An area official is stepping down. Montpelier Clerk of Council, Becky Semer will retire at the end of January. Village council approved her retirement nearly a year ago. This week, she informed council she will also be retiring from her position on the Williams County Board of Health. The reason …

Carol A. Stuckey, 76 years, of West Unity, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 in her residence, with her husband at her side. Carol was born June 19, 1942 in Wauseon, Ohio, the daughter of the late Dan and Marjory (Werder) Wyse. She was a 1960 graduate of Stryker High …

Thomas John Creps, age 69, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018 in his home in Napoleon, Ohio. He was born January 25, 1949 in Bowling Green, Ohio to Raymond and Helen (Box) Creps. Tom graduated from Grand Rapids High School in 1967. After high school he was drafted into …

A man leads Defiance Police on a car chase. Officials say Cameron Butler was involved in a crash in front of the police station on Perry St. When police attempted to stop Butler, he fled. Several police cruisers, as well as civilian vehicles, were reportedly struck in the chase, which …

A Williams County grand jury indicts Delton Walz, 20, Stryker, on one count of rape. Prosecutors say on Aug. 8, he engaged in sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl, having purposely compelled her to submit by force.

Crews respond to a car crash in Bryan, just as the Santa Arrival Parade, at Main and High streets, was getting ready to begin. No word on injuries. The accident remains under investigation at this hour.

David Padden of Waldron is arrested by Montpelier Police and charged with possession of marijuana and failure to advise of a concealed weapon during a traffic stop. Padden was released after he posted bond. He has a court date, soon.

LaGrange County deputies arrest a Sturgis woman for leaving the scene of a crash. Officials tell reporters 21-year-old Sarah Mcclish hit another vehicle at the intersection of State Road 9 at the Toll Road Entrance. She then then left the scene, without reporting it.

A LaGrange woman is facing domestic battery charges. Deputies responded to the call at a West Street address. Investigators say 24-year-old Sara Simpson battered a family member at the home. Simpson was arrested and booked into the LaGrange County Jail.

A woman and two children jump from a second-story window to escape a house fire that killed two others in Huntington. Police kicked in a rear door but the flames were too intense to enter. Firefighters could not enter the home because of its weak structure. The body of a …