The penalty phase of the James Worley trial went through some delays on Monday. The opening arguments and witness presentations were set to begin at 9 a.m., but after several hours, and no testimony, Judge Jeffrey Robinson announced a recess. Worley was found guilty last week of kidnapping and killing …

Dr. Yoshinori “Joe” Tokunaga, 85 years, of Bryan passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. Dr. Joe Tokunaga was born March 30, 1932 in Kumamoto City, Japan. He was a graduate of Kumamoto Medical School. Dr. Joe Tokunaga began his career as a surgeon …

Good news procrastinators. The Williams County Public Library is accepting all late returns on overdue books…no matter how long they’ve been overdue…with no associated penalty to the borrower…this during National Library Week, from April 8th through the 14th.

Perrysburg homeowners, you’ll be getting some money back. The Wood County Auditor’s office says too much money was collected from property owners last year for the school levy passed in November of 2016. The county collected $1.9 million more than it was supposed to. Property owners will be paid back …

Federal officials are pulling the plug on a $208 million satellite instrument under development in Indiana. The federal spending plan, approved two weeks ago by Congress, contained no money for the Radiation Budget Instrument being built at a Harris Corp. plant in Fort Wayne for NASA. The agency said in …

A fire destroys a home near Big Otter Lake. Fremont Fire Department handled the call. No one was home but a dog did die in the blaze. Fire officials say the blaze appears to be accidental. The investigation into the cause of the fire continues by both state and local …

One man is hurt after crashing his motorcycle on State Road 8. Nicholas Walsh, from Monroeville, was westbound on 8 when he slowed down at a curve at County Road 61. The brake locked…the motorcycle skidded then went off the roadway, rolling twice into a yard of a home.

Authorities arrest a Hicksville couple on endangerment charges. The arrest is related to the 2016 death of a baby only hours old. Other charges may be added. A search of Jared and Sarah Stark’s home and their property led authorities to find an infant’s body inside their Arrowsmith Road residence. …

Williams County Commissioners give their OK on the winning bid for a bridge repair project on County Road 20. They approved a $559,076.34 bid by Vernon Nagle Inc., of Napoleon. Officials say the bid beat out R.G. Zachrich Construction, of Defiance, and Miller Bros Construction of Archbold. The bridge is …

Two West Virginia residents are brought in on drug and paraphernalia charges after a traffic stop on the Indiana Toll Road, near the Howe/LaGrange exit. Officers say they could smell marijuana in the car. A search netted the drugs, as well as a quantity of heroin. Edward Butler and Tiffany …