A pedestrian dies on U.S. 24 in Defiance. Officials tell reporters William Wales stopped his vehicle on the right shoulder with the flashers and ignition on. He got out of his vehicle, crossing the westbound lanes of 24…that’s when he was struck and killed by an SUV heading westbound. Wales …

A semi rolls over on Ohio 15. The driver was trying to turn left onto Traxler Drive in Holiday City. He refused treatment and was cited by Ohio State Highway Patrol for failure to control. No other vehicles were involved.

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approves an increase to Bryan Municipal Utilities cable television rates. BMU’s basic cable package goes up $4 per month and its extended basic package, also by $4. The digital basic package increases by a dollar. To help some customers, BMU is offering a $4 …

Ohio governor, Mike DeWine sends a letter to Agriculture Secretary, Sonny Perdue, requesting a USDA Secretarial disaster designation for Ohio, amid heavy rainfall impacting farmers in the state. DeWine notes the rain through the spring planting season has been devastating to Ohio farmers, with flooding and saturated fields preventing them …

On June 17, 2019, William Fredrick Clements “Shakey Jake” finished the longest haul of his life surrounded by his loving wife of 47 years and his daughter at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, OH. He spent a wonderful Father’s Day weekend surrounded by his grandkids with love and sharing that can …

Kay Evelyn (Jerger) Knowles, 71, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away on May 23, 2019 after a long battle with cancer.  She was born on May 16, 1948 in Wauseon, OH to John W. and Evelyn J. (Davis) Jerger.  Kay graduated from Montpelier High School in 1966 and graduated from …

Robert J. Wisler, 94 years, of Bryan, stepped into eternal life on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.  Bob was born in Galion, Ohio, on Christmas Day, 1924, the 4th of 8 children of Oscar and Jeanette (Pennock) Wisler.  His parents, sisters Helen and Ruth and brothers Chuck, John, George, Ed and …

Police in Steuben County arrest three people in a burglary case. Deputies were called to a N. Gerald Lett Ave. location. There, police found a dog had been shot and a cat had been kicked, leaving both animals injured. Police viewed surveillance footage from the home that showed a suspect …

A DeKalb County Community Corrections employee is accidentally shot during a training exercise with Auburn Police. Officials tell reporters Pretrial Services Coordinator, Quentin Young discharged a semi-automatic pistol. Young shot himself in the upper right leg. He was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital, treated and released. An investigation is …

The Bryan City Council approves funding for a proposed study of the city’s groundwater. $50,000 dollars now goes to the water project, which involves development of a test well network to monitor water levels, as well as water quality and more. Officials say it will help BMU better monitor its …