Drivers…head’s up. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is teaming up with other area officers to crack down on distracted driving. Patrols have been in place since Sunday and will continue through the week in an effort to get drivers to put their cell phones and other devices away while behind …

The Edon Board of Education has applied for a safety-related grant. The National School Shield funds would be directed towards training Edon Police to conduct thorough security assessments within the school district…this to examine the district’s security infrastructure, technology, personnel, training and policy.

The Williams County Health Department will be holding a series of meetings throughout the area to discuss the county Septic System Operation and Maintenance Program. The first is set for April 23 at the Bryan City School District offices.

Spring is well underway and that means Sauder Village, Ohio’s largest living-history destination, will open on May 1 with a focus on history, farming, gardening, crafts and a move into the 1920s by late this summer! The 42nd Annual Quilt Show will kick-off the season…along with a vendor market, quilting …

Beulah F. Hopkins, age 103, formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:30 A.M. on Friday, April 13, 2018, at Country View of Sunbury in Condit, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Hopkins had been living in the Columbus, Ohio, area for the past ten years. She was a graduate …

Gerald F. “Gerry” Siebenaler, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully at 1:13 P.M. on Friday, April 13, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Siebenaler was a 1951 graduate of Edon High School and was a …

Mary Jane Brown, age 80, of Wauseon, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018, at Heartland of Wauseon. Prior to her retirement she had been a beautician. Mary Jane was born in Struthers, Ohio, on May 25, 1937, the daughter of John and Mary Olive (Slavin) Crawford. On July 17, 1971, …

Lenore Jane Kautz, 95 years of Largo, Florida and formerly of Ocala, Florida and West Unity and Bryan, Ohio passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 in Princeton Village, Largo, Florida. Lenore was born January 3, 1922 in Montpelier, Ohio, the daughter of the late Charles V. and Sarah A. (Paden) …

Shelby J. Hulbert, 80, of Montpelier, Ohio passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio. She was born July 9, 1937 in Rockford, Illinois to Fred and Ruby Weatherford. She was married to Warren G. Hulbert on October 7, 1972. Shelby was a …

Dale V. Brenner, 75 years, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018 in his residence with his family at his side. Dale was born December 11, 1942 in Bryan, the son of the late Virgil and Berniece (Severence) Brenner. He was a 1961 graduate of Bryan High School. Dale …