Joshua Meeks is arraigned in a Defiance County courtroom on attempted murders charges. Meeks pled not guilty to that, kidnapping and rape, as well. They say Meeks hit his wife repeatedly with a wooden club and threatened her with a large kitchen knife. A pretrial hearing is set for Oct. …

Theresa Taylor, the Bryan woman who owns a pet-grooming business, appeared in court on animal cruelty charges. Her counsel waived a preliminary hearing. Taylor was bound over to the Fulton County Common Pleas Court. Her bond of $10,000 was continued. A condition of her bond is that she not be …

A Flint man is sentenced in Fulton County for nonsupport of dependents. Dustin Funk previously pled guilty. Judge, Jeffrey Robinson sentenced Funk to two years of community control and ordered him to pay prosecution costs, stay current with his child support and pay all arrears. Failure to comply could result …

The state Medical Board votes to reject petitions, seeking to add anxiety and autism spectrum disorders as qualifying conditions for physicians to recommend medical marijuana to patients. The vote comes after a committee last month recommended against approving the petitions. The panel says marijuana can provide temporary relief for anxiety …

Billy E. Daugherty, 89 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, September 9, 2019, in Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan.  Billy was born September 29, 1929, in Arthur, Illinois, the son of the late Lee E. and Flonnie (Stigal) Daugherty.  He served in the United States Army during the Korean …

W.H. “Sonny” Fowler, 78 years, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019, in his residence with his family at his side.  Sonny was born November 16, 1940, in Waynesboro, Tennessee, the son of the late William E. and Minnie E. (Rose) Fowler.  He married Barbara Thompson on December 8, …

A Hicksville man dies in a crash. Officials say Daniel Beatty, 57, was driving south on Casebere-Miller Road, when the vehicle went off the right side of the roadway onto an embankment. It then crossed the road…off the left side, hitting a tree and then a house. Beatty was transported …

Ryan Dangerfield pretrial hearing on murder and assault charges is postponed. Dangerfield is charged in connection with the death of Dylan Bible, at a Bryan motel,. He will now have a pretrial conference on Nov. 12 in Williams County. Dangerfield was indicted on two counts of murder and more.

A man, driving north on Allen St. is said to have had a medical issue while trying to turn left onto Trevitt St. in Bryan. The car hit a house, there. No one was inside the house at the time. The cause of the accident is under investigation. The driver …

A Williams County grand jury indicts Cody Shaffer of Auburn on one count of felonious assault. Prosecutors say in Aug., he caused serious physical harm to an individual. He was initially charged with misdemeanor domestic violence for striking a woman in the face and slamming her to the floor. The …