A search warrant is executed on a residence south of Ney in connection with a marijuana-growing operation. Deputies arrived on the scene of a home Mulligans Bluff Road. Once inside, the growing operation was soon discovered. No arrests have been made at this time. The investigation by state and local …

A Defiance man is brought in after officers in Williams County raid a motel room. Gabriel Gutierrez had a warrant, charging him with leaving the scene of an accident, drug possession and other criminal charges. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Corrections Center of Northwest …

Ohio 1st District Sen. Rob McColley of Napoleon is appointed to the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission. The legislature authorized the creation of the Commission in 1949, which oversaw it’s construction, completed in 1955. The panel consists of seven voting members and three non-voting members. Six are appointed by the …

Ronald Duane Oberlin, 87 years, of Hamilton, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Aperion Care of Angola, with his family with him.  Duane was born August 14, 1931, near Hamilton, the son of the late Harry D. and Mildred Ruth (Opdycke) Oberlin.  Duane was a 1949 graduate of Hamilton …

Jerry L. Stoy, 76 years, of Butler, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, March 3, 2019 in his residence.  Jerry was born March 8, 1942 in Ashley, Indiana, the son of the late Lealon and Opal (Musser) Stoy.  He was a 1960 graduate of Ashley High School.  Jerry was a Navy veteran, …

Christine Rose Brigle, 69, of Montpelier passed away Sunday morning at her home.  She was born on August 11, 1949 in Bryan to Donald J. and Isabel J. (Tingley) Imm.  Chris graduated from Montpelier High School in 1968, she then went on to the Toledo School of Nursing where she …

Tyler Wilson, of Defiance was indicted in a Williams County court room on drug and heroin possession charges. Authorities allege back on May 23, he had methamphetamine and heroin on him when officers arrested him. Wilson has another court date, soon.

A convicted sexual predator is back in trouble. Deion Austin of Bryan, faces the court on one count of failure to notify the authorities that he moved. Officials say he failed to provide written notice at least 20 days prior to changing the address of his residence. Austin was convicted …

Scott Laser, the Montpelier man accused of four counts of receiving stolen property, all felonies, was in a Williams County court room. Prosecutors say between Sept and Dec., he moved, by way of selling and buying, miscellaneous tools and property, handguns and other items. They say they will prove Laser …

Three people are hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Swancreek Township, on County Road E, just east of County Road 4. Investigators say a pickup, driven by Kenneth Tebidor from Swanton was eastbound on E….when he drifts over the center line…into an SUV, head on. Tebidor was flown to a …