A Williams County man is arrested on sexual conduct charges. Robert Kelley of Bryan is accused of unlawful relations with a teenaged female. Investigators say the incident occurred late Friday. Kelley was brought in later and taken to the Corrections Center in Stryker. He was later released on bond. A …

A virtual charter school, closed by its sponsor for questionable practices, cost the seven school districts of Fulton County a combined total of over $1.1 million. The hardest hit was Wauseon. Schools superintendent, Larry Brown told reporters it’s not clear how much of the district’s state tax money was diverted …

Ohio State troopers are putting together a DUI checkpoint somewhere in the area this week. More on the exact location, later.

Paulding has a new administrator. Council agreed to hire E. Thomas Ault. He replaces Robert Fisher, who resigned from the post in April. Ault currently is the village administrator in Louisville.

In Williams County, the May unemployment rate fell to 3.3 percent. Henry County checks in at 4.1 percent. Defiance County?…4.2. In Fulton County, it’s now at 3.7 percent. All the counties are at or below the average, statewide.

The Bryan City Band’s summer concert series continues at the Bandstand in downtown Bryan. Some works on the playlist this week include those by Francis Scott Key, Irving Berlin and Red Skelton.

Julia Belle Taylor, 92 years, of Bryan passed away Monday, June 18, 2018 at Genesis Health Care, Bryan Center with her family by her side. Julia was born January 11, 1926 in Antwerp, Ohio, the daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth (Tirpac) McCreery. In her free time, Julia enjoyed …

Marr’Del Maria Werder, age 76, of Archbold, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Sunday, June 17, 2018. Prior to her retirement she had taught continuing education at the University of Toledo. Marr’Del was born in Napoleon on December 4, 1941, the daughter of Delbert and Martha (Pierce) Dannenberg. On …

Fay L. (Croninger) McDermott, age 100 of Wauseon, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018 at Fulton Manor. Fay was born on June 1, 1918 to the late Earl and Mary (Kimerer) Croninger. On August 28, 1937, she married John L. McDermott, and he preceded her in death in 1995. …

Forecasters say this week’s heat wave won’t be as severe or last as long as anyone suspected. Bryan Municipal Utilities issued a public request last week for industrial and residential customers to curb power consumption from 2-6 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week to deal with the …