A series of sexual harassment claims has one area educator in trouble at this hour. Napoleon school officials say Randy Burke, a PE and Health teacher, and also cross country and track team coach there, is now on administrative leave…as an investigation into complaints filed against him last month continues. …

Defiance College president, Dr. Richanne Mankey, spoke to Bryan Rotarians during their regular luncheon. Mankey said the college is looking for long-term goals and that it has a strategic plan in place. Currently enrollment at the school is at just under 600 students.

Jeanette A. Staten, age 77, of Montpelier, Ohio (Nettle Lake), passed away at 3:36 P.M. on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at ProMedica Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, after an extended illness, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Staten was a graduate of Woodward High School in Toledo and most recently …

Henry Kenton Smith, age 71, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital, Maumee, Ohio. Henry was born November 28, 1946 in Vanceburg, Kentucky to the late Herbert and and Mary Alice (Kimbler) Smith. He married Jane Gibson on September 30, 2006 and she survives. He was employed …

William F. Stewart, 87 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Bill was born March 4, 1931 in Warren, Ohio the son of the late Roby and Geneva (Manavel) Stewart. Bill was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. serving …

Indiana State Police arrests a LaGrange woman on multiple drug charges. Marissa Byers was pulled over in LaGrange County, near mile marker 117, after police saw her commit several traffic violations. After the traffic stop, officers also learn the license plate was registered to a different vehicle. When the officer …

14 years ago, Gerald Elliott was indicted for vandalism. The career trouble maker destroyed a picnic table at a Montpelier park. You may remember him. Before then, back in April 2002, Elliott was charged with five felony counts after a vandalism spree in Bryan that included 22 vehicles at one …

A Leo man is sentenced for his role in a 2014 armed robbery of a Harlan bank. Andrew Wood gets 11 years in prison. Prosecutors say several suspects were in on the hold up. Wood and another went into the bank, while others in three getaway cars took up positions …

Two people are arrested after an Auburn Police officer and his K9 find more than 5 pounds of marijuana. Police did not say where it was found. Jeremiah Disbrow and Heather Disbrow, both of Gobles, Michigan, were brought in on charges of Dealing in Marijuana…that’s a felony.

Orval V. Rockey, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:55 A.M. on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Community Hospitals Professionals Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Rockey was a 1946 graduate of Edon High School, and served …