it rep­re­sents match­ing …

Rollin H. Williams, age 89, of Wauseon, passed away Monday, June 17, 2013 at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Prior to his retirement he had worked as a grinder in grain mills, starting with George Brothers in Wauseon for 24 years and then he worked for 25 years with …

Thelma M. Strup, age 79, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:45 A.M. on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Park View Nursing Center after an extended illness. Known as a hard- working person, she had been employed throughout the years at Dolly’s Restaurant, Ken’s IGA, Wilson Tri-State Seed, M & W …

David Lee Peebles of Lyons, Ohio passed away on June 15 at the age of 59 from complications related to lung cancer. He is survived by his loving wife Lise, whom he correctly believed to be the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen, his youngest son Cory, who received his …

The Ohio State High­way Patrol says sev­eral crashes on Fri­day left sev­eral peo­ple injured. Accord­ing to the High­way Patrol, Fri­day after­noon around 2:15pm 23 year old Matthew Maneval of Pio­neer was dri­ving on Ohio 15 north of County Road H when he was hit from behind by 22 year old …

Bryan woman sus­tained seri­ous injuries in an early Sun­day morn­ing crash. 23 year old Cora Gonyea of Bryan, was north­bound on U.S. 127 near County Road 17 when her vehi­cle trav­eled off the west side of the road and flipped sev­eral times. Gonyea was thrown from the vehi­cle. The High­way …

A record num­ber of par­tic­i­pants and vis­i­tors turned out for the Relay for Life of Henry County on Fri­day evening and Sat­ur­day morn­ing at the Henry County Fair­grounds in Napoleon. Offi­cials report that $210,768 dur­ing the relay, which they say, in com­bi­na­tion with events yet planned, may be a record …

Defi­ance County seniors are all invited for a healthy and infor­ma­tive Tues­day at the Health Expo. The expo will be held tomor­row from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Defi­ance County Senior Cen­ter at 140 E. Broad­way Ave. in Defi­ance. The Health Expo is a free heath fair with a con­ti­nen­tal …