A county resident presents a petition to the Williams County Agricultural Society, asking for the resignation of board Vice President, Alan Bennett. The petition, dated December 2017 and including about 145 signatures, was presented by Matt Uran. It cited a July 25, 2017, county sheriff’s incident report involving Bennett, and …

Michelle Jacob, a Williams County Sheriff’s deputy assigned to the Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force, was recognized by Williams County Prosecutor, Katie Zartman as the county’s first Top Cop of 2018. Jacob was the principle investigator in the case against Jeremy Havens, a local drug dealer who sold a lethal mix …

Duane W. Sorrell of Wauseon, Ohio passed away February 15, 2018 at Ebeid Hospice Residence in the presence of his loving family. Duane was born to Lindsey and Ruth (née Zoeller) Sorrell in New Castle, Indiana on September 27, 1940. He was the youngest of three children. Duane graduated from …

Helen L. Brown, 84, of Montpelier passed away Friday morning at her home. She was born on September 30, 1933 in Montpelier to Ralph L. and Gertrude I. (Root) Spencer. Helen graduated from Montpelier High School in 1952. On June 22, 1952 she married Ronald J. Brown in Montpelier and …

Paula D. Kramer, age 65, of Edon, Ohio, died at 10:13 A.M. on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mrs. Kramer was a 1970 graduate of Edon High School and had been employed as a secretary at Edon Northwest Schools …

A Fort Wayne businessman withdraws his proposal to open a marijuana dispensary in Defiance. Jamie Ridenour had hoped to open the business on Tuendawie St. Last week, council had discussed reversing the ban against medicinal marijuana facilities it had passed in December and agreed, 4-3, to bring legislation making the …

Defiance Education officials are terminating the services of an Ohio architect. They opted to end its agreement with Garman Miller Architects of Minster, for the Arabella street campus project and its buildings. Concerns with Garman Miller’s method of billing was brought forward. Officials also cited substandard performance and a lack …

A contract with the Christmas Cruise Thru and a possible date change for the Defiance County Fair were on the agenda during the Defiance County Agricultural Society meeting. The committee brought back a proposed contract with the CCT to vote on by the whole board. The contract was for three …

Those injured in a deadly accident last summer at the Ohio State Fair have reached a settlement with the state. It was announced during an Ohio Expositions Commission meeting on Thursday. According to the motion, the settlement’s terms include no money coming out of the state treasury. The Fire Ball …

Dorothy L. Williams, age 94 of Wauseon and formerly of Dayton, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Heartland of Wauseon. She was a lifelong homemaker. Dorothy was born in Everett, Kentucky on August 8, 1923 to the late Henry Beaver and the late Delia K. (Darling) Beaver. In 1940, …