Angola Police have released a brief statement concerning a Monday morning incident that they are investigating. Authorities with the APD say that they received a phone call in which the caller reported that he had caused serious bodily injury to a female. The caller also stated that there were children …

Merlin D. Hageman, age 59, of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly early Sunday morning, November 4, 2018, in his home. Mr. Hageman was a graduate of Bryan High School and had worked in law enforcement for twenty years with the Stryker Police Department, retiring as chief. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, …

Editha B. Williams, 89 years, of Montpelier, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Saint Anne Community, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Editha was born December 9, 1928 in Sherwood, Ohio, the daughter of the late Raymond J. and Helen (Behnfeldt) Schroeder. She was a 1946 graduate of Sherwood High School. She …

A local team has made the grade. Community Health Professionals Home Care & Hospice of Bryan is named a Top Agency of the 2018 HomeCare Elite, which identifies the top 25 percent of Medicare-certified agencies annually and highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. Winning agencies are determined …

As we reported, several days of continuous rainfall this past week created a sewer overflow from the Montpelier wastewater treatment plant into the St. Joseph River. Residents and businesses in the area were notified. Later, on Friday, the overflow status was lifted. Officials say overflows occur when there is too …

The Williams County Board of Developmental Disabilities has new leadership. Amy Rohdy is hired as the new executive director of the Northwest Ohio Waiver Administration Council. Rohdy takes her new position on Dec. 1. She currently serves as the business manager for NOWAC, which serves Williams, Defiance and Van Wert …

At a rally in Indiana, former President, Barack Obama praised Indiana Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly on Sunday for being willing to break with his party. Donnelly angered some Democrats by tacking to the right in recent weeks and embracing some of Trump’s pet priorities, such as building a border wall …

Opioids and tobacco claimed the lives of 14,200 Indiana residents last year, costing the state $12.6 billion in health care expenses, lost productivity and other economic damages, two new reports say. The studies released last week by the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation recommends Indiana raise the state’s cigarette tax by …

Floyd Elwyn Puffenberger, 85 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, with his family at his side. Floyd was born March 11, 1933 in Bryan, the son of the late Floyd Eldridge and Gertrude (Hoover) Puffenberger. He was a 1951 graduate of Bryan High …

It’s time for the Winefest over in Holiday City. It’s a chance to sample some of the finest wine Ohio has to offer. It’s coming up on Saturday at the Quality Inn and Suites. Great wineries of the Buckeye State that have previously been featured include Majestic Oak Winery, Stoney …