Gay L. “Tank” Schall, 74, of Bryan, passed away on January 8, 2020 at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier. Born on April 4, 1945 the son of Duane D. and Pauline B. (Musser) Schall. No services will be held for Tank. Arrangements entrusted to the Thompson Funeral Home in Montpelier.

Joseph E. Schultz, Sr., age 96, of Camden, Michigan and formerly of West Unity, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Schultz was a production employee and truck driver for Stubnuts & Green “Stubbys” and later worked as a custodian at …

Robert C. Hollstein, Sr., 73 years, of West Unity, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020, in his residence, with his loving family at his side.  Bob was born December 18, 1946, Wauseon, Ohio, the son of the late Lawrence C. and Pearl (Hamilton) Hollstein.  He attended Alvordton Schools.  He married …

A local truck driver is arrested. A Williams County deputy sees a semi heading south past the Ohio Turnpike on Ohio 15, towards Holiday City with no rear tail lights. The officer tried to pull the driver over but he continues on. Finally, the semi stops. It’s at the home …

Doctors and other healthcare practitioners, who write prescriptions bear ultimate responsibility for improper distribution of opioids to patients, not pharmacists who are obliged to fill those prescriptions, a series of pharmacy chains argued in federal court. The filings, which were submitted to the federal judge in Cleveland, overseeing the national …

Indiana lawmakers are looking to toughen the penalties stores face for selling tobacco products to underaged customers, as they raise the state’s minimum age for smoking and vaping from 18 to 21 to conform with the new federal law. A proposal backed by anti-smoking advocates would also eliminate the possible …

The Williams County, Ohio State University Extension Office is hosting two meetings about the Farm Bill on Friday. Both take place at the Williams County East Annex building on E. High St. The meeting is to discuss a 2018 Farm Bill provision, allowing the choice to enroll in Agricultural Risk …

Mildred P. (Lautzenheiser) Taylor, age 91, of rural Edon, Ohio, passed away at 10:50 P.M. on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident, after a brief illness.  Mrs. Taylor was a 1946 graduate of Edon High School and was a certified …

A fire on South Emmett Street in Bryan is contained by city crews and others. Dispatch got the call from Worthington Design…the blaze, reported in the attic of the business. When fire teams arrived, they began pulling down the ceiling to put out the fire. In an hour, the flames …

Hugh Whitehead, the Bryan man accused of rape, assault, abduction and more in a Dec. 6th incident, is arraigned by a Williams County grand jury. Bryan Police says he held his victim against her will. The indictment adds Whitehead is a sexually violent predator. Prosecutors also say he threatened to …