Two people are dead and one badly hurt after a crash in Van Wert, at the intersection of Liberty Union Road at Van Wert Willshire Road. Officials say Eric Mwaba, of Lexington, Kentucky, failed to stop. Mwaba’s car then crashed into an eastbound SUV, driven by Cynthia Schumm of Van …

William A. Stuckey, age 90, of rural Bryan, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at The Laurels in Defiance. Prior to his retirement he had been an Electrician for many years with the Toledo Electrical Union. He just received his 55 year pin from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Bill was …

Charles “Chuck” M. Schneider, age 79, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away Sunday,  December 15, 2019 in CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice.  He was born June 20, 1940 in Lebanon, Ohio to the late Marcel Richard and Bernitta Rita (Schwartz) Schneider.  He married Arlene Rose Miller on November 28, 1959 and she …

Chris Chapa will be sworn in as City Bryan’s police chief after city council approved his hire by a 3-2 vote. Chapa has served as interim chief since Michael Willis retired in August. He started with the police department in July 2001. Officials say the city received 11 applications and …

A West Unity area native and former Bryan and West Unity police officer remains in critical condition after he is injured in a shootout in Ozark, Alabama. Samuel Yoh, a Bryan police officer of 16 years, was shot several times responding to an incident involving a suicidal man. Officials tell …

New jobs in the area. Pioneer will soon be home to Toledo Tool and Die…bringing with it, around 60 new positions. The Toledo manufacturer specializes in metal stamping. They work with tool designing, in-house builds and high-volume mass production of stamping assemblies and other machines. The company took over the …

Williams County elections officials complete an audit of results of the Nov. 6 general election…no errors or inconsistencies were found. Post-election audits are normally required to be conducted following each general election in an even-numbered year and after each presidential primary election. This time around, after new voting equipment was …

Barbara Joyce Nofziger, 87 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, December 16, 2019, at Hillside Country Living, where she was a resident.  Barbara was born March 18, 1932, in Montpelier, Ohio, the daughter of the late Negley and Agnes (Oberlin) Stockman.  She was a 1949 graduate of Bryan High School.  …

James “Jim” A. Roth, 50, of Pioneer, passed away on December 15, 2019 at Promedica Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. He was born on June 14, 1969 in Morenci, MI to Daryl and Elaine (Meyers) Roth. Jim graduated from Waldron High School in 1987. On October 12, 2019 he married Michelle …

Diana L. (Kuhn) Gigax, 65, of Camden, MI passed away at her home on December 12, 2019. She was born on November 24, 1954 in Paulding to Knight and Sharon (Whitney) Kuhn. She attended First Church of Amboy, where she enjoyed bible study. Diana was a loving wife, mother and …